Step Work

lostnfound80 · lostnfound80

Hi everyone, I am new to the twelve steps and have gotten as far as Step 2 with my sponsor but feel that I would like to have as much feed back as I can. I have had many alcoholics/addicts in my life but my primary alcoholic/addict is my partner. The last 2 years have been like living in my own personal hell an...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Step 1 - AA from the '12 Step and 12 Tradition' book: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." "Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessne...

getoverit · getoverit

Hello to all, I hope this finds all is well your way and hopefully it is here.. I am in evaluation re step four, or: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Yikes - can we call out damage control here please? My last a, who is a family member, got in my face because I'm just learning to w...

Lisa444 · Lisa444

I realize that you are on step two now, but I can't even conceive of getting step two as I can't even get step one. I know I am powerless over alcohol and people, places, and things. That was easier for me. Unlike most people on here (and in meetings) I don't feel any connection to a high...

MGcostarica · MGcostarica

My Wife to be, just admitted herself into a NA recovery clinic to become clean. I was not aware that she even used Cocaine, until two weeks ago. She had used for 15 years but only once a week on Friday nights. I was living in the USA and only coming every 6 wee...

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Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 1. How can I admit my wrong despite my pride and fear that it will be used against me? 2. Did I abandon my own needs today? How? 3. What small things can I do to practice standing up for myself? 4. I...

ML · ML

I am diverting from the 'normal path' here to explain abit about the Emotions Anonymous group and it's purpose. Emotions Anonymous is ABOUT emotions and how I react, respond and deal with my emotional 'stuff', in particular how my life has become nearly unlivable due to my emotional 'dis-eases'. Th...

ML · ML

"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Three Prayer: "God I offer myself to you, to build and to do with me as you wish. Help me let go of my self-centerednes, so I can better recognize your will for me. Help me overcome my difficul...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Step 3 - AA from the AA '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: Step 3 - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." "... In the first two Steps we engaged in reflection. We saw that we were powerless over alcohol, but we also perceived that faith o...

ML · ML

It seems that 12 Step Programs follow the same format and questions regarding the step work process. The only difference being the focus of 'powerlessness over......' What follows is MY personal ideas around what Emotions Anonymous can address and what it may be useful for. I DO NOT SPEAK FOR EMOT...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I haven't been here in a while, and coming today and looking at the board is a shocker. All the Steps are out of order! They were kept in order so that a person who wanted to work on any particular Step could find all of the threads about it in one place. The way it is now, if I wanted to work on Step 5, I ha...

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Tahir · Tahir

(1) Read Step Four out of It Works ~ How & Why. (2) Read Step Four out of the Basic Text every day before writing. (3) Write what each part means to you: a) We made b) a searching & fearless c) moral inventory d) of ourselves. (4) Read the General Guidelines from IP No. 10...

John · John

Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.From: Paths to Recovery - pg. 42 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)Living with the dsease of alcoholism can dest...

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Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcmings. 1. What does humility mean to me? 2. Am I ready to as God to remove my shortcomings? 3. What positive trait do I want to develop or substitute for a trait I want to eliminate? 4. Have I had any fears removed frm my life? Which ones? ...

bgj · bgj

Hello All, New here. Very happy to find this site. I hope it helps. I so loved to read the postings where people are actually recovering. Thus far, the people in my life none have gone there. I'm so aware that we are powerless over alcohol. It breaks my heart that there are so many people that struggle...

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Thrd Step - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.From: Paths to Recovery pg. 28 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)What decision are we...

notcrazy62 · notcrazy62

From 12 Steps - A way out Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to care of God as we understood God. Imagine the insanity of trying to perform surgery on ourselves. At the first hint of pain from the scalpel, we would stop. Healing would never happen. It is just as insane to think that we c...

Brian · Brian

There I go again. Walking through the halls of the junior college where I attend when the thought hits me again. Why didn't I get mad today? When things at work went quarky? Or at the thoughts of "wasted" time or the "predicament" that I had gotten myself "into&quo...

sweetpea · sweetpea

Today I am grateful for my sobriety. It is Easter Sunday and I can't think of a better day to be sober. I feel so content today and I know that is because God has answered my prayers and given me a better life. Thank you and 24 more to everyone. Have a great day!

