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What is Manipulative Behaviour ?

There are two questions really, what is manipulative behaviour and why is it so damaging? Manipulation is often thought of as being something that most people do in varying degrees to get their own way, […]

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How Do You Let Go of The Need to Control…..

The need to feel that you are in control of other people, and their actions, can be one of the most debilitating and draining processes in your life. Often people have no conscious sense that […]

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What is the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 and 12?

The phrase the 12 and 12 is often used in AA meetings, and refers to a book written and published by one of the co-founders, Bill Wilson, entitled the 12 steps and the 12 traditions.

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What are Alcoholics Anonymous chips?

The chips that are referred to in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are in fact coin sized medallions that some people like to have as a time marker of their sobriety. People in alcoholics anonymous are often […]

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Alcoholics Anonymous Sayings

People in recovery tend to talk a lot โ€“ at meetings, on the phone, on zoom and face to face. Sometimes this can all be a bit irritating, but most of the time the things […]

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What are the AA promises?

The AA promises are a set of statements that come towards the end of chapter six in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, after the narrative detailing the process involved in step nine of the recovery program. […]

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Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has always realised the importance of people being able to contact them quickly, and gain quick and reliable information about the time and place of meetings, as well as more general information. […]

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What is the Alcoholics Anonymous Prayer?

Prayer and the nature of prayer and meditation have always been at the heart of the AA 12-step program, both in a formal and informal sense. Whilst there are many interpretations of what terms prayer […]