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How to treat a gambling addiction – Part 5

… have a gambling problem, get in touch with the closest Gamblers Anonymous group. Attend a meeting. Gamblers Anonymous is modelled on the Alcoholics Anonymous model. As with alcoholics anonymous, it is a fellowship of people sharing a similar problem …

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Overeaters anonymous addresses emotional side of obesity

Overeaters anonymous addresses emotional side of obesity
Many of us have heard about alcoholics anonymous but what about overeaters anonymous?
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What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) really like? – Part 19

Imagine a church that is not allowed to own anything (prevents corruption) and whose members are first committed to improving their own moral character, and second committed to helping others.

That is AA in a nutshell.

Nothing is …

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Are you an alcoholic?

… the only life I knew existed. I thought I was crazy, not an alcoholic. Then, through a series of misadventures, I was exposed to Alcoholics Anonymous. This was when my life began to change.

For the next 10 years, I cycled in and out of the …

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Reflections: The road to sobriety

… haunting character defects removed? You know you would! Well, I have an answer to that and it is straight out of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program.

The straight answer is “Go work with another alcoholic” – not just ANY work – but THE work …

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Living With an Alcoholic (part 2)

… by leaving pamphlets or information booklets in prominent places that the drinker will find them. Others have invited members of alcoholics anonymous to visit the house to talk to the drinker. The difficulty with both of these strategies is that if …

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Can an alcoholic ever drink again socially? – Part 2

… alcohol any different? Sadly, I believe one of the main reasons that people with a drinking problem do not seek help or attend Alcoholics Anonymous is the fear that they will never be allowed to touch a drink again for the rest of their lives.

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WARNING – Sponsors in Alcoholics Anonymous

Sponsors are not accountable in Alcoholics Anonymous.

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DO THE STEPS OR DIE – Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anoonymous NB From time to time my comments will end with an (M) – this means that it is not me responding but a friend that is helping me manage my Youtube account.

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Daily calendar

Daily calendar
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