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drheathrann · drheathrann

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. "Many of us recognized that a characteristic of our sex and love addiction was that our lives were divided into carefully segregated compartments, underscored by secrecy and confidentiality. This was so, r...

socalmom · socalmom

Hi all, I would love to get your comments on divorce vs. legal separation. My husband has not lived at home for the past 6-7 weeks. I asked him to leave because of his abusive behavior that resulted from heavy drinking. We've been married for 14 years with two children (6 & 9). I a...

kathy · kathy

Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character . . . I learned that many things I thought to be assets were actually character defects - assets blown out of proportion. But they were my coping skills. What would be left if they were taken away? I was afraid, but wanted the sere...

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Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anon's Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, In...

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Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Tradtions and Concepts. pg 67. (copyright 1997 by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headq...

Tee50 · Tee50

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanagable". When I admit that I am powerless over alcohol, then I realize that no matter what I do, I can't control it. All I can do is take care of me and the effects of alcohol on me. When I acknowledge that my life is unmanagable t...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the "12 x 12" "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs" short form "Twelve Steps deflate ego. Step 5 is difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace of mind. Confession is an ancient discipline. Without fearless admission of defects, few c...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I see we are both here amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I'll have more time next week to put up the ACA and AA Steps. Thank you to everyone who has kept the Steps going and the shares. Thanks Dot and heather, and socal and shimo and alll of you hugs and love in recovery, amanda

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Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. From - Pathways To Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. pg 53 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by written permission of Al-Anon Family...

drheathrann · drheathrann

"Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to the sex and love addict who still suffers." "We knew that in accordance with these Traditions, no one who needed S.L.A.A. could, or should, be denied access to the Fellowship. However we also knew, especially in the beginning,...

drheathrann · drheathrann

I have been in and out of various 12 step programs since I was 18 (so for twenty years) -- completely out for the last ten years. I started in Al-Anon but also tried AA and NA when I was college, then tried CoDA and ACoA in my mid- to late-20s. Those latter two were the best fit for me, since I think ACA issues un...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Hello to all those coming here for the first time. We are on Step 5 this week. Shares on Step 5 are welcome. The Steps we have already put up can be shared on, preferably on the threads that are down by that Step,,, so we can keep this organized looking. Thanks. amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" "Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole" "Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our 12 Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of eg...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I think it is very fitting that we are doing Step 4 as we come into the New Year,,, as many people make New Year's resolutions... We can do this with an aim to follow thru on this inventory with our following Steps in this New Year. amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book: "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" "Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings... So these desires - for the sex relation, for material and emotional security, and for comp...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Here we go,,, tomorrow is Christmas Eve,,, Christmas week, then New Year's Eve. How about some tips on what program things we do to make the best of the holidays in recovery? I try to remember to "take it easy" and to watch for H.A.L.T - being Hungry, Angry, Lonely and/or Tired... and t...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "The ideas presented in Step 1 are overwhelming to most of us until we begin to see our lives as they really are. It is threatening to imagine that we could be powerless; that our lives could be unmanageable. Our life experiences remind us that our behavio...

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When I came to the rooms of al-anon I wanted them to tell me how to help the a stay sober - he had gone to AA. What a shock when they told me his sobriety was not my business - that my business was taking care of me. I didn't want to hear this - I had spent 30 years trying to make the a happy and felt there must be s...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the "12 Step and 12 Tradition" book: "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking" "... AA is really saying to every serious drinker, 'You are an AA member if you say so. You can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter who you are, no matter how low yo...

