Sunday 3 October 2021
A Newcomers (Survival) Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursday 27 May 2021
DUAL DIAGNOSIS ANONYMOUS (UK)
Dual Diagnosis Anonymous:
Dual Diagnosis Anonymous is a fellowship of persons who share their experiences, strengths, weaknesses, feelings, fears, and hopes with one another to resolve our dual diagnosis, and/or learn to live at peace with unresolved problems. The only requirement for membership in DDA is a desire to develop healthy addiction-free lifestyles.
DDA is run by a core group of members who have all experienced mental health/substance misuse/dependency issues. We are a self-help/peer support fellowship that support each other to manage our mental health symptoms, address our substance misuse/addiction issues, and move towards fulfilling lives in recovery!
Dual Diagnosis Anonymous has but one primary purpose: to carry its message of hope and recovery to those who still suffer from the effects of a dual diagnosis. We are founded upon the understanding that our recovery is predicated upon hope.
DDA runs regular online and in-person peer support meetings (by trained facilitators) for people who have co-occurring dependency and mental health issues. We run a ‘12 + 5 Step’ recovery programme. Not only that but we offer phoneline support, a WhatsApp group and regular social events that promote fun in recovery!
DDA’s website address:
Note: We neither endorse nor oppose the above organisation
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The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Joys of Recovery?
Healthy sponsorship boundaries
Note: We neither endorse nor oppose the above organisation
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The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Newbury (Berkshire) UK meetings
Worrying stuff!
Two meetings to avoid, both in West Berkshire:
MIDWEEK RECOVERY MEETING,
BISHOPS GREEN.
Wednesday 6.30pm
Bishops Green Village Hall,
Beech Road,
Bishop’s Green,
North Sydmonton,
Newbury,
RG20 4AD
FRIDAY TABLEMATE
Portal Hall,
Burghclere,
Church Lane,
RG20 9HX. Doors open at 6.30pm. Meeting from 7pm to 8.15pm.
Former and current attendees/members of both meetings are reporting the following practices:
Strong prohibitions against using medication of any kind, including those prescribed by medical doctors for depression and other mental illness.
Strong prohibitions against the use of NHS and private counselling for issues which are not related to alcoholism.
Telling people how to conduct their relationships with their partners and in some cases, ordering people to break up with their partners.
Telling people that the Steps protect from COVID 19 transmission and visiting each others’ homes during lockdown without any protective masks or gloves.
Telling newcomers in particular that people in service in AA re exempt from both the Rule of Six and the Maximum of 15 rule. This exposes newcomers to a potential fine and criminal record.
There is a very strong link with a local religious sect with fairly extreme views on matters which are not related to AA at all. A small number of people “at the top” of both meetings attend some sort of religious meeting weekly or twice weekly where some pretty extreme views are preached. Newcomers who are “strong enough” are encouraged to begin attending this religious group in addition to the two named AA meetings and in some cases, break off contact with some or most family members.
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The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
Tuesday 14 January 2020
Narcissists - AA's got some - and a lot of them become cult sponsors. How to deal with them!
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The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)