Step Work

CarolinaLady · CarolinaLady

My question is what is next when you are chasing sobriety and believe in the AA way, and your spouse refuses to acknowledge that your addiction is anything but a choice you made!?

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 5 AA Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. HAVING MADE our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certai...

JamesCT · JamesCT

4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This one always seems to be the show stopper. There are many reasons. For one, we might not want to do this step just because of how many things we'd have to write down we might end up with writer's cramp. More seriously, for us we fear it wi...

Magdalena760 · Magdalena760

-- Edited by Magdalena760 on Saturday 8th of December 2012 02:56:00 PM

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I have written 3 fourth steps the first was in treatment and I was not very aware of my defects at the time. I looked at the guide given to me and tried to follow it. I was to grandiose, one of the items listed...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I...

jcecil55 · jcecil55

Came to believe that a power greater then ourselves could return us to sanity. Just what is this power greater then ourselves? I choose to call this power God. God is the nature of life and all living things. This power God, created the miracle of creation with all of its natural beauty and force, and all...

DaniHines · DaniHines

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The process for me as I began my walk in AA was I came, then I came to and finally I came to believe. I came to AA I wasnt ready for anything else at that point I had accepted that I was an alcoholic. That to me was a good start. Afte...

Snow White · Snow White

Ugh! I dislike typing in all caps because it feels like I am yelling, oh well I have attempted to control the font settings and plan to move on as I have found myself to be powerless over the font settings. I started AlA-non several months ago in order to bring my chaotic life back under control. I need to a...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 1 Alcoholics Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. I believe that I was an alcoholic/addict from the first time I was able to drink in the way I wanted. I was thirteen and there was a party at my house, I was mixing drinks and helping myself t...

JamesCT · JamesCT

12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. As they say back in the old neighborhood, "It's not about you."

hotrod · hotrod

TRADITION TWELVE (12) Anonymity is the Spiritual Foundation of all Our Traditions Ever reminding us to Place Principles above PersonalitiesCourage to Change Page 20Anonymity makes it possible to leave not only our sir- names, but our labels and expectations, with which we have been burdened, o...

Magdalena760 · Magdalena760

Hi, Im Maggie and I am new here and new to ACOA. I have just ordered the 12 step workbook, but not having it in my hand yeat I feel a bit desperate. At the meeting i read the first step in the 12 step book, and identified fully. There was a prayer. Can anyone give it to me, please? I dont remember the words, but it...

Zimmy · Zimmy

I thank you all who read this and those who reply too. I am a new grateful member of al-anon and i have been to two f2f meetings. I am loving the 12 step programme and feel it is the right programme for me. The thing is I'm not sure how I am supposed to work it. I totally get that the first 3 steps are where i n...

JamesCT · JamesCT

11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, T.V. and films. This seems pretty straightforward and without need of interpretation.

JamesCT · JamesCT

10. Adult Children of Alcoholics has no opinion on outside issues; hence the ACA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. We cannot afford the distraction of being about anything other than the recovery of Adult Children of Alcoholics and this tradition supports that.

hotrod · hotrod

TRADITON TEN ( 10)The Alanon family Groups Have No Opinion on Outside Issues Hence our Name Ought Never Be Drawn into Public Controversy Courage to Change Page 52 At the Groups level this tradition states I can go to any meeting and know I will not be recruited for any particular cause and on a individ...

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...

MimiW · MimiW

Wondering if anyone has a few questions (or a worksheet of some kind) they used to work Step 3 when they were there. I know what to DO in a theoretical sense, but...how do I get there emotionally? Any advice? Thanks!

