Benefits of a 12 Step Campus

While going to college I have seen first hand how a 12 step campus can benefit a person. While not an alcoholic myself, I have addicts in my family, and my group of friends. One of my closest friends decided to try a 12 step programon campus three months ago and the results have been extraordinary. She has taken that brave first step of admission, and surrendered her decisions to a higher power and a group of supporters. By doing so, she is able to stay in control one day at a time. The 12 step campus she is a member of allows her to stand tall in difficult situations where her addiction could normally get the better of her. Within 90 days she has rebuilt her metabolism, her energy level, her exercise pattern, and most of all, her happiness. She writes in her book every night after doing her homework and before going to bed, about the journey she accomplished that day. She calls her sponsor at 6:45 every morning before class to commit her plan for the day. The amount of resolve she has to this 12 step school of thought is admirable and makes me question what I’m missing out on. I claim no dangerous habits of my own, but is that the truth?

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