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JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Much like with Step 4, there is fear and procrastination with this step. For me, beyond not wanting to admit the harms I caused, I didn't want to open myself to interacting with these people again, because of shame a...

John · John

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable. bb. pg 30 We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashe...

GammyRose · GammyRose

"What I do not admit in Step One is just as important as what I do admit. I do not admit that I am a failure. I may feel like a failure,but I've learned in this program that feelings aren't facts. If I stop to reflect, I realize that I'm not diminished when I admit my powerlessness over alcohol. In fac...

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. This one is short, but there is a lot in it. Humbly We've lost the hubris that we think we're all that and a bag of chips. We know we need help to change, that change coming entirely as a force of our will isn't going to happen. asked Not demanded or insisted. ...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 8 AA Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. This reopening of emotional wounds, some old, some perhaps forgotten, and some still painfully festering, will at first look like a purposeless and pointless piece of surgery. But if a willing start is m...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 7 AAHumbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can He now take them alleveryone? If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. When ready, we say something like t...

confused72 · confused72

Do I just tell my story or look for the 12 step questions ,and answer them myself ? Thank you for your help .Im desperate .

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. A step of preparedness and volition. I have a problem with hanging onto things. It's why my home is junky and why I stayed in a relationship that became somewhat toxic. Even though I was mostly ready for the relationship to end, th...

JamesCT · JamesCT

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. There is an old saying "Confession is good for the soul." There is also another thought that saying things aloud makes them fully real. I believe that is what is going on here. In order to heal we must...

taarati22 · taarati22

Hello, I'm writing to ask if anyone has the alanon step 1 questions? -- Edited by taarati22 on Friday 3rd of February 2012 11:31:29 PM

Annali · Annali

I have been a food addict all my life. Only recently I started with a Bible study group where a lot of study went into the righteousness of God. Having come some way I only now realize how self-righteous I have been all my life. This month I stared with the 12 step program and have an OA sponsor. I am still un...

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...

scorpianwoman · scorpianwoman

Hi i am new to the fourm, and i'm finding the 4th and 5 steps are doing my head in can anyone help me look at them from a diffrent prospective ? any help would be good thank you

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step Two Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Came to believe: First we Came - We have accepted step one and have arrived at this program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Until we have accepted that we are alcoholic the other steps won't work. Then we Came to - Awoke fr...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step Three Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Big Book pg. 62 Most Good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom. Once we can come to terms with this idea of turning our...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God" "Step 3 is the central theme of all the Steps. It is the point at which we make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand G...

STARGAZERWISH · STARGAZERWISH

Hi everyone!! I am an addict name Tom. My question is, for as many addics who say they love recovery, where is everyone for this site? I found it in the summer of last year and thouht it would be a good forum for recovering people to discuss working steps. It veery well can beif we all participate on a regul...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from 'The 12 Steps for Adult Children' "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out" ... Our relationship with our Higher Power is our most...

AGO · AGO

I posted this on our AA forum, we get some different traffic in here so I thought I would repost a recap The Book Alcoholics Anonymous is a textbook about how to "manually" create a personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from Alcoholism, it is about how to remove the problem,...

Dan Kitzler · Dan Kitzler

When I first approached step 2, I thought it was telling me to define God. I went to calvary chapel, the catholic church, mormon church, jahova's witness, buddist, muslim, scientology etc etc. I was stuck on step 2. I was having great difficulty getting that diploma in step 2-ology so i can go drink ag...

