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Steps 4 - 7
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In doing my inventory, I realize that I want to design my life but their not based on upon what others want for themselves and for me at times. One out of 3 sons are doing well. The other one is in jail and I am mutually estranged from the other son. I had such high aspirations for them, and I feel I was let do...
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Found help for the steps!
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http://www.cleanandsobernotdead.com/Pages/jc_bb_study.html
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Step One------Can I Get a Do-Over?
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Hello. I am Stacie and I am an alcoholic. I am new to this AA thing, and when I initially embarked on the mission that is the twelve steps, I got through the first three, and thought "man, this is cake."......WRONG!!!! I am now finding myself, several months later, starting all over again b...
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Brand new 12 Steps just begun in December so come on in and join us!
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Hi all Step 1 and 2, have just began if you want to join in, add your experience, or give us some hope and share what makes you strong? You will see step 1 (started by Tlcate) and Step 2 (started by Desirae) on the topics board, so come on in and join us today. failte -- Edited by failte on Tuesday 7th of Decemb...
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New to the forums
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Hi, my name for here is Maery. I've been a member of Alanon for a few years, and in our area there really isn't any group strictly for Adult Children but I remember going to meetings when I lived out in Victoria, B.C. I've been having a tough time getting to my meetings for a bit now and I don't see this changi...
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Step 6
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Step 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. While working the steps, step 6 slip by so quickly - just about as quickly as it does in the Big Book - a single paragraph. As I spent more time studying the steps and took a sponsee through them, the importance of this step grew f...
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Step 4 -help and guidance appreciated
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I too am on step four. I have followed some speaker tapes advice and the advice here which is very good. I have divided page into columns headed social, security, sex, my part in this. I find this useful. What do you think?
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Big Book Studys
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I went to a C.A. meeting last nite , generally I go to A.A. I was really touched in their beginning and ending formats that were read . I felt at home. I was'nt aware that C.A. did'nt use N.A. books. Anyways we started on page 113 in the B.B. With only 3 days clean I was really struck being reminded of the e...
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I want my pain gone
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I am not sure what to do right now with these overwhelming feelings I have, but I am so glad I just found this forum. I have ignored, walked around, under, over, and did all I could do to deny any kind of pain or grief I have had. However for the last week I have been so angry, and I am expressing that by non-sto...
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Steps 3 6 7 11 12 and being Agnostic
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Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Step 7 - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious co...
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Step 1
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Step One We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. For me I half-heartedly understood this when first entering recovery. I understood it at a textbook level. Not until I had hit my bottom did I grasp onto this step with all my heart, body, and soul. I had just...
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Doing the steps
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I am getting ready to start my first step again! I am dealing with a new sponsor. At one time I had two years clean and sober. Now I almost have five months clean and sober again. I have a question? Should I treat my first step as if I have never done it before, or should I do it from the time that I relapsed? I d...
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HOW DO i GET STARTED
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A "mind trick" that helps maintain my sobriety (and sanity)...
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AA provides alot of emotional support for me, and I am a dedicated following of the 12-Step program, but for some reason I've never really been able to "stop wanting" to drink. I've been in several 12-step programs for several years now (alcohol, pills, chilhood issues), and just recent...
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lost lost lost
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where do i find the two steps that you are talking about i am new to the site and i am sooooo lost help me please
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step 5
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Hi, I have been wanting to do my step five for a few months now but could do with some suggestions. Does it need to be your sponsor. I decided that my relationship with my sponsor was not very healthy she has given me so much but her objectivity had gone and she had strted to direct me/control. I began to f...
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Help in working Step 4
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I need to do this and I hope to do it here with someone.
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Step 5
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Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. As with my experience in the previous 4 steps - step 5 was not easy. It was simple enough. Grab my 4th step paper, go to my sponsor's house, gratefully accept my weekly tea while his dog settles in to warm my feet fo...
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quest for serenity and inner peace
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Four years ago I entered treatment for alcoholism for (hopefully) the last time (there had been six or seven treatments before then).I was a low-bottom alcoholic (trashed my job, my health, my social life, my finances, youve heard it all before).But this time around I finally had enough (sick and ti...
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Step 3
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Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood him. When I first fell into the 12 step programs, flat on my face and lower than I have ever been, step 3 was PURELY my complete willingness to move forward with an open mind. I am here. I am powerless. I am insane...
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