Step Work

Lyne · Lyne

I have been in and out of recovery for many years. I never had a sponsor. When I read that someone on the stepboard was working with a sponsor online I realized I needed help to work the steps. I am powerless to help myself. I really get it. A wonderful person is helping me and I just welcome the help. I...

Kyle76 · Kyle76

I would really like to begin step work. Can anyone give me some guidance about how to go about that? Thanks!

luvinlife · luvinlife

I want to ask people what they think should be done about some stolen merchandise from places this person worked at 20 years go. Some of the places of employment are no longer in business and some still are. It was recommended that the items be returned. Obviously used....what about the items from comp...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. the Hippocratic Oath You have taken an honest look at how your behavior has a...

johnnyb · johnnyb

I recently used step 8 to prompty admit my wrongoings to my girlfriend and her son. As a result I was tossed from house and living in a motel. Should I have lied?

hotrod · hotrod

Made a list of All Persons I had harmed and became willing to Make Amends to Them AllODAT PAGE 173WHO HAVE I INJURED? SURELY THOSE CLOSEST TO ME. I KNOW THAT MY HOSTILE REACTION TO THE ALCOHOLIC HAS BEEN HARMFUL. HAVE I DAMAGED MY CHILDREN? HAVE I COMMUNICATED MY ANGER AND RESENTMENT TO THEM? HAVE I...

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. When I worked this step from the perspective of how my ACoA behavior affected the people around me, I realized that I owed amends to someone I didn't realize I had hurt. She didn't even realize she was damaged. But i...

johnnyb · johnnyb

I am a survivor of exual abuse at the hands of my parents. I took my dads rape of me as love. I have explored my sexuality via on-line phone hookups with men. I am male. I have discovered rape was not love and the thought of being gay is disgusting to me. my girlfriend found ot what I was doing an...

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. The Beatles: Help! You know, I need someone! Help! - John Lennon and Paul McCartney First, as always, read "God" as "Higher Power" if you have issues with religion. Next, while we have to do as much as we can to free ourselves from ou...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 7 HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSC2C PAGE 31I want to be ready for my shortcoming s to be removed, I will do what I can to prepare. I will develop a non judgmental awareness of myself, accept what I discover and be fully ready to change. I lack the power to heal myself Only my Higher Pow...

Tiggs2 · Tiggs2

I am working the ACoA Steps and it is slowly changing my life. Now that I am mid-way through Step 3, I realize that this is not a process that i can successfully comply without a sponsor. Unfortunately, I live in a relatively remote location. Although we do have a small weekly ACoA meeting here, I am fi...

JamesCT · JamesCT

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Self-honesty is the best policy. While you're not trying to beat yourself up (as you are probably already well versed at that) you are trying to accept yourself and the includes accepting the exact nature of y...

ianmac · ianmac

I am a member and preparing a thesis for the CG Jung Institute on Carl Jung and AA. The title of the thesis is "The twelve steps as a journey of Jungian Individuation". Reading the archives in GSO in New York I came across multiple correspondence from members to Bill telling him of their s...

hotrod · hotrod

ADMITTED TO GOD TO MYSELF AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF MY WRONGSODAT 171To overcome my faults I must first know what they are, then I must admit to them and then finally with patient self correction diminish them even if I cannot set myself entirely free. My ShareAdmitted is a big wo...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 3 Made a decision to Turn our will and Our Lives Over to the Care of a God, as we understood HimODAT Page 9If instead of trusting God , I trust only in my own intelligence, my own strength, I will not find my way to him.He has offered me the gift of faith, in accepting it I must put aside my own human will...

Sabin · Sabin

I have read the ACA red book and am wondering how to get a sponsor as there are no meetings in my area Birmingham UK reading the book and the laundary list , recognise myself as having many of these traits I have been in AA for ten years, been to counselling which helped and realise that going through the tw...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. If you can make it up to someone, you should. If you examine your life, there are a ton of things you'd like someone to say they were sorry for. Just as much as you'd like to receive it, it is important...

JamesCT · JamesCT

2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Sometimes people who have problems with conventional religion or the concept of God have trouble with this step. What the Yellow Workbook has to say on the subject. A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is fo...

Gracie1965 · Gracie1965

Hi all new here. Am having some trouble with step one section three parts c and d in the yellow ACOA 12 step workbook. I can get maybe one or two for both sections so was wondering if these things are all meant for negative things or if they can be positive also. Don't have a sponsor yet, no transportation to...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10 Continued to Take Personal Inventory and When We Were Wrong Promptly Admitted It Paths to Recovery Page 104 Continuing to take personal inventory keeps our slates clean and maintains our spiritual, emotional, and physical health to help deal with the rough times that occur in everyday...

