AAA.12.Step.C.Counselling.C.
- John Bradshaw's
- Youtubes - Anger, Perfectionist, Extremist,
were part of my Training Program he gave us to Use and Help
Others.
John Bradshaw.com
CATHEDRAL CITY, (Palm Springs) CA ... For the past four decades, John Bradshaw has combined his exceptional skills as the role of counselor, ... Abuse Program (1981-88), as National Director of Life-Plus Co-Dependency Treatment Center (1987-1990), ... Since 1999, John has been a Fellow at The Meadows Institute.
https://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/
THE TWELVE QUESTIONS OF MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS
HTTPS://WWW.MARIJUANA-ANONYMOU
S.ORG/HOW-IT-WORKS/TWELVE- STEPS The following questions may help you determine whether marijuana is aproblem in your life.
- Has smoking pot stopped being fun?
- Do you ever get high alone?
- Is it hard for you to imagine a life without marijuana?
- Do you find that your friends are determined by your marijuana use?
- Do you use marijuana to avoid dealing with your problems?
- Do you smoke pot to cope with your feelings?
- Does your marijuana use let you live in a privately defined world?
- Have you ever failed to keep promises you made about cutting down or
- controlling your use of marijuana?
- Has your use of marijuana caused problems with memory,
- concentration, or motivation?
- When your stash is nearly empty, do you feel anxious or worried
- about how to get more?
- Do you plan your life around your marijuana use?
- Have friends or relatives ever complained that your using is damaging your
- relationship with them?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may have a problemwith marijuana.If you have a desire to stop using marijuana, you are in the right place. To get started,take a look at the MA pamphlets, For The Newcomer and Detoxing from Marijuana.Learn about what you can expect by reading, What happens at MA meetings?the Marijuana Anonymous Connection Forum. We are all here to help.The practice of rigorous honesty, of opening our hearts and minds, and thewillingness to go to any lengths to have a spiritual awakening are essential to ourrecovery. Our old ideas and ways of life no longer work for us. Our sufferingshows us that we need to let go absolutely. We surrender ourselves to aPower greater than ourselves. Here are the steps we take which are suggestedfor recovery:
- That we are marijuana addicts and cannot manage our own lives;
- That probably no human power can relieve our addiction; and
- That our Higher Power can and will if sought.
For a fuller understanding of the 12 Steps it is suggested that you attend meetingsWho Is a Marijuana Addict?
A marijuana addict's life is controlled by marijuana. He or she loses interest in allelse, their dreams go up in smoke. Marijuana addiction is a progressive illness oftenleading to addiction to other drugs, including alcohol. The lives, thinking and desiresof marijuana addicts center around marijuana--scoring it, dealing it and finding waysto stay high.Addiction is a progressive, long-term continuing problem. When an addict tries tostop using and fails because life without the drug is just too hard, that is addiction.Once an addict is convinced he or she cannot live without marijuana, the dependencybecomes an obsession. When the addict uses even though he or she promisedthemselves they wouldn't, this is compulsion.It is the nature of addiction that addicts don't believe they are ill. Marijuana addicts,in particular, tend to believe that they must be “OK” since there are much worsedrugs, and other people whose lives are much worse off as a result of their using.That is denial.We have found that addiction is a physical, mental and spiritual disease. The physicalaspect is the compulsion–the inability to stop once we have started. The mentalaspect is the obsession, or the overpowering desire to use, even when we aredestroying our own lives and the lives of those we love. The spiritual aspect of thedisease is our total self-centeredness.Suggestions to Family Members &
Friends of Marijuana Addicts
We addicts in recovery have found, through the Twelve Steps, that we are eachresponsible for ourselves and our actions. If a loved one helps divert a crisis for theaddict, they take away the addict's opportunity to work it out, or fail. This will makeit harder for the addict to perceive the problem and begin to seek the solution.As the addict approaches their bottom and their disease worsens, family membersand friends have a tendency to enable the addict, allowing them to postpone theultimate repercussions of their using. Understandably, loved ones try to ease thesuffering the addict may be feeling because of loyalty, love, caring, and a sense ofresponsibility. Family and friends may give money (which likely goes to buyingmore marijuana), buy food, pay rent and bills, bail them out of jail, etc. By trying tosave the addict from him or herself, you are doing both yourself and the addict adisservice.Addicts often try to manipulate loved ones through the use of guilt, fear, and anger.This is a very common tactic used (both consciously and unconsciously)by the addict to get what he or she wants by taking advantage of the emotions ofthose closest to him or her.Once the Addict Begins Recovery, We Suggest You TRY:
- Encouraging the addict by changing your attitude and approach to the problem.
