Step Work

gonee · gonee

"Admitted we were powerless over alcohol..." First of all without reading the 1st 60 pages of the AA book I did not understand what powerless meant. I had to break this step into chewable pieces. Looks like an easy step but it is not. Power of choice is a natural instinct, otherwise I would di...

tlcate · tlcate

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Boy, was this difficult. No one on this planet has ever heard the whole story. Much less MY PART. My siblings see the sister in me, my daugther the mom and so on. I have always wanted a SO to share my heart and soul w...

danielle72 · danielle72

Hello, I am new to this. I have been sober for 2 days. I am on steps one and two. One is easy for me, although it wasn't for the past few years, it is now. I get it, I am an alcoholic and my life is unmanageable especially in the area of alcohol. Step two should be easy for me, but believe it or not, I am stumbli...

Girly · Girly

Hello, I just joined the forum. My husband has been sober for about 17 months and he quit smoking for about 7 months. I am so happy for him and our family. What I am finding out is the hurtful things he says and does is now not alcohol motivated...I need to begin with Step one and wanted to know when it will be o...

tmariec27 · tmariec27

I am new to al anon ... I am online because I do not have enough support to go to f2f meetings. I am looking for a sponsor and not sure how to do that either. I am a mom of 4 children. I was raised by both parents being addicts/alcoholics and my husband is also an Alcoholic. I am completely mortified of havin...

hotrod · hotrod

4 th Step Made a Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory of Ourself The first time I attempted this step many. many years ago I was unable to do it in a "Fearless " Manner. My sponsor urged me into action and regardless of the fear I decided to go within and finally uncover the pain, the sadn...

gonee · gonee

This the only step as far as I know in the AA book which asks me to be "convinced". Convinced of what? Convinced that we were in the right place- "we were at Step 3". If I am not convinced, then I need to go back to Step1 and Step2 and see what it is that I am not convinced about. If I am not c...

AGO · AGO

To kind of keep the ball rolling, or get the ball rolling, I will add a step 3 synopsis I did for a secular forum a few months ago: Hello, My name is Andrew and I am an Alcoholic I hope this is appropriate, and I am sorry I repeat myself a few times, I am only hoping to show how I was able to work the twelve steps as a...

paula1968 · paula1968

Hi All Just wandering what are you suppose to do with your step work when you have done it. I know when i was in NA i would go to my sponsors house to read what ever step id done. What is the proper process. Thank you Paula

angel66 · angel66

Hi, I was wondering, it said on one page that there was a step meeting to do the steps but I cant find any kind of step meeting or schedule. Also, is there anyway that I can find on the site, the steps in order, including comments etc or do I just have to go through the messages and read what may interest me? Tha...

Martee · Martee

Hello, I recently (3 weeks ago) started going back to AA. I had not been any about 6 years. I've been in rehab twice, but in all that time I had never worked the steps. I have been what they call a dry drunk for the past 7 years and just recently I felt like my world was falling apart. I started having anxiety an...

ME2BRANDIE · ME2BRANDIE

I dont have any one to help me look over my 3rd & make sure it is right. Plus I need some one to help me start my 4th. My e-mail address is ME2BRANDIE@aol.com If any one would like to share or help me. I would be willing to e-mail you my # if you seam straight up. Or if I feel I can trust you.

DorothyG · DorothyG

Hi everyone, Although I have discussed this with my sponsor, have read the 12/12 and the big book; I remain stuck on the 4th step. Is this to be a list of the recent past/present? The long ago past/present? And what exactly are resentments? I do not harbor any ill feelings for any length of time. Unne...

LORIE · LORIE

I just don't understand addiction.. My husband went to a recovery center 2 weeks ago... he seems to be doing really good and I'm so proud of him.. But, What after he gets out? will he go right back to drinking? will AA help once he's out? Shouldd I put our family back together? what is the cause of his drink...

Avril G · Avril G

I heard a story about a newcomer who asked his sponsor, 'OK, so what happens when I've finished the 12 steps, what do I do then?' His sponsor replied, 'Well son, once you've finished them, you better lie very still, cos you'll be dead' He went on to say that he didn't look at the steps as a flight of stairs,...