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	Step 8 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Much like with Step 4, there is fear and procrastination with this step. For me, beyond not wanting to admit the harms I caused, I didn't want to open myself to interacting with these people again, because of shame a...	JamesCT	16	1414	Mar 12, 2012 by LindaO
	Step 1 - Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable. bb. pg 30 We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashe...	John	14	9104	Mar 10, 2012 by Mr_David
	Step one share... (Preview) "What I do not admit in Step One is just as important as what I do admit. I do not admit that I am a failure. I may feel like a failure,but I've learned in this program that feelings aren't facts. If I stop to reflect, I realize that I'm not diminished when I admit my powerlessness over alcohol. In fac...	GammyRose	1	2119	Mar 9, 2012 by kkmclaughlin
	Step 7 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. This one is short, but there is a lot in it. Humbly We've lost the hubris that we think we're all that and a bag of chips. We know we need help to change, that change coming entirely as a force of our will isn't going to happen. asked Not demanded or insisted. ...	JamesCT	6	2171	Mar 6, 2012 by JamesCT
	Step 8 AA (Preview) Step 8 AA Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. This reopening of emotional wounds, some old, some perhaps forgotten, and some still painfully festering, will at first look like a purposeless and pointless piece of surgery. But if a willing start is m...	Dan B 76	1	1790	Mar 5, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Step 7 AA (Preview) Step 7 AAHumbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can He now take them alleveryone? If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. When ready, we say something like t...	Dan B 76	1	1779	Mar 1, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	new here new to this help plz (Preview) Do I just tell my story or look for the 12 step questions ,and answer them myself ? Thank you for your help .Im desperate .	confused72	2	858	Feb 29, 2012 by confused72
	Step 6 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. A step of preparedness and volition. I have a problem with hanging onto things. It's why my home is junky and why I stayed in a relationship that became somewhat toxic. Even though I was mostly ready for the relationship to end, th...	JamesCT	6	1566	Feb 20, 2012 by LindaO
	Step 5 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. There is an old saying "Confession is good for the soul." There is also another thought that saying things aloud makes them fully real. I believe that is what is going on here. In order to heal we must...	JamesCT	7	5084	Feb 7, 2012 by LindaO
	Does anyone have the Alanon step1 questions? (Preview) Hello, I'm writing to ask if anyone has the alanon step 1 questions? -- Edited by taarati22 on Friday 3rd of February 2012 11:31:29 PM	taarati22	2	877	Feb 4, 2012 by taarati22
	Grace and shame (Preview) I have been a food addict all my life. Only recently I started with a Bible study group where a lot of study went into the righteousness of God. Having come some way I only now realize how self-righteous I have been all my life. This month I stared with the 12 step program and have an OA sponsor. I am still un...	Annali	1	779	Jan 31, 2012 by hotrod
	Fourth Step AA (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	4	7355	Jan 31, 2012 by Annali
	looking for help with the 4th and 5th step !... (Preview) Hi i am new to the fourm, and i'm finding the 4th and 5 steps are doing my head in can anyone help me look at them from a diffrent prospective ? any help would be good thank you	scorpianwoman	13	2680	Jan 31, 2012 by kitilvr
	Step 2 AA (Preview) Step Two Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Came to believe: First we Came - We have accepted step one and have arrived at this program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Until we have accepted that we are alcoholic the other steps won't work. Then we Came to - Awoke fr...	Dan B 76	10	9971	Jan 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	Step 3 AA (Preview) Step Three Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Big Book pg. 62 Most Good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom. Once we can come to terms with this idea of turning our...	Dan B 76	5	5152	Jan 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	Step 3 - ACoA (Preview) *From "The 12 Steps for Adult Children"* *"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God"* *"Step 3 is the central theme of all the Steps. It is the point at which we make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand G...*	amanda2u2	4	2768	Dec 2, 2011 by littlebluedaisy
	Where? (Preview) Hi everyone!! I am an addict name Tom. My question is, for as many addics who say they love recovery, where is everyone for this site? I found it in the summer of last year and thouht it would be a good forum for recovering people to discuss working steps. It veery well can beif we all participate on a regul...	STARGAZERWISH	1	729	Nov 27, 2011 by John
	Step 11 - AC0A (Preview) from 'The 12 Steps for Adult Children' "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out" ... Our relationship with our Higher Power is our most...	amanda2u2	3	1548	Sep 25, 2011 by alldone
	The steps, Fast, fun and easy (Preview) I posted this on our AA forum, we get some different traffic in here so I thought I would repost a recap The Book Alcoholics Anonymous is a textbook about how to "manually" create a personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from Alcoholism, it is about how to remove the problem,...	AGO	2	2019	Sep 13, 2011 by alldone
	Step 2 simplicity step 2 (Preview) When I first approached step 2, I thought it was telling me to define God. I went to calvary chapel, the catholic church, mormon church, jahova's witness, buddist, muslim, scientology etc etc. I was stuck on step 2. I was having great difficulty getting that diploma in step 2-ology so i can go drink ag...	Dan Kitzler	5	1890	Sep 7, 2011 by alldone
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