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ADDICTIONS

  1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.

  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

  1. STEP ONE: We admitted we were powerless over cocaine and all other mind-altering substances—that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. STEP TWO: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. STEP THREE: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

  1. Step 1. We admitted that we were powerless over crystal meth and our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Step 2.  Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
  3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of a God of our understanding. (no pronouns)

FAMILY MEMBERS

  1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. (no pronouns)
  1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  1. We admitted we were powerless over cocaine and all other mind-altering substances and that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him.
See also CODA - Codependents Anonymous (below under Relationships)

  1. Step One: Letting Go -We admitted we were powerless over our codependency to a sex and love addict, and our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Step Two: Reliance - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Step Three: Conviction -  Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over drugs and other people’s lives—that our lives had become unmanageable. 
  2. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
  3. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him


FOOD PROGRAMS

  1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over food-that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

  1. We admitted we were powerless over food—that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over our food addiction – that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)
  1. We admitted we were powerless over food—that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
  1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over our eating disorders—that our lives had become unmanageable. 
  2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
  3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God.  (no pronouns)
  1. We admitted we were powerless over food - that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

MENTAL HEALTH

DUAL DIAGNOSIS

  • Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA) (for people recovering from substance abuse and at least one other mental health problem)
    1. We admitted we were powerless over our dual illness of chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness – that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Came to believe that a Higher Power of our understanding could restore us to sanity.
    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of our Higher Power, to help us to rebuild our lives in a positive and caring way. (no pronouns) (not specifically God)

RELATIONSHIPS

  • CoDA – Co-Dependents Anonymous, for people working to end patterns of dysfunctional relationships and develop functional and healthy relationships at     CoDA.org and     CoDependents Anonymous (CoDA) Portland, Oregon and Metro Area - CoDependents Anonymous (CoDA) (coda-pdx.org)
    1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over others – that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Step 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
    3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)
    1. Step One: We admitted we were powerless over our relationship — that our lives together had become unmanageable. 
    2. Step Two: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to commitment and intimacy. 
    3. Step Three: We made a decision to turn our wills and our life together over to the care of God as we understood God.  (no pronouns)


    SHOPPING ADDICTION

    Debtors Anonymous

    1. We admitted we were powerless over debt—that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

    Debtors Anonymous was first started in 1968 when a group of recovering members from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) began discussing their financial problems. According to its website, the group's purpose is threefold: "to stop incurring unsecured debt, to share our experience with the newcomer, and to reach out to other debtors." https://debtorsanonymous.org/ 

    Spenders Anonymous

    1. We admitted we were powerless over spending and money — that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God.

    Spenders Anonymous is a 12-step group based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous; however, there is no organizational affiliation between the two groups. http://www.spenders.org/ 

    Spenders Anonymous strives to help people stop spending compulsively, take responsibility for their money, and spread the message of recovery to other compulsive spenders.

    The only requirement for membership is a "desire to stop spending time, money, energy, and our very selves beyond all reason," according to its website.

    SEXUAL ADDICTION

    1. We admitted that we were powerless over lust—that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
    • (Conservative program) For the married sexaholic, sexual sobriety means having no form of sex with self or with persons other than the spouse.

    1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over addictive sexual behavior - that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
    3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)
    • To help us define our sexual sobriety, many of us use a tool developed within SAA called The Three Circles. We draw three concentric circles, consisting of an inner, middle, and outer circle. With the help of our sponsor or others in recovery, we write down various behaviors in each of the three circles. In the inner circle we put the sexual behaviors we want to abstain from, the ones we consider “acting out.”

    1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over sexual compulsion — that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
    3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)
    1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over sex and love addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable. 
    2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
    3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)
    1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over our sexual obsessions—that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
    3. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)

    TRAUMA

    1. We admitted we were powerless over the abuse, and the effects of the abuse, and that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Came to believe that a loving Higher Power greater than ourselves could restore hope, healing, and sanity.
    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of a loving Higher Power as we understood Higher Power. (no pronouns) (not specifically God)

        MISCELLANEOUS

        1. 1. We admitted we were powerless over debt—that our lives had become unmanageable.
        2. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
        3. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

        1. 1. We admitted we were powerless over underearning — that our lives had become unmanageable.
        2. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
        3. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)

        1. We admitted we were powerless over work --- that our lives had become unmanageable.
        2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
        3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)
        • Wellbriety Wellbriety Movement (Native American)
        • Mission: Disseminate culturally based principles, values, and teachings to support healthy community development and servant leadership, and to support healing from alcohol, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders and intergenerational trauma.

        FAITH BASED

        1. Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.
        2. Step 2. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
        3. Step 3. We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God. (no pronouns)
            1. Step 1. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction; that our lives had become unmanageable. 
            2. Step 2. We came to believe that Higher Powers greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
            3. Step 3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of our Higher Powers as we understood them. (no pronouns) (not specifically God)
            • Recovering from Religion, an international non-profit organization that helps people who have left religion, are in the process of leaving, or are dealing with problems arising out of theistic doubt or non-belief.
            • Addictions Victorious
            • Alcoholics for Christ
            • Alcoholics Victorious
            • Buddhist Recovery Network
            • The Calix Society

            • One criticism of Calix, often expressed but completely erroneous, is that the society is divisive and that it is a “Catholic A.A.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. Calix doesn’t attempt to sober anyone up. A drunk is not ready mentally or spiritually for Calix membership. As stated in the “Credo,” the society is “an association of Catholic alcoholics who are maintaining their sobriety through affiliation with and participation in the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.”

            • Celebrate Recovery
            • Christians in Recovery
            • Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others (JACS) (based in NY)
            • Overcomers in Christ
            • Overcomers Outreach
            • 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. “We felt we were doomed to die and saw how POWERLESS we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put 
            • everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us.” II Corinthians 1:9
            • 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. “A man is a fool to trust 
            • himself! But those who use God’s wisdom are safe.” Proverbs 28:26
            • 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. “Trust in the 
            • Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself. In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.” Proverbs 3:5-6

            BUDDHIST

            1. 1.     There is suffering. We commit to understanding the truth of suffering.
            2. 2.  There is a cause of suffering. We commit to understanding that craving leads to suffering.
            3. 3.     There is an end to suffering. We commit to understanding and experiencing that less craving leads to less suffering.
            4. 4.     There is a path that leads to the end of suffering. We commit to cultivating the path.

            1. 1st Truth: Addiction Creates Suffering; We take stock of all the suffering we have experienced and caused as addicts. 
            2.  2nd Truth: The Cause of Addiction Is Repetitive Craving; We investigate the causes and conditions that lead to addiction and begin the process of letting go. 
            3.  3rd Truth: Recovery is possible; We come to understand that recovery is possible and take refuge in the path that leads to the end of addiction. 
            4.  4th Truth: The path to recovery is available; We engage in the process of the Eightfold Path that leads to recovery.

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