Step Work

Stacy · Stacy

Further to a brief discussion on the other boards, I will be posting information I have found regarding the steps which has helped me to better understand them here for all that would like to use. On a separate post but at the same time I will post the questions to ask yourself and hopefully encour...

tasmin · tasmin

hi guys, i've been in acoa for nearly 5 months and feel i've hit a wall in my recovery and might need to go back to the start.

is anyone doing steps 1, 2, or 3? i would appricate some help if theres anyone who could help me with this. tasmin

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all" "Before entering the 12 Step program, many of us blamed our parents, relatives, and friends for the turmoil in our lives. We even held God responsible. In Step 8, we...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from the "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." "Steps 8 and 9 are concerned with personal relations. First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous atte...

Ape · Ape

I am 36 years old, divorced for over 3 years, mother of 3 beautiful young girls and in a serious relationship for well over a year now with an alcoholic who does not live with us but is a big part of our lives. I've been in denial about his problem and its effect on me for so long and it's time for help.&n...

Samuel C · Samuel C

Hi this is Samuel and I am an alcoholic. Generally I am a happy-go-lucky sort of guy, but at times I just get so 'full' of people. Let me explain it like this; - I go to the shop and buy 2 litres of ice cream, take it home, open the lid and eat the whole contents of the container. Hence I would be so full of ice crea...

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Step Eight - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. From - How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics pg. 59 (copyright 1995 by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group...

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Thursday night at 9pm et we have a Step/Tradition meeting in the Al-anon chat room.

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the "12 Steps for Adult Children" book: "Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings" "By Step 7 we have abandoned the illusion that we can help ourselves. The pain of our former way of life has caught up to us, and we lie wounded with a self-inflicted injury. We are certainly not interested in...

Another New Member · hookerdi

Hello, I'm Di and I'm an al-anon participant. My dad, step-dad, sis and several relationships are/were alcoholic. I'm very co-dependent but trying hard to make changes. I was in Al-Anon several years ago and then stopped for quite some time. But I'm back now and lookin...

JSW · JSW

I am new to this and do not know where to start.

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I got 4 more copies,,, so I can give some away. And I'll put up my Steps a bit later on... thanks for waiting. amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book of AA "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." "Since this Step so specifically concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us... "Indeed, the attainment of greater hum...

Bev · Bev

Just found this board, look forward to sharing with you all. You're a bit ahead of me I'm on my 4th step, but it can't hurt!

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I gave away my ACA book and then realized that that meant that I couldn't put up it's Step 6. I have ordered another one, but have to wait till it comes in to catch up. Sorry. I will do the AA one. amanda

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Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From How Al-Anon Works For Families and Friends of Alcoholics - pg.57 (copyright 1995 by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) ...even aft...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I find that sometimes I have an inventory of traits, both negative , positive and neutral. I am kind of aware of how I am,, but I see some things as necessary and useful and don't know any better way. I don't find, usually , that I want to change too much. But then it happens that a partic...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the AA "12 Step and 12 Tradition" book "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character" "... Any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try repeatedly Step 6 on all his faults - without any reservations whatever - has indeed come a long way spiritually... ...

drheathrann · drheathrann

Step 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. The idea of surrendering our entire identity to whatever process of change was necessary was only an abstract concept in Steps 2 and 3. Now we were facing the reality of what that meant. Summoning the willingness to let go...

socalmom · socalmom

Hi all, I would love to get your comments on divorce vs. legal separation. My husband has not lived at home for the past 6-7 weeks. I asked him to leave because of his abusive behavior that resulted from heavy drinking. We've been married for 14 years with two children (6 & 9). I a...

