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The
twelve step program |
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The monkey on my shoulder
is intended to help people recover from alcoholism. In it I dispel
common misconceptions regarding Alcoholics Anonymous and clearly
describe how to use their twelve step program. Many of the expensive
"celebrity" clinics use the AA program to achieve recovery from
alcoholism. Exactly the same quality of recovery can be achieved at
virtually no cost by using the guidance within "Monkey" and freely
available AA meetings. |
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It seems odd that somebody would die because they
thought that the twelve step program was religious. |
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Denial
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People with a drink problem deny it to themselves
and everybody else. Alcohol abuse is not a small problem, it is
one of the worlds largest killers and yet we can choose to die because
we object to the spelling of programme or once half listened to an
uneducated opinion about the basis of the twelve steps.
In any sample group of people, one in three will have had their life
adversely affected by an alcoholic, but would often prefer to
perpetuate the denial with flimsy excuses rather than accept the
perceived stigma of applying the label "Alcoholic" to themselves or
their family. |
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Or recovery... |
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The program of recovery is a set of twelve steps -
decisions and actions to guide a sufferer back into a normal life.
During my own twenty year recovery I have used the techniques described
within "Monkey" and I know that they save lives. It contains a
detailed, original explanation laid out to lead the sufferer along a
clearly defined path towards recovery. If it is investigated with
an open mind the sufferer can see that there is no religious content,
no secret society to join and no catches.
The Monkey on My Shoulder is an easy to
use self-help guidebook written to be engaging, challenging and
completely secular. It is designed to become the companion of anybody
who is questioning their own or a loved ones inability to stop
drinking.
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