By Hazelden Foundation
Numerous writers provide significant, own interpretations of the 12 Steps of AA that support us comprehend and observe the elemental recommendations.
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Many studies have been and are being made, but so far none has explained why some people become chemically dependent and others do not. We have even worked with families with twin brothers where one was addicted and the other was not. It is important to know that we are not responsible for the X-factor. For some reason, our bodies initially respond to alcohol and other mood-altering chemicals with a superphysical effect. This effect is what allows us to develop the psychological dependency on mood-altering chemicals.
Are you giving yourself enough credit for this? Are you giving yourself a pat on the back? How does your new feeling about yourself affect your relationships with others? " Think about that. Do you spend a lot of time worrying about your own needs? Maybe you don't get what you want. But what about all the energy you put into trying, one way or another, to please yourself, to get your own way? How have you hurt others by putting your own needs first? WRITE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES Page 37 Sharing When we're feeling good about ourselves, we begin to care about the welfare and happiness of others too.
When pressure builds to get a job done, we tend to react by becoming difficult to get along withby becoming impatient and irresponsible. List examples of projects you have put off while you have waited for just the right time. How did you feel when pressure built up to finish your work? How did you behave? WRITE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES Page 51 Getting the Job Done Have you learned how good it feels to complete a job not because someone is breathing down your neck about it, but because you want to finish it?