Step Work

amski · amski

I'm not sure if i'm supposed to start a new topic in order to post but I'll try it this way. I'm a believer and living proof that the 12 steps work if you work them. I haven't worked them for awhile so, I thought I would start with this site. I also believe that there is alot to know when it comes to working them a...

resilientsparks · resilientsparks

Hey I am new here and glad to be here. Glad for the stepwork here. Will post more. Starting at Step One. Admitting powerlessness over situation.

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. But Ma, I don't want to! That feeling came over me in the beginning when I first thought about this step. I didn't want to make the list, didn't want to admit what I had done wrong, and didn't want to try to make it up to th...

lostinoz · lostinoz

I was so happy to find this site, but I am now feeling lost as to what I am supposed to do, there doesn't seem to be any actual directions of how to start this process. I have read a book on ACOA and I related to so much in it. I want to start the steps, but am I ready? Do I need to do more reading first? Or go to meee...

hotrod · hotrod

IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALLone DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON PAGE 174THE ONLY ACTION THIS STEP CALLS FOR IS TO MAKE A LIST.I CAN DO THIS BY ALLOWING MY OPPRESIVE NAGGING G...

tamstaff · tamstaff

wanting ideas on starting my program in recovery Im like doing step 4 Also in my town we have no woman in Na so looking for sponsor to help me either on line on phone

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. This is the step. This is where you ask for help. Asking for help is hard for me. From life in my FOO, I learned that false indepdence where I did everything myself. And of course I thought I was in control of things I had no control over. Again, I learned to...

hotrod · hotrod

IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUALSTEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSONE DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON 173THE FIRST WORD IS THE KEY TO STEP 7MY SHAREAGAIN CONFUSION ON HOW TO DO THIS STEP.HUMBLE WAS A WORD I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND.I THOUGHT HUMBLEMEANT G...

LongRoad12 · LongRoad12

New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...

CarolinaLady · CarolinaLady

My question is what is next when you are chasing sobriety and believe in the AA way, and your spouse refuses to acknowledge that your addiction is anything but a choice you made!?

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. There is a saying by Samuel Butler:He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. This is relevant to this step because until you're totally ready for your Higher Power to remove the defects of character, then any...

hotrod · hotrod

IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 6were ENTIRELY READY TO HAVE GOD REMOVE ALL THESE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER I will pray for self fulfillment and through conscious effort makes some headway of being at peace with myself, WHICH is my ultimate goal embrac...

JamesCT · JamesCT

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Growing up in my FOO it was all about the secrets. Don't let people know your business, what you have, what you're doing. But toxic secrets eroded self-confidence and made me distrust my own inner voice. The...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 5 AA Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. HAVING MADE our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certai...

hotrod · hotrod

EXPERIENCE "Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley STEP 5 ADMITTED TO GOD TO OURSELVES AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGS ONE DAY AT A Tme IN ALANON PAGE 171AS I UNDERSTAND THE DIFICULT TASK OF FAC...

Magdalena760 · Magdalena760

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JamesCT · JamesCT

4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This one always seems to be the show stopper. There are many reasons. For one, we might not want to do this step just because of how many things we'd have to write down we might end up with writer's cramp. More seriously, for us we fear it wi...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I have written 3 fourth steps the first was in treatment and I was not very aware of my defects at the time. I looked at the guide given to me and tried to follow it. I was to grandiose, one of the items listed...

hotrod · hotrod

Alanon 12 Steps and 12 Traditions page 1 IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 4MADE A SEARCHING AND FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY OF OURSELVES ONE DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON let me learn to understand myself first; that will occupy myself so fully that I will ha...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I...

