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Alcoholism is a disease
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The banning of alcohol sales in South Africa for the second time, as a means to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, has again highlighted the dangers of alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic disease characterised by uncontrolled drinking and a preoccupation with alcohol. Alcoholics are not able to control their drinking due to both a… Read more
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2021 – HOPE is essential
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Hope is needed for our mental and physical health, for survival of our communities and life in general. This is the opinion of Wedge Garden rehab centre social worker Karen Griessel. “The definition of hope will have different meanings depending on the person. In the spiritual context, it means believing good things will happen with… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 12
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Having had a spiritual awakening, as a result of the previous steps, we try to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice the principles in everything we do. Step 12, simply explained, is a solution to the disease of addiction or alcoholism. “Ultimately, it’s about having a spiritual awakening, which has different meanings for… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 11
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Prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out. “The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 10
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Continue to take personal inventory and admit when we are wrong. “In step 10, personal inventory refers to emotional disturbances that can trigger a person to return to misusing drugs or alcohol,” says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. Watching for these disturbances daily – and taking a daily inventory of them… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 9
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In Step 9, we focus on making direct amends to people where possible, except when to do so would injure them or others, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. “The truth is that we would never have been able to sit down with people we’ve harmed to make direct amends without… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 8
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Make a list of all of the people you have harmed and become willing to make amends to all of them. “Step 8 is when we bring other people into the healing process – the people harmed during our active addiction, those we meant to harm and those we harmed by accident,” says Karen Griessel,… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 7
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In this step, humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. The spiritual principle linked to Step 7 is humility. Humility is defined as a freedom from pride or arrogance – the quality or state of being humble. By definition, humility is the very thing many… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 6
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In this step, we were entirely ready to have God remove all of these character defects, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. “By now the person has developed humility and can see theirself more clearly. Becoming entirely ready means reaching a spiritual state of being, aware of the defects, but also… Read more
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Step work in recovery: Step 5
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In this step, we admit to God, to ourselves and to another human beings the exact nature of our wrongs, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. “This is about the admission the person makes, together with the previous admissions of having a disease, needing help and that there is a Power… Read more
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