Understanding the twelve steps is part of the process of completing their programme. Commonly, misinformed beliefs about twelve step programmes and alcoholics anonymous can get in the way of their ability to have a life changing impact.
Twelve Step Programmes Are Religious And Require Religious Devotion
In the actual text of the “12 steps” the word “God” is used exactly four times. Throughout the book Alcoholics Anonymous, commonly called “The Big Book”, the word God is used as a general name to express a power greater than the self. Referred to as a spiritual program which helps people find a higher power of their own understanding, the 12 steps are non-denominational and do not align with any sect. Instead, as it is told through the personal journey of AA founder Bill Wilson, members of AA are encouraged to come up with their own “God” or higher power. AA doesn’t not require religion or any religious devotion. Simply a willingness to be open-minded to the ideas of spiritual principles and living a spiritually focused lifestyle.
Twelve Step Programmes Are For People Who Can’t Help Themselves
Twelve step programmes are adaptable to anyone for any kind of problem. For many years, addicts and alcoholics tried to stop on their own devices but found they could not. Themes of surrender are common in AA and 12 step programmes. However, many people overlook an important fact: choosing to go to an AA meeting, choosing to stay, choosing to come back, choosing to stay sober, and choosing to “work” the steps, are personal choices, a definite sign that people who go to AA and other twelve step programs can help themselves and do so through the twelve step program.
Twelve Step Programmes Don’t Have To Be Done By The Twelve Step Example
The twelve steps are not open for customisation, though many people attempt to do so. Developing an idea of a higher power and defining a relationship with that higher power is open to the conceptions of each individual. The founders of the twelve steps worked with psychologists, philosophers, and spiritual leaders to develop the steps in a specific format. By following the twelve steps as they are laid out, each individual is believed to be able to have a “spiritual experience”.
Twelve Step Programmes Don’t Work
Millions of people around the world develop a manner of living through twelve step programs which demands rigorous honesty and a willingness to grow along spiritual lines. For many other people, the twelve steps are not enough. Most often, twelve step programs are advocated as a part of a recovery program. Since the publishing of The Big Book in 1935 minimal changes have been made. Over 80 years of the same program have helped millions in different countries, languages, and cultures.
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