Step Work

Tahir · Tahir

"We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." Our Basic Text tells us that "Step Five is not simply a reading of Step Four." Yet we know that reading our Fourth Step to another human being is certainly part of Step Five. So what's the...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hello, Where to start? Well, I'm a recovering alcoholic and this September, God Willing, I will celebrate my 15th year of sobriety. The only reason I believe that I have "survived" in recovery is because of the 12 Steps. But my life has had more addictions then alcoholism. I am a co-depen...

lisaann1213 · lisaann1213

I'm at Step 4, but the Step 4 & 5 Posting does very little if anything to encourage people to actually do the work nor does it give any guidance on how to work these steps effectively. Those who have face to face groups to go to with actual sponsors are lucky, but there are some here for whom this is the...

butterfly0109 · butterfly0109

I am new to all of this. What step are you working on? how does this board work? Anyone know how to find a sponsor online?

tee81 · tee81

Hello, I've posted before and maybe I'm just a little confused. I wish that there was a regular chat room to go to. I've been trying to stop and I keep slipping up. I truly want to stop. It's affecting my life. I can't hold down a job and I feel suicidal. I've alienated all my friends so now I really don't have...

tee81 · tee81

I am new to this group and I've been struggling with alcoholism since I was seventeen. Is there anyone here I can exchange messenger names with. I really need some support or at least someone to talk to when I want to drink. It's really hard to talk to my family and friends about it.

babygirl · babygirl

is there a certain place i need to go to discuss the 12 steps i cant seem to figure out which one is being discussed right now. please help me.

Cielbleu · Cielbleu

Hi I am new, I read the instruction but didnt get it. do we have to read the step and think about it and write it down for ourselfes or can we or do we have to post it? or will there be a discussion? thanks cielbleu

theresawebb14 · theresawebb14

Id like to know where is all the help for people who are new to the online forums and they dont really know much about where to go or what to do?Is there a certain time of day each one meets online or is it when we have spare time to join in? Since ive came on this site ive only had one person welcome me here and I ha...

addict4life · addict4life

IM NOT CURRENTLY WORKING THE STEPS AND I DONT HAVE A SPONSOR.... I WAS CLEAN FOR 7 MONTHS UNTIL I GOT MY 401K ANNUITY OF 6 GRAND.... I BEEUPPN SMOKING CRACK THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND ALL MY MONEY IS GONE, MY PARENTS FOUND OUT AND ARE REALLY UPSET THATS ENOUGH FOR NOW JENN

new1111 · new1111

im not new here im normally under screen name notsonew but for some reason im on here as new lol. that was my sign in name when i first came here in 05. anyways im finding i need to restart the steps at this new point in my life. so how exactly does this page work?

concernedmom · concernedmom

I am a mother of a 34 year old daughter who just got out of 101 days of re hab last week and has already relapsed. Is this enough of a concern that she should go BACK to re hab? Or is this maybe normal and needs to be sure and get to her meetings? She so far is refusing to go back to rehab, she says she made a mistake a...

Jules · Jules

What is the ettiquite for getting a sponsor? I have been working the steps without one, and there are definitely times that I think it would be nice to have one, and/but I do not know who/how I would get or find one. Jules

Vicky R · Vicky R

Hi Al-Anon, looking at the posts on the front page here we seem to have done Steps 1, 2 and 3 recently so I figured we might be on step 4 now. Quote: 'How can I benefit from doing an inventory? I want to relieve myself of those self-defeating attitudes and behaviors that block me from living life t...

cleanandsoberfemale · cleanandsoberfemale

hello, i am a member of alcoholics anonymous, i am clean and sober, for 22 months. very nice to be on this website. Thankyou.

Sean C. · Sean C.

Hello. I'm new her and as of tomorrow I will be one week away from a year - sober and clean. Because my first AA birthday includes the leap year of 2008, therefore 366 days of sobriety, I was wondering if there was any folklore attributed? Thanks.

sunshine · sunshine

Hello, I,m new here. I am a member of my hometown Al-Anon. When is the step work being done and please where can I find it. I am very interested. Regards, sunshine

Jules · Jules

My life does not suck. I am loved, desired, admired. I am a good person. And, yet, I have been to meetings for my entire life...been drawn to them by those I love. Have found something there, sometimes...as well as rejection. So, I'm left thinking: "What the f*** am I doing here?" I do not bel...

Vicky R · Vicky R

Hi everyone, I didn't see any Al-Anon shares here today, but we're on Step 2 next. What came to mind when reading this passage was some things I read about training dogs. Without expert coaching, sometimes the animal feels 'over-responsible' ! I so relate to that. Now that I have a Higher Power ( which i...

sober091206 · sober091206

I'm new here - obviously. I feel strongly that working the steps is essential in staying sober. I attend a 7am meeting everyday that reads from the Twelve and Twelve 3 days a week, the Big book for two and has one day of open discussion. Without this structure I probably wouldn't have done the reading I...

