Why use the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of AA?
People with many different problems have adapted and applied the principles of AA with success. The Twelve Steps describe a basic outline for living. Not based on any specific religious discipline, the Steps can provide a spiritual foundation for people of all backgrounds. All that is required is open-mindedness, willingness to grow, and honesty. Every individual uses the Steps and Tools in his or her own unique way. The Steps and Tools help us find freedom from compulsive hair pulling. The Traditions serve the group as a whole, safeguarding anonymity and group unity, ensuring that HPA will continue to help hair pullers for years to come. Why this talk about a “Higher Power” and God? Is HPA a religious organization? No, nor are we allied with any religious organization. We have found that we are helped to recover from compulsive hair pulling not through our individual will power, but by help from a Power greater than ourselves. Each member understands this Power in his or her own way.