Carlotta · Carlotta

I am new to this site and looking for some encouragement. I have been to meetings and 12 step programs in the past (15 yrs ago) but got away from it all and sure enough starting sipping white wine before meals, here I am 3 years later and that demon shows up unannounced. I have been to lots of functions and...

reese · reese

Hi Everyone, I'm new to online meetings and message boards. I've looked around the site a bit, but I'm unsure where to begin with step work and unsure how things work around here. Would someone kindly help a guy out? I don't know where to begin to get started. Thanks, Reese

fairymom44 · fairymom44

Hello, I am a mother of two kids an am admitting today that I am an alcoholic. I cringe as I write the ugly truth of the state of mind I am in. I lost my mother/ my best friend last May and have found that my occasional glass of wine has become a nightly habit. I find that I am becoming more and more fixated when my...

deedee51 · deedee51

Hi, I started going to Al-Anon a few months ago and I'm starting step 4. After reading a lot of posts here,it seems to be for geared for the alcoholic, is that what it is? If were the spouse of the alcoholic do we bypass this step 4? I'm confused. Any help will be appreciated. Al-Anon has really been helping...

Jerry F · Jerry F

After looking at the evidence of my 1st and 2nd step I had a question supported by the rooms of Al-Anon. I was given the definition of insanity as, "doing the same things over and over expecting different results." That was a very accurate definition and I was very very sick from trying to...