- Focusing on YOURSELF and your own life. The newly clean addict will be
- doing the same. Living with an addict affects everyone involved.
- Detaching yourself from the addict's behavior. Detachment is not unkind.
- Detachment facilitates looking at situations realistically and objectively, thereby
- making intelligent decisions possible.
- Being encouraging. There may be a significant amount of time while both
- you and the addict adjust to a new way of life. Try to nurture harmony and
- balance in this new lifestyle.
Once the Addict begins Recovery,
We Suggest That You AVOID:
- Trying to appease or patronize the addict.
- Checking up to see if the addict is stoned or in possession of drugs or alcohol.
- Yet, try not to let the addict take advantage of you or deceive you.
- (This can be a tough one!)
- Scolding, nagging or blaming the addict about former use or newfound sobriety.
- Making threats, especially if you aren't prepared to carry them out.
Avoid False Expectations and Seek Understanding
Once the addict stops using and begins the recovery process, don't expect that theirfaults and all the troubles of your shared lives will disappear. You might find,initially, exactly the opposite. Drug use was a coping mechanism for the addict.That coping mechanism will be “raw” for a while, especially while detoxing.Don't expect that a dramatic positive personality change will immediately take place.When a marijuana addict begins going to meetings, there may be interference andconflict with your normal living schedule, routines, and family obligations.This is where your compassion, patience, and encouragement will be called upon.The time spent in the past by the addict in the pursuit of getting and staying highmay now be spent going to meetings, reading recovery literature, speaking on thephone with other MA members, writing, meditating, and praying. These activitiesare of paramount importance to the newly clean addict and your support will be ofgreat value.You may be surprised to find that the addict now insists on attending to certainactivities and responsibilities you felt compelled to take care of in the past. This isnot a time to condemn past behavior, but an opportunity to practice trust andbenevolence. The outcome will be the mutual reward of nurturing a new andhealthy relationship.We as individuals can only be responsible for ourselves. This applies to both theaddict and the individual who cares. Take each day, one at a time. Be unafraid andhappy. Try to adjust yourself to what is, today. Strengthen your own mind and body,exercise your own soul.Support For You
Marijuana addiction in your children, spouse, or other loved ones is difficult for youto live with in healthy ways. You need support also. Some options are 12 Step andsupport groups for friends and family, church groups, and therapy. These resourcescan teach you how to live your life more fully, regardless of what your loved onesare doing. You may have the opportunity to discuss the unique problem of livingwith a loved one's addiction.It is important to remember that addiction is a disease which greatly affects the addictand those who love the addict.What is Marijuana Anonymous?
MA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, andhope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others torecover from marijuana addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desireto stop using marijuana. There are no dues or fees for membership. MA isself-supporting through members' contributions. MA is not affiliated with anyreligious or secular institution or organization and has no opinion on any outsidecontroversies or causes. The primary purpose of its members is to stay free ofmarijuana and to help the addict who still suffers achieve the same freedom.This is done by practicing the suggested Twelve Steps of recovery and by beingguided by the Twelve Traditions.Ultimately, hope for recovery lies in the addict's ability to recognize that they havea problem and that they need help. This is what we call a “bottom” or “moment ofclarity.” The addict must have a true desire to stop using and the willingness to admitthat the problem cannot be coped with alone.That is why Marijuana Anonymous exists. We are marijuana addicts ourselves andthis is our message: Any addict can stop using, lose the obsession and desire to do so,and discover an infinitely better way of life by following the spiritual principlescontained in the Twelve Steps, one day at a time.The Twelve Steps of Marijuana Anonymous
We Meet three times a week In Rockland County,Tuesday 7:30 PM , Reformed Church of Nyack,18 South Broadway in Nyack, NY ,Thursday Night 7:30 PM at the All Saints Episcopal Church,182 Ridge Road, Valley Cottage, NY andSaturday afternoon 12:30 at Grace Church ,North Franklin and 1st Ave, Nyack, NY. Join us anytime.