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	New in the 12 steps (Preview) Hi everyone, I am new to the twelve steps and have gotten as far as Step 2 with my sponsor but feel that I would like to have as much feed back as I can. I have had many alcoholics/addicts in my life but my primary alcoholic/addict is my partner. The last 2 years have been like living in my own personal hell an...	lostnfound80	6	1141	Aug 17, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 1 - AA (Preview) Step 1 - AA from the '12 Step and 12 Tradition' book: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." "Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessne...	amanda2u2	4	3477	Aug 17, 2007 by Blessed
	moral inventory (Preview) Hello to all, I hope this finds all is well your way and hopefully it is here.. I am in evaluation re step four, or: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Yikes - can we call out damage control here please? My last a, who is a family member, got in my face because I'm just learning to w...	getoverit	2	1199	Aug 15, 2007 by Blessed
	How can you do step one or two when you don't have a God or HP? (Preview) I realize that you are on step two now, but I can't even conceive of getting step two as I can't even get step one. I know I am powerless over alcohol and people, places, and things. That was easier for me. Unlike most people on here (and in meetings) I don't feel any connection to a high...	Lisa444	10	1349	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	Help for Addicts Loved Ones (Preview) My Wife to be, just admitted herself into a NA recovery clinic to become clean. I was not aware that she even used Cocaine, until two weeks ago. She had used for 15 years but only once a week on Friday nights. I was living in the USA and only coming every 6 wee...	MGcostarica	3	1647	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Ten Questions (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 1. How can I admit my wrong despite my pride and fear that it will be used against me? 2. Did I abandon my own needs today? How? 3. What small things can I do to practice standing up for myself? 4. I...	dot	4	1572	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	ABOUT EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) I am diverting from the 'normal path' here to explain abit about the Emotions Anonymous group and it's purpose. Emotions Anonymous is ABOUT emotions and how I react, respond and deal with my emotional 'stuff', in particular how my life has become nearly unlivable due to my emotional 'dis-eases'. Th...	ML	2	5121	Aug 12, 2007 by Tahir
	STEP THREE - Emotions Anonymous (Preview) "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Three Prayer: "God I offer myself to you, to build and to do with me as you wish. Help me let go of my self-centerednes, so I can better recognize your will for me. Help me overcome my difficul...	ML	25	2124	Aug 11, 2007 by Tahir
	Step 3 - AA (Preview) Step 3 - AA from the AA '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: Step 3 - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." "... In the first two Steps we engaged in reflection. We saw that we were powerless over alcohol, but we also perceived that faith o...	amanda2u2	3	11316	Aug 11, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 4 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) It seems that 12 Step Programs follow the same format and questions regarding the step work process. The only difference being the focus of 'powerlessness over......' What follows is MY personal ideas around what Emotions Anonymous can address and what it may be useful for. I DO NOT SPEAK FOR EMOT...	ML	3	3907	Aug 10, 2007 by ML
	wow Steps all out of order (Preview) I haven't been here in a while, and coming today and looking at the board is a shocker. All the Steps are out of order! They were kept in order so that a person who wanted to work on any particular Step could find all of the threads about it in one place. The way it is now, if I wanted to work on Step 5, I ha...	amanda2u2	3	854	Aug 8, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Four (4) Questions - Al-Anon (Preview) others?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I	dot	7	5258	Jul 22, 2007 by Vicky R
	NA Step Four (Preview) (1) Read Step Four out of It Works ~ How & Why. (2) Read Step Four out of the Basic Text every day before writing. (3) Write what each part means to you: a) We made b) a searching & fearless c) moral inventory d) of ourselves. (4) Read the General Guidelines from IP No. 10...	Tahir	9	17450	Jul 21, 2007 by Tahir
	Step Four - From Dot, posted by John (Preview) Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.From: Paths to Recovery - pg. 42 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)Living with the dsease of alcoholism can dest...	John	5	981	Jul 20, 2007 by Baffled
	Step Seven Questions (Preview) Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcmings. 1. What does humility mean to me? 2. Am I ready to as God to remove my shortcomings? 3. What positive trait do I want to develop or substitute for a trait I want to eliminate? 4. Have I had any fears removed frm my life? Which ones? ...	dot	2	892	Jul 18, 2007 by Blessed
	Powerless over people (Preview) Hello All, New here. Very happy to find this site. I hope it helps. I so loved to read the postings where people are actually recovering. Thus far, the people in my life none have gone there. I'm so aware that we are powerless over alcohol. It breaks my heart that there are so many people that struggle...	bgj	5	1297	Jul 17, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Three - Al-Anon (Preview) Thrd Step - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.From: Paths to Recovery pg. 28 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)What decision are we...	dot	10	2046	Jul 3, 2007 by gligirl
	Step 3 - ACA (Preview) From 12 Steps - A way out Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to care of God as we understood God. Imagine the insanity of trying to perform surgery on ourselves. At the first hint of pain from the scalpel, we would stop. Healing would never happen. It is just as insane to think that we c...	notcrazy62	3	2318	Jun 29, 2007 by EveB
	The Event of a Lifetime (Preview) There I go again. Walking through the halls of the junior college where I attend when the thought hits me again. Why didn't I get mad today? When things at work went quarky? Or at the thoughts of "wasted" time or the "predicament" that I had gotten myself "into&quo...	Brian	1	840	Jun 28, 2007 by Blessed
	Gratefulness (Preview) Today I am grateful for my sobriety. It is Easter Sunday and I can't think of a better day to be sober. I feel so content today and I know that is because God has answered my prayers and given me a better life. Thank you and 24 more to everyone. Have a great day!	sweetpea	1	512	Jun 27, 2007 by Blessed
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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.