Step Work

mycroftt · mycroftt

Hi.. First off I have had a slight stroke in the past week or so..and am learning though gradually that I need to use this program to remain centered and to stay vital...it is a scary propositon to go from 100% down to maybe 85% at the drop of a hat....I want this forum to be a place for people with strokes o...

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...

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.

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...

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...

gonee · gonee

Having identified myself as an alcoholic, which was acknowledging the powerless state that I was in and the fact that my life had reached a total state of unmanageability, I was now faced with a task of finding POWER. As long as I deny powerlessness and unmanageability there is no need for Step2 and so I...

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Red Carter · Red Carter

I'm working on step four. i know honesty and a few others are values but i need help understanding this so i can keep moving forward in this i don't want to get stuck on step four. i've ssen others put it off for years & i need to change & stay active in the 12 steps. any help understanding would be gr...

itsmichael · itsmichael

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-- that our lives had become unmanageable." I used to think that the occasions on which I could exhibit some small amount of control over my drinking and using was proof that I was NOT powerless over alcohol and substances. For instance, if I went...

hotrod · hotrod

Second Step "Came to Believe that a Power Greater Than Myself Could Restore Me to Sanity.I do like the reading in the C2C that states: First I came (to meetings) then I came to(I became aware and out of denial and pretend) then I was able to believe. When I first arrived at alanon many years ago I...

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...

tlcate · tlcate

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...

shell1987 · shell1987

hi my name is michelle im new to the fellowship i would like some help to do step one this is so important to me my partner is in recovery iam supporting him but i need help to i want to understand this illness my parents are both alcaholics

rosyred3 · rosyred3

I've been clean for 1 year on March 28th. I missed half of my life with a complete blur. Blinded by the smoke if you can understand that. I lost my 2 sons when I was deep into my use 17 years ago. I havent seen either one since they were 2 and 6 years old. Now Jesse James is 23 and I havent seen him since he was 6 year...

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	12 step and dealing with a sudden physical limitation (Preview) Hi.. First off I have had a slight stroke in the past week or so..and am learning though gradually that I need to use this program to remain centered and to stay vital...it is a scary propositon to go from 100% down to maybe 85% at the drop of a hat....I want this forum to be a place for people with strokes o...	mycroftt	2	1458	Oct 5, 2010 by mon123
	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	1587	Jul 11, 2010 by gonee
	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	1449	Jun 11, 2010 by ack
	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	1951	Jun 11, 2010 by ack
	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	1511	Jun 3, 2010 by P TERRY
	Step2 (Preview) Having identified myself as an alcoholic, which was acknowledging the powerless state that I was in and the fact that my life had reached a total state of unmanageability, I was now faced with a task of finding POWER. As long as I deny powerlessness and unmanageability there is no need for Step2 and so I...	gonee	1	1646	Aug 13, 2010 by MarcLacroix
	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	2082	Sep 13, 2011 by alldone
	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	2116	Aug 10, 2010 by MarcLacroix
	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	5870	Jun 18, 2010 by Trudystar
	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	1154	May 17, 2010 by reese
	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	1574	Jun 7, 2010 by ME2BRANDIE
	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	1947	May 7, 2010 by Dave Harm
	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	1119	May 10, 2010 by russman
	values and priciples (Preview) I'm working on step four. i know honesty and a few others are values but i need help understanding this so i can keep moving forward in this i don't want to get stuck on step four. i've ssen others put it off for years & i need to change & stay active in the 12 steps. any help understanding would be gr...	Red Carter	3	1600	May 4, 2010 by Jerry F
	My AA Step One (Preview) "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-- that our lives had become unmanageable." I used to think that the occasions on which I could exhibit some small amount of control over my drinking and using was proof that I was NOT powerless over alcohol and substances. For instance, if I went...	itsmichael	2	1925	May 4, 2010 by Jerry F
	Step 2 (Preview) Second Step "Came to Believe that a Power Greater Than Myself Could Restore Me to Sanity.I do like the reading in the C2C that states: First I came (to meetings) then I came to(I became aware and out of denial and pretend) then I was able to believe. When I first arrived at alanon many years ago I...	hotrod	9	2391	May 4, 2010 by Jerry F
	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	6342	Jul 4, 2010 by ferrisdp
	Step One (Preview) 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...	tlcate	16	3217	Sep 10, 2012 by Phaidros
	from shell (Preview) hi my name is michelle im new to the fellowship i would like some help to do step one this is so important to me my partner is in recovery iam supporting him but i need help to i want to understand this illness my parents are both alcaholics	shell1987	1	1153	Feb 28, 2010 by tlcate
	Hello I am Cindy and I am a cocaine addict and alcoholic (Preview) I've been clean for 1 year on March 28th. I missed half of my life with a complete blur. Blinded by the smoke if you can understand that. I lost my 2 sons when I was deep into my use 17 years ago. I havent seen either one since they were 2 and 6 years old. Now Jesse James is 23 and I havent seen him since he was 6 year...	rosyred3	3	1623	Mar 25, 2010 by tlcate
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