Suggested Meeting Topics
- Acceptance
- Act As If
- Adversity
- Amends, Making Hard Amends
- Anger
- Anniversaries
- Anonymity
- Asking for Help
- Balance
- Boredom with the Program
- Breaking My Anonymity
- Bring the Body and the Mind Will Follow
- But For the Grace of God
- Carrying the Message
- Change
- Changing Routines, Changing People, Places and Things (to avoid drinking)
- Character Defects
- Clarity of Thought
- Compassion
- Complacency
- Completely Giving Myself to This Simple Program
- Contempt Prior to Investigation
- Courage
- Courage to Change the Things I Can (Serenity Prayer)
- Cunning, Baffling, Powerful
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Denial
- Detaching, Detaching with Love
- Disappointment
- Discipline
- Disease Concept
- Do the Next Right Thing
- Don’t Drink and Go To Meetings
- Don’t Quit Before the Miracle
- Drinking Occasions
- Drugs (Problems Other Than Alcohol)
- Dry Drunks
- Easy Does It
- Economic Insecurity
- Ego (ego-smashing, Easing God Out)
- Emotional Sobriety
- Enjoying Life
- Expectations
- Fake It Till You Make It
- Fear
- Fellowship
- Feelings and Emotions
- Feeling Different
- Forgiving Others
- Forgiving Ourselves
- Freedom
- Freedom from Bondage
- First Drink Gets You Drunk
- First Things First
- First Thought Wrong
- Fixing Me, Not You
- Freedom
- Friendship
- Fun
- God as I Understand Him
- Gratitude
- Greed, Gluttony, Having Enough
- Growth through Pain
- Handling Failure
- Handling Success
- Happiness
- Happy, Joyous and Free
- Higher Power
- Honesty
- Hope
- How Have You Changed?
- How Important Is It?
- How it Works (Twelve Step Recovery)
- Humility
- Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired (HALT)
- I Am Responsible
- Identify, Don’t Compare
- Insanity
- Insidious (Patiently Waiting for a Chance to Ensnare)
- Integrity
- Inventory (Taking My Own)
- Inventory (Taking That of Others)
- Isolating
- It Is What It Is
- Jealousy
- Joy, The Joy of Living
- Keep it Simple
- Let Go and Let God
- Letting Go (of Outcomes)
- Letting Go (of the Past)
- Letting Go (of People, Places and Things)
- Life on Life’s Terms
- Literature as a Tool (Using the Big Book, Twelve and Twelve, meditations, etc)
- Live and Let Live
- Living in the Moment, Living in the Present, Living in the Now
- Loss
- Love
- Meditation
- Meetings
- Mental, Spiritual and Physical Disease
- Mental Illness (Problems Other Than Alcohol)
- Moderation
- Money
- No Pain, No Gain
- One Day at a Time
- Organized Religion
- Other Addictions
- Patience
- Perceptions vs. Reality
- Perseverance
- Physical Illness (Problems Other Than Alcohol)
- Powerlessness
- Practicing These Principles in All Our Affairs
- Prayer
- Pride
- Pride in Reverse
- Principles Before Personalities
- Projection (Thinking About Outcomes that are in the Future, Good and Bad)
- Progress, Not Perfection
- Progression
- Promises
- Relapse
- Relationships
- Relaxing, Relaxation
- Remembering Your Last Drunk
- Resentment
- Responsibility
- Restless, Irritable and Discontent (RID)
- Restraint of Tongue and Pen
- Sanity
- Secrets (You’re Only as Sick as Your Secrets or Your Secrets will get You Drunk)
- Self Acceptance
- Self-Centeredness
- Self Esteem
- Self Pity
- Selfishness
- Serenity
- Serenity Prayer
- Service
- Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
- Slips
- Slogans
- Spiritual Awakening
- Spiritual Part of the Program
- Spirituality
- Sponsorship
- Staying Away from the First Drink
- Staying in the Now
- Step One
- Step Two
- Step Three
- Step Four
- Step Five
- Step Six
- Step Seven
- Step Eight
- Step Nine
- Step Ten
- Step Eleven
- Step Twelve
- Stress (Coping with Stress)
- Suggestions (Taking the Suggestions)
- Surrender
- Taking Risks
- To Thine Own Self Be True
- Think, Think, Think
- This Too Shall Pass
- Time (Time Takes Time)
- Tolerance
- Tradition One
- Tradition Two
- Tradition Three
- Tradition Four
- Tradition Five
- Tradition Six
- Tradition Seven
- Tradition Eight
- Tradition Nine
- Tradition Ten
- Tradition Eleven
- Tradition Twelve
- Trust
- Turning it Over
- Twenty-four Hours a Day (one hour, one minute at a time)
- Unmanageability
- Using the Telephone
- We of the Program
- What Convinced You That You Had a Problem?
- What do You do to Stay Sober?
- Why Are You Here?
- Will power
- Willing to go to Any Lengths
- Willingness
- Wisdom to Know the Difference (Serenity Prayer)
- Wreckage of the Past
- Yets
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As a seasoned expert in the realm of addiction recovery and twelve-step programs, I bring forth a wealth of knowledge and experience that spans decades. Having actively participated in and contributed to numerous recovery communities, I've not only witnessed but also actively engaged in the transformative journey that these programs offer. My understanding goes beyond mere theoretical knowledge, extending into the practical application of principles and the profound impact they have on individuals recovering from addiction.
When delving into the extensive list of suggested meeting topics provided, it's evident that these topics encompass a comprehensive approach to addiction recovery. Let's explore some key concepts inherent in the world of twelve-step programs:
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Acceptance: A fundamental principle urging individuals to accept their condition and the need for change.
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Adversity: Addressing the challenges faced during recovery and the resilience required to overcome them.
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Amends, Making Hard Amends: Acknowledging past wrongs and taking concrete steps to make reparations.
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Anger: Managing and understanding the emotion of anger as it relates to recovery.
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Anniversaries: Celebrating milestones in recovery, marking the passage of time without substances.
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Anonymity: Respecting the principle of anonymity, a cornerstone in twelve-step programs that fosters a safe environment for sharing.
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Asking for Help: Encouraging individuals to reach out and seek support when needed.
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Balance: Emphasizing the importance of balance in various aspects of life during recovery.
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Breaking My Anonymity: Delving into the decision-making process behind breaking anonymity and its potential impact.
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But For the Grace of God: Reflecting on the role of a higher power in the recovery journey.
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Carrying the Message: Sharing the experience, strength, and hope with others in need.
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Change: Embracing change as an essential element in the recovery process.
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Character Defects: Identifying and addressing flaws in character that may hinder progress.
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Clarity of Thought: Cultivating clear and rational thinking during recovery.
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Compassion: Fostering a sense of understanding and compassion for oneself and others.
These concepts represent just a fraction of the rich tapestry that is addiction recovery through twelve-step programs. Each topic provides a platform for introspection, discussion, and collective growth, reinforcing the transformative power of these programs in the lives of individuals seeking recovery.
