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Please help, my way isn't working
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Hi, I am new here, have been a "spectator and minor contributor" at al-anon and more than ever I really want to work the steps. I have written my 1st step out about 3 years ago and then as my 2nd child was born and my A SO relasped I relapsed as well. I have never been able to find a sponsor, had a temp who moved af...
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Step One - AA
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Hi all,
Step One - Admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.
My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. My recovery in AA started when I took the first step. For me, I think this occurred when I attended my first AA meeting. Mind you, I was...
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Talking the Talk (EA affirmations/communication tips)
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ML here......powerless over my emotions. One of my stumbling blocks is/was my negative self-talk which can directly affect my emotions - or vice versa, any way you slice it it's a mud pie. In the EA published book "It Works if You Work It" is a wonderful section I use called Talking The Talk that I enjoy r...
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Step One Questions EA (Emotions Anonymous)
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I have found some of these very helpful, either as an exercise for journalling or talking with a fellow member or my sponsor about....
Copied from the "Step by Step" guide for EA, page 4, 5 onward.....
"Before beginning it is important to understand that working this step is not a confession of cha...
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This board
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Hi.
I'm Mike and I'm an alcoholic in Boston, MA. Is this board only for Al-anon or is it for alcoholics too? I'd love to participate but don't want to violate the integrity of the board. I've been sober 10 years and am looking for a good online step site. Thanks, Mike
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STEP ONE from an Emotions Anonymous Member
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This is something I wrote some time back about Step One for me in Emotions Anonymous..
ML here....powerless over my emotions.... .just my personal experience.. ...not the 'truth' of Emotions Anonymous... .just my journey..... take what you need and leave the rest..... STEP ONE...
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Step One Questions
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Step One - Admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.
1. How can I let go of others problems instead of trying to solve them?
2. In what situations do I feel excessive responsibility for other people?
3. What brought me into Al-Anon? What did I hope to...
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Step One Reality
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I'm new to this board. Not new to Al-anon. I began my alanon work a year and a half ago when my AH was in the hospital for alcohol. I was a wreck. One day at a time sounded good to me. I started the steps with a sponsor. I did step 1 and my brain got the concept but not my heart.
This past August after a year of sobr...
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Working through Step One
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This step says: We admitted we were powerless over_________________--that our lives had become unmanageable.
I think this is a tough concept for me. It seems as though there are so many things to fill in that blank. It also seems like I will never fully master this step. ...
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AA Step One Experience-what happened, what it was like...
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Greetings friends. I'm an alcoholic from northern California and my friends call me CiCi. I'm in my 6th year of sobriety. My sponsor (who helped save my life) was/is from what some call 'old school AA', but what I call AA as it was written in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.&nb...
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I'm sober! Yeah!
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At the moment I am on step 1. I was given some medication from my dr which makes you really ill if you have a small amount of alcohol. If you have a large amount of alcohol it could kill you. No kidding!
It seems to be doing the trick for me. I haven't drank a drop for 4 whole days.
Shaz
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spiritual growth
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Hi guys,
Are you interested in recovery and abstinence from alcohol,
The big book says it all, when the spiritual malady is overcome we straighten out mentally and physically.
When I pray and stay out of the drivers seat, my life goes ever so well.
When I drive I am living in self-will, does any...
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Step Twelve Questions
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Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
1. What have received from Al-Anon that I would most like to share?
2. How can I best carry the message to my family members,...
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Step Twelve
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Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principals in all our affars.
From: Al-Anon Works pg. 64 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permis...
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i am new to this;;;;
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hi my name is jen and i have worked my steps 3 times now and am doing it again but i have never been here before. i cant get to many meetings anymore, my husband and i have been clean and sober for 4 years and4 months now and have seen many miricales come our way in that time but we have also had many heartaches as...
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A New Start
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Anyone looking to seriously start working the steps........... Is anyone willing to give it a try?
Theresa
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WOW, i LIKE this
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i had trouble getting on, but now that i am...this is AWSOME.....
a STEP board.....my favorite part of the program, the STEPS!!!! my "life 101" manual
i didn't even know how to live/interact as a human being till i got into recovery and into the steps...
whoever came up with...
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Step Eleven Al-Anon
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Step Eleven - Sought through prayer and medtation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
From: Paths to Recovery pg, 111 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use...
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Step Nine Questions
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Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
1. How can I plan what I'm going to say in my direct amends to be clear and concise and to avoid blaming any other person?
2. What is the difference between an apology and making amend...
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Step Eleven Questions
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Step Eleven - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowlege of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
1. How do I define the difference between prayer and meditation?
2. Do I have a special time and place t...
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