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	SLAA Step 5 (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. "Many of us recognized that a characteristic of our sex and love addiction was that our lives were divided into carefully segregated compartments, underscored by secrecy and confidentiality. This was so, r...	drheathrann	2	5156	Jan 22, 2005 by drheathrann
	Oops! Sorry -- Wrong Board! (Preview) Hi all, I would love to get your comments on divorce vs. legal separation. My husband has not lived at home for the past 6-7 weeks. I asked him to leave because of his abusive behavior that resulted from heavy drinking. We've been married for 14 years with two children (6 & 9). I a...	socalmom	0	1025	Jan 21, 2005 by socalmom
	Step Six (Preview) Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character . . . I learned that many things I thought to be assets were actually character defects - assets blown out of proportion. But they were my coping skills. What would be left if they were taken away? I was afraid, but wanted the sere...	kathy	2	1330	Jan 17, 2005 by dot
	Al-Anon - 4th Step (Preview) Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anon's Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, In...	dot	2	6581	Jan 16, 2005 by shimo
	Al-Anon - Step Six (Preview) Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Tradtions and Concepts. pg 67. (copyright 1997 by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headq...	dot	3	2176	Jan 16, 2005 by abbyal
	Step 1 Al-Anon (Preview) "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanagable". When I admit that I am powerless over alcohol, then I realize that no matter what I do, I can't control it. All I can do is take care of me and the effects of alcohol on me. When I acknowledge that my life is unmanagable t...	Tee50	4	1524	Jan 16, 2005 by captcodee
	Step 5 - AA (Preview) From the "12 x 12" *"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs"* *short form* *"Twelve Steps deflate ego. Step 5 is difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace of mind. Confession is an ancient discipline. Without fearless admission of defects, few c...*	amanda2u2	3	1619	Jan 15, 2005 by amanda2u2
	hey, gammy wanna chat? (Preview) I see we are both here amanda	amanda2u2	1	1120	Jan 15, 2005 by GammyRose
	I'll be back on Tuesday (Preview) I'll have more time next week to put up the ACA and AA Steps. Thank you to everyone who has kept the Steps going and the shares. Thanks Dot and heather, and socal and shimo and alll of you hugs and love in recovery, amanda	amanda2u2	0	973	Jan 15, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step Five - Al-Anon (Preview) Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. From - Pathways To Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. pg 53 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by written permission of Al-Anon Family...	dot	4	5085	Jan 14, 2005 by shimo
	Tradition 5, SLAA (Preview) "Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to the sex and love addict who still suffers." "We knew that in accordance with these Traditions, no one who needed S.L.A.A. could, or should, be denied access to the Fellowship. However we also knew, especially in the beginning,...	drheathrann	0	1262	Jan 14, 2005 by drheathrann
	First Step ACA, CoDA, SLAA (Preview) I have been in and out of various 12 step programs since I was 18 (so for twenty years) -- completely out for the last ten years. I started in Al-Anon but also tried AA and NA when I was college, then tried CoDA and ACoA in my mid- to late-20s. Those latter two were the best fit for me, since I think ACA issues un...	drheathrann	3	7095	Jan 14, 2005 by light
	how this board works (Preview) Hello to all those coming here for the first time. We are on Step 5 this week. Shares on Step 5 are welcome. The Steps we have already put up can be shared on, preferably on the threads that are down by that Step,,, so we can keep this organized looking. Thanks. amanda	amanda2u2	0	1294	Jan 7, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Tradition 4 (Preview) *From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions"* *"Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole"* *"Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our 12 Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of eg...*	amanda2u2	0	1753	Jan 1, 2005 by amanda2u2
	share on Step 4 for New Year (Preview) I think it is very fitting that we are doing Step 4 as we come into the New Year,,, as many people make New Year's resolutions... We can do this with an aim to follow thru on this inventory with our following Steps in this New Year. amanda	amanda2u2	0	1637	Dec 27, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Step 4 - AA (Preview) *From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book:* *"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves"* *"Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings... So these desires - for the sex relation, for material and emotional security, and for comp...*	amanda2u2	0	6270	Dec 27, 2004 by amanda2u2
	share on holidays (Preview) Here we go,,, tomorrow is Christmas Eve,,, Christmas week, then New Year's Eve. How about some tips on what program things we do to make the best of the holidays in recovery? I try to remember to "take it easy" and to watch for H.A.L.T - being Hungry, Angry, Lonely and/or Tired... and t...	amanda2u2	2	1483	Dec 24, 2004 by GammyRose
	Step 1 - ACoA (Preview) from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "The ideas presented in Step 1 are overwhelming to most of us until we begin to see our lives as they really are. It is threatening to imagine that we could be powerless; that our lives could be unmanageable. Our life experiences remind us that our behavio...	amanda2u2	3	4888	Dec 21, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Step One Share (Preview) When I came to the rooms of al-anon I wanted them to tell me how to help the a stay sober - he had gone to AA. What a shock when they told me his sobriety was not my business - that my business was taking care of me. I didn't want to hear this - I had spent 30 years trying to make the a happy and felt there must be s...	dot	2	2911	Dec 21, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Tradition 3 - AA (Preview) From the "12 Step and 12 Tradition" book: *"The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking"* *"... AA is really saying to every serious drinker, 'You are an AA member if you say so. You can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter who you are, no matter how low yo...*	amanda2u2	0	5903	Dec 20, 2004 by amanda2u2
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Learn how the 12 Steps work. Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! We discuss each of the Twelve Steps In the order they are written, one step at a time, every two weeks.