Known ArtistsAlcoholics AnonymousORGANIZATION
The original 12-step self-help group for combating alcoholism, founded in 1935.Official Website:http://www.aa.org/
Name Occupation Birth Death Known for Ryan Adams Singer/Songwriter 5-Nov-1974 Heartbreaker Chris Albrecht Business c. 1951 Former HBO Chairman and CEO Rick Allen Drummer 1-Nov-1963 Def Leppard's one-armed drummer Tom Arnold Actor 6-Mar-1959 Ex-Husband of Roseanne Barr Mary Astor Actor 3-May-1906 25-Sep-1987 The Maltese Falcon Tai Babilonia Figure Skating 9-Sep-1959 Five-time US pairs figure skating champion Glenn Beck TV Personality 10-Feb-1964 Conservative TV and radio talk-show host Pappy Boyington Military 4-Dec-1912 11-Jan-1988 World War II flying ace Russell Brand Actor 4-Jun-1975 Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Eileen Brennan Actor 3-Sep-1932 Capt. Lewis on Private Benjamin Brett Butler Comic 20-Jan-1958 Comedian with southern drawl Yancy Butler Actor 2-Jul-1970 Witchblade Naomi Campbell Model 22-May-1970 Black Panther Macdonald Carey Actor 15-Mar-1913 21-Mar-1994 Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives Belinda Carlisle Singer 17-Aug-1958 Lead vocalist for The Go-Go's Raymond Carver Author 25-May-1938 2-Aug-1988 Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? Eric Clapton Guitarist 30-Mar-1945 Slowhand Dennis Crosby Relative 13-Jul-1934 7-May-1991 Bing Crosby's son, suicide with shotgun Andy Dick Comic 21-Dec-1965 Matthew from NewsRadio Janice Dickinson Model 15-Feb-1955 1970s supermodel Richard Dreyfuss Actor 29-Oct-1947 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Erika Eleniak Actor 29-Sep-1969 Shauni on Baywatch Dock Ellis Baseball 11-Mar-1945 19-Dec-2008 Pitched a no-hitter on LSD James Ellroy Novelist 4-Mar-1948 L.A. Confidential Chad Everett Actor 11-Jun-1936 Dr. Joe Gannon, Medical Center Chris Farley Comic 15-Feb-1964 17-Dec-1997 Saturday Night Live Carrie Fisher Actor 21-Oct-1956 Princess Leia in Star Wars Betty Ford First Lady 8-Apr-1918 Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center Maurice Gibb Bassist 22-Dec-1949 12-Jan-2003 Bassist and vocalist of Bee Gees Mel Gibson Actor 3-Jan-1956 Mad Max Dwight Gooden Baseball 16-Nov-1964 Pitcher, New York Mets Kelsey Grammer Actor 21-Feb-1955 Frasier Bobby Hackett Jazz Musician 31-Jan-1915 7-Jun-1976 Played with Glenn Miller, Jackie Gleason Larry Hagman Actor 21-Sep-1931 J.R. Ewing on Dallas Geri Halliwell Singer 6-Aug-1972 Ginger Spice Domino Harvey Relative 7-Aug-1969 27-Jun-2005 Laurence Harvey's daughter Gibby Haynes Singer 1957 Butthole Surfers Paris Hilton Socialite 17-Feb-1981 Unexpected porno actress Anthony Hopkins Actor 31-Dec-1937 Hannibal Lecter Steve Howe Baseball 10-Mar-1958 28-Apr-2006 MLB pitcher Harold Hughes Politician 10-Feb-1922 23-Oct-1996 Governor and Senator from Iowa Bruce Ivins Biologist 22-Apr-1946 29-Jul-2008 Anthrax researcher and suspect Don Johnson Actor 15-Dec-1949 Miami Vice, Nash Bridges Ben Jones Actor 30-Aug-1941 Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard Joan Kennedy Relative 9-Sep-1936 First wife of Ted Kennedy Sam Kinison Comic 8-Dec-1953 10-Apr-1992 Late comedian known for screaming David Lange Head of State 4-Aug-1942 13-Aug-2005 Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1984-89 Tommy Lee Drummer 3-Oct-1962 Mötley Crüe drummer Jack Lemmon Actor 8-Feb-1925 27-Jun-2001 The Odd Couple Elmore Leonard Novelist 11-Oct-1925 Crime novelist, including Swag Lindsay Lohan Actor 2-Jul-1986 Mean Girls Traci Lords Pornstar 7-May-1968 We Love You, Traci Ginger Lynn Pornstar 14-Dec-1962 Come Hither Cum Ginger Tobey Maguire Actor 27-Jun-1975 Spider-Man Mercedes McCambridge Actor 17-Mar-1916 2-Mar-2004 All the King's Men Malcolm McDowell Actor 13-Jun-1943 Caligula, A