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	New to you. (Preview) I'm not sure if i'm supposed to start a new topic in order to post but I'll try it this way. I'm a believer and living proof that the 12 steps work if you work them. I haven't worked them for awhile so, I thought I would start with this site. I also believe that there is alot to know when it comes to working them a...	amski	2	741	Feb 5, 2013 by DavidG
	Newbie here (Preview) Hey I am new here and glad to be here. Glad for the stepwork here. Will post more. Starting at Step One. Admitting powerlessness over situation.	resilientsparks	5	806	Feb 10, 2013 by f2fmember
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 8 (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. But Ma, I don't want to! That feeling came over me in the beginning when I first thought about this step. I didn't want to make the list, didn't want to admit what I had done wrong, and didn't want to try to make it up to th...	JamesCT	3	1715	Feb 5, 2013 by JamesCT
	Really needing help navigating in order to start step one. (Preview) I was so happy to find this site, but I am now feeling lost as to what I am supposed to do, there doesn't seem to be any actual directions of how to start this process. I have read a book on ACOA and I related to so much in it. I want to start the steps, but am I ready? Do I need to do more reading first? Or go to meee...	lostinoz	1	848	Jan 27, 2013 by hotrod
	STEP 8 ALANON 2-13 (Preview) IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALLone DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON PAGE 174THE ONLY ACTION THIS STEP CALLS FOR IS TO MAKE A LIST.I CAN DO THIS BY ALLOWING MY OPPRESIVE NAGGING G...	hotrod	4	1491	Aug 19, 2013 by hotrod
	New wanting ideas on starting my program in recovery Im like doing step 4 (Preview) wanting ideas on starting my program in recovery Im like doing step 4 Also in my town we have no woman in Na so looking for sponsor to help me either on line on phone	tamstaff	1	731	Jan 26, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 7 (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. This is the step. This is where you ask for help. Asking for help is hard for me. From life in my FOO, I learned that false indepdence where I did everything myself. And of course I thought I was in control of things I had no control over. Again, I learned to...	JamesCT	0	765	Jan 15, 2013 by JamesCT
	STEP 7 ALANON (Preview) IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUALSTEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSONE DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON 173THE FIRST WORD IS THE KEY TO STEP 7MY SHAREAGAIN CONFUSION ON HOW TO DO THIS STEP.HUMBLE WAS A WORD I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND.I THOUGHT HUMBLEMEANT G...	hotrod	2	2663	Feb 10, 2013 by hotrod
	Freedom Fighters (Preview) New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...	LongRoad12	1	767	Jan 8, 2013 by hotrod
	Spouse who doesn't "believe" the disease (Preview) My question is what is next when you are chasing sobriety and believe in the AA way, and your spouse refuses to acknowledge that your addiction is anything but a choice you made!?	CarolinaLady	1	823	Jan 1, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 6 (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. There is a saying by Samuel Butler:He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. This is relevant to this step because until you're totally ready for your Higher Power to remove the defects of character, then any...	JamesCT	2	813	Jan 3, 2013 by DavidG
	Step 6 Alanon (Preview) IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 6were ENTIRELY READY TO HAVE GOD REMOVE ALL THESE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER *I will pray for self fulfillment and through conscious effort makes some headway of being at peace with myself, WHICH is my ultimate goal embrac...*	hotrod	12	11351	Mar 7, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 5 (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Growing up in my FOO it was all about the secrets. Don't let people know your business, what you have, what you're doing. But toxic secrets eroded self-confidence and made me distrust my own inner voice. The...	JamesCT	4	1004	Feb 5, 2013 by JamesCT
	Step 5 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Step 5 AA Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. HAVING MADE our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certai...	Dan B 76	1	1176	Dec 30, 2012 by Liddie
	ALANON STEP 5 (Preview) EXPERIENCE "Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him." -- Aldous Huxley *STEP 5* *ADMITTED TO GOD TO OURSELVES AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGS* *ONE DAY AT A Tme IN ALANON PAGE 171*AS I UNDERSTAND THE DIFICULT TASK OF FAC...	hotrod	4	1060	Mar 7, 2013 by hotrod
	Deleted Post (Preview) -- Edited by Magdalena760 on Saturday 8th of December 2012 02:56:00 PM	Magdalena760	0	634	Dec 8, 2012 by Magdalena760
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 4 (Preview) 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This one always seems to be the show stopper. There are many reasons. For one, we might not want to do this step just because of how many things we'd have to write down we might end up with writer's cramp. More seriously, for us we fear it wi...	JamesCT	4	1413	Dec 25, 2012 by flopadopilus
	Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I have written 3 fourth steps the first was in treatment and I was not very aware of my defects at the time. I looked at the guide given to me and tried to follow it. I was to grandiose, one of the items listed...	Dan B 76	0	1834	Dec 3, 2012 by Dan B 76
	4 th Step ALANON (Preview) Alanon 12 Steps and 12 Traditions page 1 IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL *STEP 4MADE A SEARCHING AND FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY OF OURSELVES* ONE DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON let me learn to understand myself first; that will occupy myself so fully that I will ha...**	hotrod	4	3651	Mar 7, 2013 by hotrod
	Step Three AA (Preview) Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I...	Dan B 76	0	903	Nov 22, 2012 by Dan B 76
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Learn how the 12 Steps work. Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! We discuss each of the Twelve Steps In the order they are written, one step at a time, every two weeks.