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CHEMICALLY
DEPENDENT
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The Problem
If you find you
cannot quit drinking or using entirely, or if you have little
control over the
amount you consume, you are probably an alcoholic and/or an
addict. If that is
the case, you may be suffering from a problem which only a
spiritual solution
will conquer.
1. Have you ever
decided to stop drinking and/or using for a
week or so, but it
only lasted for a couple of days?
2. Do you wish
people would mind their own business about your
drinking and/or
using, and stop telling you what to do?
3. Have you ever
switched from one kind of drink or drug to
another in the hope
that this would keep you from losing
control?
4. Have you had to
have an “eye-opener” upon awakening during
the past year? Do
you need a drink or a drug to get started or
to stop shaking?
5. Do you envy
people who can drink or use drugs without
getting into
trouble?
6. Have you had
problems connected with drinking or using
during the past
year?
7. Has your drinking
or using caused trouble at home?
8. Do you ever try
to get “extra” drinks or drugs at a party
because you did not
get enough?
9. Do you tell
yourself you can stop drinking or using any time
you want to, even
though you keep getting inebriated when
you don’t mean to?
10. Have you missed
days of work or school because of drinking
or using?
11. Do you have
“blackouts”?
12. Have you ever
felt that your life would be better if you did not
drink or use?
What Is Your Score?
Did you answer YES
two or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble
with alcohol or
drugs. Only you can decide whether you think Celebrate Recovery
is for you. Try to
keep an open mind on the subject. If the answer is YES, we will
be glad to show you
how we stopped drinking and using drugs ourselves.
The Solution
Celebrate Recovery
does not promise to solve your life’s problems. But it can
show you how to:
Work through the 8 Recovery Principles found in
the Beatitudes. With
Jesus Christ as your
Higher Power, you can and will change!
Live without drinking or using one day at a time
with the help of the
Higher Power, Jesus
Christ.
Stay away from that first drink. If there isn’t
a first one, there cannot be a
tenth one. And when
free of alcohol, life becomes much more
manageable, with
Christ’s power.
Experience the true peace and serenity you have
been seeking.
Restore and develop stronger relationships with
God and with others.
Stop relying on dysfunctional, compulsive, and
addictive behaviors as a
temporary “fix” for
pain.
Apply the biblical principles of conviction,
conversion, surrender,
confession,
restitution, prayer, quiet time, witnessing, and helping one
another, which are
found within the 8 Recovery Principles and the Christ centered
12 Steps.
When life becomes
impossible and passes into the region from which there is
no return through
human resources, there are but two alternatives:
The first is to go on to the bitter end,
blotting out the consciousness of our
intolerable
situation as best as we could.
The second is to accept Jesus Christ as our
Higher Power.
We chose to accept
Jesus Christ!
Small Group
Guidelines
1. Keep your sharing
focused on your own thoughts and feelings. Limit your
sharing to three to
five minutes.
2. There will be NO
cross talk. Cross talk is when two individuals engage
in conversation,
excluding all others. Each person is free to express his or
her feelings without
interruptions.
3. We are here to
support one another, not “fix” one another.
4. Anonymity and
confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the
group stays in the
group. The only exception is when someone threatens to
injure themselves or
others.
5. Offensive
language has no place in a Christ-centered recovery group.
Accountability Team
Phone Numbers
Sponsor:
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Accountability
Partners:
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