I know that most of us have learned that Bill W. created the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). However‚ the actual steps and traditions may have found its beginnings prior to Bill W. In the first half of the 20th century a religious organization called the Oxford Group had already been formulating a plan of self-betterment utilizing what we now call the 12 steps (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services [AAWS]‚ 2017). Carl Jung‚ a Swiss psychiatrist realized that a client of his who had addiction
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I went to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. At first‚ it was for me to find a meeting near my house where I can go to. I went to a group called Never Too Young‚ located at Santa Maria school‚ in the Bronx. I felt a little uncomfortable when I was there‚ because I noticed that they felt uncomfortable when I presented myself‚ and told them my reasons to be there. I did not stay. However‚ the following day I found an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous near my house. This one‚ was a Spanish speaker
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Alcoholics Anonymous was very uncomfortable. I felt out of place amongst people that have actual problems. I felt disrespectful for being there‚ but I had no choice. At first they were nice to us‚ but when they found out we were there as a punishment they didn’t like it. They were all there to get clean and change their lives. I was there to do my time‚ and make it back in time to have fun and forget the whole thing. I had no business being there and it didn’t teach us anything. I listened
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Title: Go Ask Alice Anonymous Krizzia Del Rosario Author: Alice Anonymous Text type: Novel Date: 20/02/13 Go Ask Alice Anonymous is based on a true story about a 15-year-old girl who gets given LSD at a party and loves the feeling of the drugs. Alice was once a shy innocent girl who got sucked into the world of drugs because of her need to be accepted. Although she did not even know what was happening to herself and did not plan drug use. But her ‘friends’
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Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is a worldwide fellowship for individuals to share their experiences‚ and to gain strength and support from one another in an effort to recover from alcoholism. A.A. is based upon a Twelve Step program to recovery that acts as a personal guide to sobriety. Countless individuals find their sobriety in this volunteer fellowship‚ in fact many find the Twelve Steps to be their personal miracle; this is eloquently articulated in Understanding the Twelve Steps: Working the
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It was cold‚ on that November morning. Knowing that‚ I pulled on my coat and mittens and threw a scarf in my bag along with my vintage Polaroid camera and sketchbook. I ran out the door‚ knowing exactly where I was going. I sprinted the few blocks to the old trailer factory‚ my bag flopping against my side. Once I got there‚ I stopped to catch my breath. I was frozen‚ today being 39 degrees and all. Maybe‚ I thought‚ leggings weren’t the best idea today. I thought back to my warm home‚ my slippers
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2014. Hays‚ Brooks. "Brain Scans Offer Clues about Sex Addiction." InfoTrac College Edition. Gale‚ 11 July 2014. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. "Hypersexual." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 17 Oct. 2014. "An Invitation to Recovery." Sexual Addicts Anonymous. International Service Organization of SAA‚ Inc.‚ 2007. Web. 18 Oct. 2014. Kafka‚ Martin P. "Hypersexual Disorder: A Proposed Diagnosis for DSM-V." American Psychiatric Association 39: 377-400. Arch Sex Behav. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. Kasl‚ Charlotte D
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Chocoholics Anonymous Team Protégé Thomas P. Vande Zande Padma Rilapur Sravani Tadimeti Tenaaz Aqthari Syed Muneer Stratford University SOF 535 Professor Butu December 6‚ 2014 Abstract *Enter abstract here* Chocoholics Anonymous While assessing the needs of the Chocoholics Anonymous organization our team agreed unanimously that we wanted to gain the most value out of this project. We first sat down and decided our approach for how to handle this project in the most professional and business
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married on January 24‚ 1918 right before Bill had left for World War I. (“Bill Wilson”‚ 2012). Bill W. served as a Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery. Bill had finally‚ in the military‚ experienced his “first drink”. According to Alcoholics Anonymous (2001)‚ Bill stated‚ “ I had found the elixir of life.” This first drink led to the second and all the drinks in the years to come for Bill‚ as he began drinking heavily and excessively. After the war‚ he went to live with Lois in New York City‚
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Community Assignment: Greater Sandhills Area Narcotics Anonymous Student: Lashanda M. Thompson‚ BSW Class: SWRK 605-01‚ Social Work Practice with Groups Instructor: Dr. Carla Fagan‚ Ph.D‚ ACSW Institution: Fayetteville State University Date: March 21‚ 2015 People grow in interaction with many systems‚ such as school systems‚ neighborhood systems‚ and extended family systems. These systems offer a needed source of social support. Social support systems are continuing social aggregates
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