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	Step 1 (Preview) "Admitted we were powerless over alcohol..." First of all without reading the 1st 60 pages of the AA book I did not understand what powerless meant. I had to break this step into chewable pieces. Looks like an easy step but it is not. Power of choice is a natural instinct, otherwise I would di...	gonee	3	2073	Aug 10, 2010 by MarcLacroix
	Step 5 (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Boy, was this difficult. No one on this planet has ever heard the whole story. Much less MY PART. My siblings see the sister in me, my daugther the mom and so on. I have always wanted a SO to share my heart and soul w...	tlcate	7	2149	Aug 3, 2010 by tlcate
	Steps 1 and 2....day 2 of being sober (Preview) Hello, I am new to this. I have been sober for 2 days. I am on steps one and two. One is easy for me, although it wasn't for the past few years, it is now. I get it, I am an alcoholic and my life is unmanageable especially in the area of alcohol. Step two should be easy for me, but believe it or not, I am stumbli...	danielle72	4	1974	Jul 30, 2010 by tlcate
	Saving myself (Preview) Hello, I just joined the forum. My husband has been sober for about 17 months and he quit smoking for about 7 months. I am so happy for him and our family. What I am finding out is the hurtful things he says and does is now not alcohol motivated...I need to begin with Step one and wanted to know when it will be o...	Girly	1	1454	Jul 28, 2010 by tlcate
	desperate and new to al anon (Preview) I am new to al anon ... I am online because I do not have enough support to go to f2f meetings. I am looking for a sponsor and not sure how to do that either. I am a mom of 4 children. I was raised by both parents being addicts/alcoholics and my husband is also an Alcoholic. I am completely mortified of havin...	tmariec27	2	1697	Jul 28, 2010 by tlcate
	Step 4 (Preview) 4 th Step Made a Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory of Ourself The first time I attempted this step many. many years ago I was unable to do it in a "Fearless " Manner. My sponsor urged me into action and regardless of the fear I decided to go within and finally uncover the pain, the sadn...	hotrod	6	2026	Jul 17, 2010 by littlemamasheart
	Step3 (Preview) This the only step as far as I know in the AA book which asks me to be "convinced". Convinced of what? Convinced that we were in the right place- *"we were at Step 3*". If I am not convinced, then I need to go back to Step1 and Step2 and see what it is that I am not convinced about. If I am not c...	gonee	1	1544	Jul 11, 2010 by gonee
	How I worked Step 3 in AA (Preview) To kind of keep the ball rolling, or get the ball rolling, I will add a step 3 synopsis I did for a secular forum a few months ago: Hello, My name is Andrew and I am an Alcoholic I hope this is appropriate, and I am sorry I repeat myself a few times, I am only hoping to show how I was able to work the twelve steps as a...	AGO	4	6293	Jul 4, 2010 by ferrisdp
	Step 1 in OA (Preview) Hi All Just wandering what are you suppose to do with your step work when you have done it. I know when i was in NA i would go to my sponsors house to read what ever step id done. What is the proper process. Thank you Paula	paula1968	7	5691	Jun 18, 2010 by Trudystar
	12 step meeting or steps in order (Preview) Hi, I was wondering, it said on one page that there was a step meeting to do the steps but I cant find any kind of step meeting or schedule. Also, is there anyway that I can find on the site, the steps in order, including comments etc or do I just have to go through the messages and read what may interest me? Tha...	angel66	5	1558	Jun 16, 2010 by Teddymarie
	I am having trouble with the 3rd step. please help (Preview) Hello, I recently (3 weeks ago) started going back to AA. I had not been any about 6 years. I've been in rehab twice, but in all that time I had never worked the steps. I have been what they call a dry drunk for the past 7 years and just recently I felt like my world was falling apart. I started having anxiety an...	Martee	4	1907	Jun 11, 2010 by ack
	finshed my 3rd In need of help (Preview) I dont have any one to help me look over my 3rd & make sure it is right. Plus I need some one to help me start my 4th. My e-mail address is ME2BRANDIE@aol.com If any one would like to share or help me. I would be willing to e-mail you my # if you seam straight up. Or if I feel I can trust you.	ME2BRANDIE	4	1399	Jun 11, 2010 by ack
	Need a bit of direction on the 4th Step (Preview) Hi everyone, Although I have discussed this with my sponsor, have read the 12/12 and the big book; I remain stuck on the 4th step. Is this to be a list of the recent past/present? The long ago past/present? And what exactly are resentments? I do not harbor any ill feelings for any length of time. Unne...	DorothyG	4	1540	Jun 7, 2010 by ME2BRANDIE
	Husband is in recovery as I type. (Preview) I just don't understand addiction.. My husband went to a recovery center 2 weeks ago... he seems to be doing really good and I'm so proud of him.. But, What after he gets out? will he go right back to drinking? will AA help once he's out? Shouldd I put our family back together? what is the cause of his drink...	LORIE	2	1475	Jun 3, 2010 by P TERRY
	THE 12 STEP CLOCK (Preview) I heard a story about a newcomer who asked his sponsor, 'OK, so what happens when I've finished the 12 steps, what do I do then?' His sponsor replied, 'Well son, once you've finished them, you better lie very still, cos you'll be dead' He went on to say that he didn't look at the steps as a flight of stairs,...	Avril G	3	2663	May 22, 2010 by aprilleaves
	Conversation with myself (Preview) I am new to this site and looking for some encouragement. I have been to meetings and 12 step programs in the past (15 yrs ago) but got away from it all and sure enough starting sipping white wine before meals, here I am 3 years later and that demon shows up unannounced. I have been to lots of functions and...	Carlotta	3	1742	May 22, 2010 by aprilleaves
	New To Board (Preview) Hi Everyone, I'm new to online meetings and message boards. I've looked around the site a bit, but I'm unsure where to begin with step work and unsure how things work around here. Would someone kindly help a guy out? I don't know where to begin to get started. Thanks, Reese	reese	4	1111	May 17, 2010 by reese
	New To Message Board (Preview) Hello, I am a mother of two kids an am admitting today that I am an alcoholic. I cringe as I write the ugly truth of the state of mind I am in. I lost my mother/ my best friend last May and have found that my occasional glass of wine has become a nightly habit. I find that I am becoming more and more fixated when my...	fairymom44	2	1084	May 10, 2010 by russman
	Confused with Step 4 (Preview) Hi, I started going to Al-Anon a few months ago and I'm starting step 4. After reading a lot of posts here,it seems to be for geared for the alcoholic, is that what it is? If were the spouse of the alcoholic do we bypass this step 4? I'm confused. Any help will be appreciated. Al-Anon has really been helping...	deedee51	10	2973	May 10, 2010 by deedee51
	Step #3...A short journey. (Preview) After looking at the evidence of my 1st and 2nd step I had a question supported by the rooms of Al-Anon. I was given the definition of insanity as, "doing the same things over and over expecting different results." That was a very accurate definition and I was very very sick from trying to...	Jerry F	6	1908	May 7, 2010 by Dave Harm
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