The 12-step recovery is a way of life. It can be helpful for anyone.

I think a lot of people don’t understand how the 12-step program works because of that concept [of individualism]. Sharing secrets with people that you don’t know very well, looking like you can’t handle your own problems, needing to reach out to others. That’s not the American way, typically. – Janice Styer

Part of the 12-step process is this spiritual awakening, which is when you come to the conclusion that the world is bigger than you, that other people matter, and that while you are important, you’re not the most important thing in the universe. – Ron Hunsicker

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