Re: Just getta loada this!

[Guest guest]

Very interesting, Pete -- thanks for sharing the link! I'm a " recovering "

Christian myself, so I don't necessarily share his Christian viewpoint, but

he brings up a lot of good things about XA.

watts_pete@... wrote:

> 12-Step Recovery Programs

> by Gilley*

>

> Without a doubt, the most widely recommended " therapy " for people

> struggling

> with life (including various forms of " addictions, " many " mental

> illnesses, "

> and conditions such as " codependency " ) is a recovery group that

> employs a

> Twelve-Step program. The original Twelve-Step recovery group is, of

> course,

> Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) which was founded in 1935. Today there are

> thousands of recovery groups modeled after AA. Over the years, the

> " Christian " psychiatrists Minirth and Meier have

> specifically

> placed their stamp of approval on the following groups: AA, Al-Anon,

> Alateen,

> Debtors Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics

> Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, National Association for Children

> of

> Alcoholics, Overcomers Outreach, Overeaters Anonymous, Adult Children

> of

> Alcoholics, Incest Survivors Anonymous, Adult Children Anonymous,

> Al-Atot,

> Alcoholics Victorious, Bulimics/Anorexics Anonymous, Child Abusers

> Anonymous,

> Codependents of Sex Addicts, ******Fundamentalists Anonymous,******

> Parents

> Anonymous, Pills Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sexaholics

> Anonymous, Sex

> and Love Anonymous, Shoplifters Anonymous, Smokers Anonymous,

> Spenders

> Anonymous, Victims of Incest Can Emerge, and Workaholics Anonymous

>

> http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/codep/12step.htm

>

> Doc

>

> " I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV "

> --- End forwarded message ---

[Guest guest]

Yes, the stepNazis insinuated themselves pretty effectively into

ecclesiastical structures in Great Britain, too,

Yours,

.

>From: watts_pete@...

>Reply-To: 12-step-freeegroups

>To: 12-step-freeegroups

>Subject: Just getta loada this!

>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 06:25:06 -0000

>

>

>

>12-Step Recovery Programs

>by Gilley*

>

>Without a doubt, the most widely recommended " therapy " for people

>struggling

>with life (including various forms of " addictions, " many " mental

>illnesses, "

>and conditions such as " codependency " ) is a recovery group that

>employs a

>Twelve-Step program. The original Twelve-Step recovery group is, of

>course,

>Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) which was founded in 1935. Today there are

>thousands of recovery groups modeled after AA. Over the years, the

> " Christian " psychiatrists Minirth and Meier have

>specifically

>placed their stamp of approval on the following groups: AA, Al-Anon,

>Alateen,

>Debtors Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics

>Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, National Association for Children

>of

>Alcoholics, Overcomers Outreach, Overeaters Anonymous, Adult Children

>of

>Alcoholics, Incest Survivors Anonymous, Adult Children Anonymous,

>Al-Atot,

>Alcoholics Victorious, Bulimics/Anorexics Anonymous, Child Abusers

>Anonymous,

>Codependents of Sex Addicts, ******Fundamentalists Anonymous,******

>Parents

>Anonymous, Pills Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sexaholics

>Anonymous, Sex

>and Love Anonymous, Shoplifters Anonymous, Smokers Anonymous,

>Spenders

>Anonymous, Victims of Incest Can Emerge, and Workaholics Anonymous

>

>http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/codep/12step.htm

>

>Doc

>

> " I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV "

>--- End forwarded message ---

>

>

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