Daily Excerpt: Anxiety Anonymous (Ortman) - Steps to Wholeness

 



Excerpt from Anxiety Anonymous - 

Steps to Wholeness

Appreciating the addictive quality of anxiety may open the door to a different way of finding relief and enable you to be more patient with yourself. Conventional therapy has been limited in helping because it does not reach to the deeper roots of anxiety in the human psyche. Therapy, including medication, addresses the symptoms and not the underlying cause in the human condition.

In the 1930s, it became clear that psychology had failed in treating alcoholics. Carl Jung, the renowned Swiss psychologist, announced the failure and the need for a spiritual conversion. He called alcoholics “frustrated mystics” who looked for the Spirit in the spirits. Bill Wilson, a hopeless alcoholic, found recovery outside the walls of traditional psychological treatment. He and Dr. Bob Smith founded the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous and formulated the Twelve Steps as the guideposts of recovery. They realized from personal experience that only a spiritual conversion through a Power greater than themselves could break the chains of addiction. They quickly added that no particularly religious belief or church affiliation was needed, only an openness to the depths of experience and a willingness to work the program.

Over the years, the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous has been a powerful tool in the recovery of countless alcoholics. It has a proven track record. Its success promoted its use by others in distress: those addicted to other drugs and their family members. Today, the same Twelve Steps are used for the recovery of those who gamble, overeat, over-shop, or suffer sexual addictions. Family members are also included in the self-help program. Recognizing the addictive quality of some mood states, Emotions Anonymous groups have emerged, following the spiritual/psychological guidance of the Twelve Steps.

The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous can help relieve suffering from anxiety. You do not have to profess any religious belief to benefit from the steps, only be an open-minded seeker. The steps draw from ancient wisdom sources, offering practical guidance to live a good life in clear, simple, straightforward language. They assume that the addictive behavior is only a symptom of a deeper problem that must be addressed for a full recovery. Even though you may experience your nervousness as touching your core, it only hides who you really are.

In simple terms, the Twelve Steps invite you to stop, look, listen, and then consciously act according to your true self. This book is an adaptation of the Twelve Steps to the problem of anxiety.

What is the result of working the steps? You move from an anxiety-driven life to a value-directed life.

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