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	step 1 (Preview) I have been in and out of recovery for many years. I never had a sponsor. When I read that someone on the stepboard was working with a sponsor online I realized I needed help to work the steps. I am powerless to help myself. I really get it. A wonderful person is helping me and I just welcome the help. I...	Lyne	4	916	Jan 14, 2014 by alsdaddrank
	Step Work (Preview) I would really like to begin step work. Can anyone give me some guidance about how to go about that? Thanks!	Kyle76	4	1076	Jan 12, 2014 by hoping4us
	Step 9. Making amends stolen merchandise (Preview) I want to ask people what they think should be done about some stolen merchandise from places this person worked at 20 years go. Some of the places of employment are no longer in business and some still are. It was recommended that the items be returned. Obviously used....what about the items from comp...	luvinlife	1	774	Jan 12, 2014 by hoping4us
	Step 9 for ACoA (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. the Hippocratic Oath You have taken an honest look at how your behavior has a...	JamesCT	1	799	Jan 7, 2014 by DavidG
	step 8 (Preview) I recently used step 8 to prompty admit my wrongoings to my girlfriend and her son. As a result I was tossed from house and living in a motel. Should I have lied?	johnnyb	4	859	Dec 25, 2013 by pp
	Alanon Step 8 (Preview) Made a list of All Persons I had harmed and became willing to Make Amends to Them AllODAT PAGE 173WHO HAVE I INJURED? SURELY THOSE CLOSEST TO ME. I KNOW THAT MY HOSTILE REACTION TO THE ALCOHOLIC HAS BEEN HARMFUL. HAVE I DAMAGED MY CHILDREN? HAVE I COMMUNICATED MY ANGER AND RESENTMENT TO THEM? HAVE I...	hotrod	6	1880	Dec 24, 2013 by hotrod
	Step 8 for ACoA (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. When I worked this step from the perspective of how my ACoA behavior affected the people around me, I realized that I owed amends to someone I didn't realize I had hurt. She didn't even realize she was damaged. But i...	JamesCT	0	793	Dec 24, 2013 by JamesCT
	sex abuse survivors thinking they may be gay (Preview) I am a survivor of exual abuse at the hands of my parents. I took my dads rape of me as love. I have explored my sexuality via on-line phone hookups with men. I am male. I have discovered rape was not love and the thought of being gay is disgusting to me. my girlfriend found ot what I was doing an...	johnnyb	4	846	Dec 22, 2013 by johnnyb
	Step 7 for ACoA (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. The Beatles: Help! You know, I need someone! Help! - John Lennon and Paul McCartney First, as always, read "God" as "Higher Power" if you have issues with religion. Next, while we have to do as much as we can to free ourselves from ou...	JamesCT	1	845	Dec 17, 2013 by DavidG
	Step 7 Alanon (Preview) Step 7 HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSC2C PAGE 31I want to be ready for my shortcoming s to be removed, I will do what I can to prepare. I will develop a non judgmental awareness of myself, accept what I discover and be fully ready to change. I lack the power to heal myself Only my Higher Pow...	hotrod	2	1877	Dec 13, 2013 by hotrod
	Working the ACoA Steps and in need of a Sponsor (Preview) I am working the ACoA Steps and it is slowly changing my life. Now that I am mid-way through Step 3, I realize that this is not a process that i can successfully comply without a sponsor. Unfortunately, I live in a relatively remote location. Although we do have a small weekly ACoA meeting here, I am fi...	Tiggs2	1	927	Nov 28, 2013 by DavidG
	Step 5 for ACoA (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Self-honesty is the best policy. While you're not trying to beat yourself up (as you are probably already well versed at that) you are trying to accept yourself and the includes accepting the exact nature of y...	JamesCT	0	736	Nov 19, 2013 by JamesCT
	Have you had a William James type spiritual experience (Preview) I am a member and preparing a thesis for the CG Jung Institute on Carl Jung and AA. The title of the thesis is "The twelve steps as a journey of Jungian Individuation". Reading the archives in GSO in New York I came across multiple correspondence from members to Bill telling him of their s...	ianmac	0	883	Nov 18, 2013 by ianmac
	ALANON 5TH STEP (Preview) ADMITTED TO GOD TO MYSELF AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF MY WRONGSODAT 171To overcome my faults I must first know what they are, then I must admit to them and then finally with patient self correction diminish them even if I cannot set myself entirely free. My ShareAdmitted is a big wo...	hotrod	2	1258	Nov 15, 2013 by hotrod
	STEP 3 ALANON (Preview) STEP 3 Made a decision to Turn our will and Our Lives Over to the Care of a God, as we understood HimODAT Page 9If instead of trusting God , I trust only in my own intelligence, my own strength, I will not find my way to him.He has offered me the gift of faith, in accepting it I must put aside my own human will...	hotrod	6	1256	Nov 8, 2013 by hotrod
	Redoing the steps and finding a sponsor (Preview) I have read the ACA red book and am wondering how to get a sponsor as there are no meetings in my area Birmingham UK reading the book and the laundary list , recognise myself as having many of these traits I have been in AA for ten years, been to counselling which helped and realise that going through the tw...	Sabin	2	830	Oct 30, 2013 by Sabin
	ACoA Step 9 (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. If you can make it up to someone, you should. If you examine your life, there are a ton of things you'd like someone to say they were sorry for. Just as much as you'd like to receive it, it is important...	JamesCT	4	983	Oct 29, 2013 by Sabin
	Step 2 for ACoA (Preview) 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Sometimes people who have problems with conventional religion or the concept of God have trouble with this step. What the Yellow Workbook has to say on the subject. A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is fo...	JamesCT	3	3044	Oct 22, 2013 by JamesCT
	ACOA yellow 12 step workbook (Preview) Hi all new here. Am having some trouble with step one section three parts c and d in the yellow ACOA 12 step workbook. I can get maybe one or two for both sections so was wondering if these things are all meant for negative things or if they can be positive also. Don't have a sponsor yet, no transportation to...	Gracie1965	5	3568	Oct 16, 2013 by DavidG
	ALANON STEP 10 (Preview) Step 10 Continued to Take Personal Inventory and When We Were Wrong Promptly Admitted It Paths to Recovery Page 104 Continuing to take personal inventory keeps our slates clean and maintains our spiritual, emotional, and physical health to help deal with the rough times that occur in everyday...	hotrod	10	5503	Oct 7, 2013 by hotrod
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