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	Step 1 - With interpretations (Preview) Further to a brief discussion on the other boards, I will be posting information I have found regarding the steps which has helped me to better understand them here for all that would like to use. On a separate post but at the same time I will post the questions to ask yourself and hopefully encour...	Stacy	4	1803	Feb 25, 2005 by amanda2u2
	think i need to start over (Preview) hi guys, i've been in acoa for nearly 5 months and feel i've hit a wall in my recovery and might need to go back to the start. is anyone doing steps 1, 2, or 3? i would appricate some help if theres anyone who could help me with this. tasmin	tasmin	6	797	Feb 24, 2005 by Todd
	Step 8 - ACA (Preview) *from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children"* *"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all"* *"Before entering the 12 Step program, many of us blamed our parents, relatives, and friends for the turmoil in our lives. We even held God responsible. In Step 8, we...*	amanda2u2	0	1134	Feb 23, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 8 - AA (Preview) *from the "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book* *"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."* *"Steps 8 and 9 are concerned with personal relations. First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous atte...*	amanda2u2	0	4178	Feb 19, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Brand New... (Preview) I am 36 years old, divorced for over 3 years, mother of 3 beautiful young girls and in a serious relationship for well over a year now with an alcoholic who does not live with us but is a big part of our lives. I've been in denial about his problem and its effect on me for so long and it's time for help.&n...	Ape	1	784	Feb 17, 2005 by GammyRose
	samuel c (Preview) Hi this is Samuel and I am an alcoholic. Generally I am a happy-go-lucky sort of guy, but at times I just get so 'full' of people. Let me explain it like this; - I go to the shop and buy 2 litres of ice cream, take it home, open the lid and eat the whole contents of the container. Hence I would be so full of ice crea...	Samuel C	5	791	Feb 14, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step Eight Al-Anon (Preview) Step Eight - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. From - How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics pg. 59 (copyright 1995 by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group...	dot	5	1189	Mar 8, 2005 by abbyal
	Step/Traditon meeting (Preview) Thursday night at 9pm et we have a Step/Tradition meeting in the Al-anon chat room.	dot	1	735	May 1, 2005 by lumy
	Step 7 - ACA (Preview) *From the "12 Steps for Adult Children" book:* *"Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings"* "By Step 7 we have abandoned the illusion that we can help ourselves. The pain of our former way of life has caught up to us, and we lie wounded with a self-inflicted injury. We are certainly not interested in...	amanda2u2	0	2183	Feb 5, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Another New Member (Preview) Hello, I'm Di and I'm an al-anon participant. My dad, step-dad, sis and several relationships are/were alcoholic. I'm very co-dependent but trying hard to make changes. I was in Al-Anon several years ago and then stopped for quite some time. But I'm back now and lookin...	hookerdi	3	867	Feb 7, 2005 by amanda2u2
	New memeber (Preview) I am new to this and do not know where to start.	JSW	2	867	Feb 7, 2005 by dot
	I got my new ACA book (Preview) *I got 4 more copies,,, so I can give some away. And I'll put up my Steps a bit later on... thanks for waiting.* *amanda*	amanda2u2	0	741	Feb 4, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 7 - AA (Preview) *From the "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book of AA* *"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."* *"Since this Step so specifically concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us...* *"Indeed, the attainment of greater hum...*	amanda2u2	0	8133	Feb 2, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Hi all (Preview) Just found this board, look forward to sharing with you all. You're a bit ahead of me I'm on my 4th step, but it can't hurt!	Bev	2	836	Feb 13, 2005 by Samuel C
	I gave away my ACA book (Preview) *I gave away my ACA book and then realized that that meant that I couldn't put up it's Step 6. I have ordered another one, but have to wait till it comes in to catch up. Sorry. I will do the AA one.* *amanda*	amanda2u2	1	1201	Feb 2, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step Seven - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From How Al-Anon Works For Families and Friends of Alcoholics - pg.57 (copyright 1995 by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) ...even aft...	dot	2	996	Jan 30, 2005 by shimo
	Step 6 share (Preview) I find that sometimes I have an inventory of traits, both negative , positive and neutral. I am kind of aware of how I am,, but I see some things as necessary and useful and don't know any better way. I don't find, usually , that I want to change too much. But then it happens that a partic...	amanda2u2	0	763	Jan 29, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 6 - AA (Preview) *From the AA "12 Step and 12 Tradition" book* *"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character"* *"... Any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try repeatedly Step 6 on all his faults - without any reservations whatever - has indeed come a long way spiritually...* ...	amanda2u2	0	7398	Jan 27, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 6 (SLAA) (Preview) Step 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. The idea of surrendering our entire identity to whatever process of change was necessary was only an abstract concept in Steps 2 and 3. Now we were facing the reality of what that meant. Summoning the willingness to let go...	drheathrann	0	3396	Jan 22, 2005 by drheathrann
	Oops! Sorry -- Wrong Board! (Preview) Hi all, I would love to get your comments on divorce vs. legal separation. My husband has not lived at home for the past 6-7 weeks. I asked him to leave because of his abusive behavior that resulted from heavy drinking. We've been married for 14 years with two children (6 & 9). I a...	socalmom	0	844	Jan 21, 2005 by socalmom
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