🌱 What Are "The Other 12s"?

🌱 What Are "The Other 12s"?

"The Other 12s" are custom-made 12-step programs that use the familiar structure of recovery (steps, traditions, promises, slogans, acronyms, 13th step warnings) to bring support, insight, and humor to everyday struggles — some serious, some playful, all rooted in transformation.

They reflect the idea that recovery isn’t just about addiction — it’s about recovery of self, sanity, sovereignty, and spirit.

🧩 Categories They Fall Into:

1. Mindset & Emotional Recovery For traits like stubbornness, gaslighting yourself, being a know-it-all, feeling stuck, or letting go of shiny distractions.

2. Social & Situational Recovery Covering topics like long lines, annoying neighbors, customer service rage, and reentering society after incarceration.

3. Fellowship, Integrity & Chairing For keeping meeting spaces respectful, taking recovery seriously, or building community with authenticity.

4. Identity & Role Recovery For creators, leaders, those navigating gender or name changes, or letting go of roles like “hard-headed” or “superhuman.”

5. Sovereignty & Structural Awakening Programs tied to deeper realizations — like navigating the system, standing up professionally, or recovering from modern institutional distrust.

6. Playful Parody & Comic Relief Like F.A.R.T. (Flatulence Anonymous Recovery Team), Batman Anonymous, or Time Travelers Anonymous — they use humor to explore serious truths.

✨ Why These Programs Matter:

They help people say:

• “This is where I’m at.”

• “This is what I’m facing.”

• “I want a structure to grow from.”

Each program offers a new lens to look through — grounded in recovery principles, but customized to the real, raw, and relevant experiences people actually live.

They’re a way of saying: “You deserve recovery that fits your story.”

💡 Why “The Other 12s” Matter

Programs like Superhuman Anonymous (SHA) started from a simple truth: People are realizing they’re not just recovering from addiction — they’re recovering from overperformance, self-pressure, false roles, and emotional survival patterns.

When someone joins Superhuman Anonymous, it’s because they’ve been living like they have to do it all. Be it all. Fix it all. And the moment they hear the phrase “practice these principles in all our affairs,” something clicks.

They see the 12 steps as more than recovery from a substance — they’re a life design, a value system, a way to stay human.

Programs like these help people realize:

“Oh wow… I can actually use these steps to pause, to breathe, to not be perfect, to set boundaries, to rest, to admit I’m not God.”

So when we build “The Other 12s,” we’re saying:

📌 Yes, recovery is real. 📌 Yes, everyone has something to recover from. 📌 Yes, the steps work beyond meetings — they work in relationships, jobs, grocery stores, and family drama.

The 12 steps aren’t just for those hitting rock bottom. They’re for those who want to live from the inside out — with honesty, hope, humility, and healing.

🪞 Making Recovery Relatable: The Heart of “The Other 12s”

Programs like FART Anonymous or Superline Anonymous speak to something real — not because they’re silly, but because they’re specific.

They meet people where they’re at — in the absurdity, the overwhelm, the everyday struggles that traditional recovery might overlook.

When someone sees a program called Superline Anonymous, they don’t have to decode jargon or feel judged — they laugh, they nod, they say:

“That’s literally me.”

And then — they stay. They read. They listen. They reflect. They discover that the 12 steps aren’t just serious and sacred — they’re also practical, playful, and personal.

That’s what makes The Other 12s so powerful: They don’t talk down. They don’t overexplain. They invite people in — by name, by experience, by struggle.

And once someone’s in, they realize:

📖 “These aren’t just jokes — these are mirrors.” 🧭 “These aren’t just steps — these are tools.” 🫀 “This isn’t just for them — it’s for me.”