Clockwork Orange Terry McMillan Novelist 18-Oct-1951 Waiting to Exhale Ian McShane Actor 29-Sep-1942 Lovejoy Wilbur Mills Politician 24-May-1909 2-May-1992 Congressman from Arkansas, 1939-77 Liza Minnelli Musician 12-Mar-1946 Cabaret Kate Moss Model 16-Jan-1974 Supermodel with toothpick figure Nick Nolte Actor 8-Feb-1941 48 Hours Tatum O'Neal Actor 5-Nov-1963 Paper Moon Gary Oldman Actor 21-Mar-1958 Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy Ozzy Osbourne Singer 3-Dec-1948 Black Sabbath Al Pacino Actor 25-Apr-1940 Michael Corleone in The Godfather Bernie Parent Hockey 3-Apr-1945 Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer June Pointer Musician 30-Nov-1953 11-Apr-2006 The Pointer Sisters Paula Poundstone Comic 29-Dec-1959 Abrasive, asexual comic Taylor Rain Pornstar 16-Aug-1981 Filthy Whore Jim Ramstad Politician 6-May-1946 Congressman from Minnesota, 1991-2009 Lou Reed Musician 2-Mar-1942 The Velvet Underground Lee Remick Actor 14-Dec-1935 2-Jul-1991 Days of Wine and Roses Ann Richards Politician 1-Sep-1933 13-Sep-2006 Governor of Texas, 1991-95 Malachi Ritscher Jazz Musician 13-Jan-1954 3-Nov-2006 Musician who self immolated for peace Archie Roosevelt Relative 9-Apr-1894 13-Oct-1979 Conservative leader against New Deal Lillian Roth Actor 13-Dec-1910 12-May-1980 I'll Cry Tomorrow Gail Russell Actor 21-Sep-1924 26-Aug-1961 Angel and the Badman Joel Schumacher Film Director 29-Aug-1939 The Lost Boys Willard Scott TV Personality 7-Mar-1934 Today Show weatherman Ray Sharkey Actor 14-Nov-1952 11-Jun-1993 Sonny Steelgrave on Wiseguy Nerine Shatner Relative c. 1959 9-Aug-1999 William Shatner's drowned wife Charlie Sheen Actor 3-Sep-1965 The prodigal Sheen Michael Skakel Criminal 19-Sep-1960 Convicted of murdering Martha Moxley Christian Slater Actor 18-Aug-1969 Kuffs, True Romance Grace Slick Singer 30-Oct-1939 Jefferson Airplane and Starship Ronnie Spector Singer 10-Aug-1943 Be her baby Georgina Spelvin Pornstar 3-Jan-1936 Devil in Miss Jones Dusty Springfield Singer 16-Apr-1939 2-Mar-1999 Son of a Preacher Man Kristy Swanson Actor 19-Dec-1969 Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer Elizabeth Taylor Actor 27-Feb-1932 Cleopatra Danny Trejo Actor 16-May-1944 Ex-con turned character actor Verne Troyer Actor 1-Jan-1969 Mini-Me Karla Faye Tucker Criminal 18-Nov-1959 3-Feb-1998 First woman executed in Texas since 1863 Kathleen Turner Actor 19-Jun-1954 Romancing the Stone Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitarist 3-Oct-1954 27-Aug-1990 Blues guitarist Bill W. Activist 26-Nov-1895 24-Jan-1971 Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Tom Waits Musician 7-Dec-1949 Heartattack and Vine Jack Whittaker unspecified c. 1947 Powerball winner, $111,681,349 after taxes Owen Wilson Actor 18-Nov-1968 Zoolander Robert Young Actor 22-Feb-1907 21-Jul-1998 Marcus Welby, M.D. 12 step program websites
- These are some of our favorite sites that
- support recovery
Gamers Anonymous
We are On-Line Gamers Anonymous, an organization and web site dedicated to helping those addicted to on-line games. We also welcome the gamer's friends and family, by offering our support and sympathy.
Regardless of involvement or severity of addiction, these web pages and message board forums are always open to those in need.
Reformers Unanimous Addictions Program
Reformers Unanimous is a faith based addiction treatment program with residential treatment facilities in Illinois, and recovery classes in 500 US cities.
Another great station to tune into whileon the web isRecovery Radio
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to many states and other nations. Please come and offer your link to our resource directory.
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