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	Spouse who doesn't "believe" the disease (Preview) My question is what is next when you are chasing sobriety and believe in the AA way, and your spouse refuses to acknowledge that your addiction is anything but a choice you made!?	CarolinaLady	1	889	Jan 1, 2013 by hotrod
	Step 5 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Step 5 AA Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. HAVING MADE our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certai...	Dan B 76	1	1236	Dec 30, 2012 by Liddie
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 4 (Preview) 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This one always seems to be the show stopper. There are many reasons. For one, we might not want to do this step just because of how many things we'd have to write down we might end up with writer's cramp. More seriously, for us we fear it wi...	JamesCT	4	1489	Dec 25, 2012 by flopadopilus
	Deleted Post (Preview) -- Edited by Magdalena760 on Saturday 8th of December 2012 02:56:00 PM	Magdalena760	0	681	Dec 8, 2012 by Magdalena760
	Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I have written 3 fourth steps the first was in treatment and I was not very aware of my defects at the time. I looked at the guide given to me and tried to follow it. I was to grandiose, one of the items listed...	Dan B 76	0	1908	Dec 3, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Step Three AA (Preview) Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I...	Dan B 76	0	958	Nov 22, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Step 2 (Preview) Came to believe that a power greater then ourselves could return us to sanity. Just what is this power greater then ourselves? I choose to call this power God. God is the nature of life and all living things. This power God, created the miracle of creation with all of its natural beauty and force, and all...	jcecil55	1	1130	Nov 22, 2012 by Jackie Z
	im on step 3 wondering about some advice on how exactly the action part works im a very spiritial person already but i w (Preview)	DaniHines	1	858	Nov 6, 2012 by JamesCT
	Step 2 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The process for me as I began my walk in AA was I came, then I came to and finally I came to believe. I came to AA I wasnt ready for anything else at that point I had accepted that I was an alcoholic. That to me was a good start. Afte...	Dan B 76	0	1301	Nov 5, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Step 1 (Preview) Ugh! I dislike typing in all caps because it feels like I am yelling, oh well I have attempted to control the font settings and plan to move on as I have found myself to be powerless over the font settings. I started AlA-non several months ago in order to bring my chaotic life back under control. I need to a...	Snow White	1	987	Oct 30, 2012 by hotrod
	Step 1 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Step 1 Alcoholics Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. I believe that I was an alcoholic/addict from the first time I was able to drink in the way I wanted. I was thirteen and there was a party at my house, I was mixing drinks and helping myself t...	Dan B 76	5	5772	Oct 27, 2012 by suzulu
	Tradition 12 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. As they say back in the old neighborhood, "It's not about you."	JamesCT	3	1045	Oct 23, 2012 by DavidG
	TRADITION 12 ALANON (Preview) TRADITION TWELVE (12) Anonymity is the Spiritual Foundation of all Our Traditions Ever reminding us to Place Principles above PersonalitiesCourage to Change Page 20Anonymity makes it possible to leave not only our sir- names, but our labels and expectations, with which we have been burdened, o...	hotrod	2	5146	Oct 9, 2012 by hotrod
	1 step Prayer step first step 1 pray prayer 12 step book (Preview) Hi, Im Maggie and I am new here and new to ACOA. I have just ordered the 12 step workbook, but not having it in my hand yeat I feel a bit desperate. At the meeting i read the first step in the 12 step book, and identified fully. There was a prayer. Can anyone give it to me, please? I dont remember the words, but it...	Magdalena760	4	1974	Sep 30, 2012 by Magdalena760
	Don't know where to start (kind of) :) (Preview) I thank you all who read this and those who reply too. I am a new grateful member of al-anon and i have been to two f2f meetings. I am loving the 12 step programme and feel it is the right programme for me. The thing is I'm not sure how I am supposed to work it. I totally get that the first 3 steps are where i n...	Zimmy	1	1036	Sep 26, 2012 by hotrod
	Tradition 11 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, T.V. and films. This seems pretty straightforward and without need of interpretation.	JamesCT	1	857	Sep 25, 2012 by DavidG
	Tradition 10 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 10. Adult Children of Alcoholics has no opinion on outside issues; hence the ACA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. We cannot afford the distraction of being about anything other than the recovery of Adult Children of Alcoholics and this tradition supports that.	JamesCT	1	1177	Sep 11, 2012 by DavidG
	TRADITION 10 ALANON (Preview) TRADITON TEN ( 10)The Alanon family Groups Have No Opinion on Outside Issues Hence our Name Ought Never Be Drawn into Public Controversy Courage to Change Page 52 At the Groups level this tradition states I can go to any meeting and know I will not be recruited for any particular cause and on a individ...	hotrod	2	7767	Sep 10, 2012 by hotrod
	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	3301	Sep 10, 2012 by Phaidros
	Step 3 (Preview) Wondering if anyone has a few questions (or a worksheet of some kind) they used to work Step 3 when they were there. I know what to DO in a theoretical sense, but...how do I get there emotionally? Any advice? Thanks!	MimiW	5	1714	Sep 5, 2012 by hotrod
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