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	NA Step 5 (Preview) "We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." Our Basic Text tells us that "Step Five is not simply a reading of Step Four." Yet we know that reading our Fourth Step to another human being is certainly part of Step Five. So what's the...	Tahir	3	12887	Apr 9, 2009 by Dave Harm
	My life with the 12 Steps (Preview) Hello, Where to start? Well, I'm a recovering alcoholic and this September, God Willing, I will celebrate my 15th year of sobriety. The only reason I believe that I have "survived" in recovery is because of the 12 Steps. But my life has had more addictions then alcoholism. I am a co-depen...	Dave Harm	1	1074	Apr 8, 2009 by Theresa
	ACA 12 Steps Need To Be Covered More Thoroughly (Preview) I'm at Step 4, but the Step 4 & 5 Posting does very little if anything to encourage people to actually do the work nor does it give any guidance on how to work these steps effectively. Those who have face to face groups to go to with actual sponsors are lucky, but there are some here for whom this is the...	lisaann1213	2	2366	Apr 4, 2009 by Dave Harm
	step work (Preview) I am new to all of this. What step are you working on? how does this board work? Anyone know how to find a sponsor online?	butterfly0109	1	1000	Mar 19, 2009 by Jane05
	I'm in trouble and need a friend (Preview) Hello, I've posted before and maybe I'm just a little confused. I wish that there was a regular chat room to go to. I've been trying to stop and I keep slipping up. I truly want to stop. It's affecting my life. I can't hold down a job and I feel suicidal. I've alienated all my friends so now I really don't have...	tee81	1	1103	Mar 13, 2009 by Jerry F
	Can someone help a new girl (Preview) I am new to this group and I've been struggling with alcoholism since I was seventeen. Is there anyone here I can exchange messenger names with. I really need some support or at least someone to talk to when I want to drink. It's really hard to talk to my family and friends about it.	tee81	5	1148	Mar 9, 2009 by tee81
	i am new and i am lost here (Preview) is there a certain place i need to go to discuss the 12 steps i cant seem to figure out which one is being discussed right now. please help me.	babygirl	2	983	Feb 28, 2009 by Vicky R
	hello, me new, need help (Preview) Hi I am new, I read the instruction but didnt get it. do we have to read the step and think about it and write it down for ourselfes or can we or do we have to post it? or will there be a discussion? thanks cielbleu	Cielbleu	3	1120	Feb 28, 2009 by Vicky R
	HELP WHEN WE NEED IT (Preview) Id like to know where is all the help for people who are new to the online forums and they dont really know much about where to go or what to do?Is there a certain time of day each one meets online or is it when we have spare time to join in? Since ive came on this site ive only had one person welcome me here and I ha...	theresawebb14	3	1005	Feb 28, 2009 by babygirl
	I HAD A 3 1/2 WEEK LONG RELAPSE, ANY ADVICE? (Preview) IM NOT CURRENTLY WORKING THE STEPS AND I DONT HAVE A SPONSOR.... I WAS CLEAN FOR 7 MONTHS UNTIL I GOT MY 401K ANNUITY OF 6 GRAND.... I BEEUPPN SMOKING CRACK THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND ALL MY MONEY IS GONE, MY PARENTS FOUND OUT AND ARE REALLY UPSET THATS ENOUGH FOR NOW JENN	addict4life	1	984	Feb 3, 2009 by aunitedway
	hello everyone (Preview) im not new here im normally under screen name notsonew but for some reason im on here as new lol. that was my sign in name when i first came here in 05. anyways im finding i need to restart the steps at this new point in my life. so how exactly does this page work?	new1111	1	949	Feb 3, 2009 by aunitedway
	Question (Preview) I am a mother of a 34 year old daughter who just got out of 101 days of re hab last week and has already relapsed. Is this enough of a concern that she should go BACK to re hab? Or is this maybe normal and needs to be sure and get to her meetings? She so far is refusing to go back to rehab, she says she made a mistake a...	concernedmom	12	1475	Jan 29, 2009 by MillieB
	About Sponsors (Preview) What is the ettiquite for getting a sponsor? I have been working the steps without one, and there are definitely times that I think it would be nice to have one, and/but I do not know who/how I would get or find one. Jules	Jules	4	1201	Jan 29, 2009 by MillieB
	Al-Anon Step 4 (Preview) Hi Al-Anon, looking at the posts on the front page here we seem to have done Steps 1, 2 and 3 recently so I figured we might be on step 4 now. Quote: 'How can I benefit from doing an inventory? I want to relieve myself of those self-defeating attitudes and behaviors that block me from living life t...	Vicky R	3	4557	Jan 28, 2009 by Vicky R
	aa (Preview) hello, i am a member of alcoholics anonymous, i am clean and sober, for 22 months. very nice to be on this website. Thankyou.	cleanandsoberfemale	3	1403	Jan 18, 2009 by mrg77
	AA Folklore (Preview) Hello. I'm new her and as of tomorrow I will be one week away from a year - sober and clean. Because my first AA birthday includes the leap year of 2008, therefore 366 days of sobriety, I was wondering if there was any folklore attributed? Thanks.	Sean C.	0	1161	Jan 12, 2009 by Sean C.
	steps (Preview) Hello, I,m new here. I am a member of my hometown Al-Anon. When is the step work being done and please where can I find it. I am very interested. Regards, sunshine	sunshine	0	942	Jan 1, 2009 by sunshine
	Pre-Step 1 (Preview) My life does not suck. I am loved, desired, admired. I am a good person. And, yet, I have been to meetings for my entire life...been drawn to them by those I love. Have found something there, sometimes...as well as rejection. So, I'm left thinking: "What the f*** am I doing here?" I do not bel...	Jules	4	1313	Dec 30, 2008 by Jules
	Al-Anon Step 2 (Preview) Hi everyone, I didn't see any Al-Anon shares here today, but we're on Step 2 next. What came to mind when reading this passage was some things I read about training dogs. Without expert coaching, sometimes the animal feels 'over-responsible' ! I so relate to that. Now that I have a Higher Power ( which i...	Vicky R	2	3528	Dec 29, 2008 by Vicky R
	Hello (Preview) I'm new here - obviously. I feel strongly that working the steps is essential in staying sober. I attend a 7am meeting everyday that reads from the Twelve and Twelve 3 days a week, the Big book for two and has one day of open discussion. Without this structure I probably wouldn't have done the reading I...	sober091206	0	749	Dec 22, 2008 by sober091206
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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.