Step Work

JamesCT · JamesCT

2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Sometimes people who have problems with conventional religion or the concept of God have trouble with this step. What the Yellow Workbook has to say on the subject. A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is fo...

JamesCT · JamesCT

From the ACA Steps: 1: We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. It sounds so simple, but it's hard. I was at first unaware of my behaviors at all, other than to notice that things kept going wrong. It's like that o...

JamesCT · JamesCT

10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. This is the glue step. This cements your new path. You've changed and you're going to stay changed. This step also commits you to going through the steps as needed. You continue to take personal inventory. That...

gettinsober · gettinsober

I've been doing this for a while. Staying sober is not easy but you HAVE TO WORK THE STEPS! I try to work the steps from beginning to end and then take a short break and start all over! I read the big book from end to end and what really helps me is listening to the Audiobook of Alcoholics Anonymous while I read...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. How much does it mean for you to say that you're sorry? How much would it mean to you if someone who wronged you told you they were sorry? Apologize and make amends if you can. But think about what you...

hotrod · hotrod

IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUALSTEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSONE DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON 173THE FIRST WORD IS THE KEY TO STEP 7MY SHAREAGAIN CONFUSION ON HOW TO DO THIS STEP.HUMBLE WAS A WORD I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND.I THOUGHT HUMBLEMEANT G...

hotrod · hotrod

IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL__________________ STEP 9MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH PEOPLE, WHENEVER POSSIBLE EXCEPT WHEN DO TO SO WOULD INJURE THEM OR OTHERS COUrAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 356IN A MEETING I HEARD SOMEONE SAY I MADE A LIST OF THOSE I HAD HARME...

resilientsparks · resilientsparks

Hey I am new here and glad to be here. Glad for the stepwork here. Will post more. Starting at Step One. Admitting powerlessness over situation.

amski · amski

I'm not sure if i'm supposed to start a new topic in order to post but I'll try it this way. I'm a believer and living proof that the 12 steps work if you work them. I haven't worked them for awhile so, I thought I would start with this site. I also believe that there is alot to know when it comes to working them a...

JamesCT · JamesCT

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Growing up in my FOO it was all about the secrets. Don't let people know your business, what you have, what you're doing. But toxic secrets eroded self-confidence and made me distrust my own inner voice. The...

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. But Ma, I don't want to! That feeling came over me in the beginning when I first thought about this step. I didn't want to make the list, didn't want to admit what I had done wrong, and didn't want to try to make it up to th...

lostinoz · lostinoz

I was so happy to find this site, but I am now feeling lost as to what I am supposed to do, there doesn't seem to be any actual directions of how to start this process. I have read a book on ACOA and I related to so much in it. I want to start the steps, but am I ready? Do I need to do more reading first? Or go to meee...

tamstaff · tamstaff

wanting ideas on starting my program in recovery Im like doing step 4 Also in my town we have no woman in Na so looking for sponsor to help me either on line on phone

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. This is the step. This is where you ask for help. Asking for help is hard for me. From life in my FOO, I learned that false indepdence where I did everything myself. And of course I thought I was in control of things I had no control over. Again, I learned to...

LongRoad12 · LongRoad12

New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...

JamesCT · JamesCT

3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. First, please don't get hung up on the word God here. Just substitute Higher Power as discussed in Step 2 The key thing for me was to decide I wanted help. As Barbara Billingsley said in the movie Airplane "Ch...

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. There is a saying by Samuel Butler:He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. This is relevant to this step because until you're totally ready for your Higher Power to remove the defects of character, then any...

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...

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	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 2 (Preview) 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Sometimes people who have problems with conventional religion or the concept of God have trouble with this step. What the Yellow Workbook has to say on the subject. A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is fo...	JamesCT	6	1301	Feb 27, 2013 by JamesCT
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 1 (Preview) From the ACA Steps: 1: We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. It sounds so simple, but it's hard. I was at first unaware of my behaviors at all, other than to notice that things kept going wrong. It's like that o...	JamesCT	14	9867	Feb 27, 2013 by lostinoz
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 10 (Preview) 10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. This is the glue step. This cements your new path. You've changed and you're going to stay changed. This step also commits you to going through the steps as needed. You continue to take personal inventory. That...	JamesCT	0	822	Feb 26, 2013 by JamesCT
	Listen to The Big Book (Preview) I've been doing this for a while. Staying sober is not easy but you HAVE TO WORK THE STEPS! I try to work the steps from beginning to end and then take a short break and start all over! I read the big book from end to end and what really helps me is listening to the Audiobook of Alcoholics Anonymous while I read...	gettinsober	1	794	Feb 14, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 9 (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. How much does it mean for you to say that you're sorry? How much would it mean to you if someone who wronged you told you they were sorry? Apologize and make amends if you can. But think about what you...	JamesCT	1	849	Feb 12, 2013 by DavidG
	STEP 7 ALANON (Preview) IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUALSTEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSONE DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON 173THE FIRST WORD IS THE KEY TO STEP 7MY SHAREAGAIN CONFUSION ON HOW TO DO THIS STEP.HUMBLE WAS A WORD I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND.I THOUGHT HUMBLEMEANT G...	hotrod	2	2774	Feb 10, 2013 by hotrod
	STEP 9 ALANON (Preview) IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL__________________ STEP 9MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH PEOPLE, WHENEVER POSSIBLE EXCEPT WHEN DO TO SO WOULD INJURE THEM OR OTHERS *COUrAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 356*IN A MEETING I HEARD SOMEONE SAY I MADE A LIST OF THOSE I HAD HARME...	hotrod	1	1077	Feb 9, 2013 by f2fmember
	Newbie here (Preview) Hey I am new here and glad to be here. Glad for the stepwork here. Will post more. Starting at Step One. Admitting powerlessness over situation.	resilientsparks	5	897	Feb 10, 2013 by f2fmember
	New to you. (Preview) I'm not sure if i'm supposed to start a new topic in order to post but I'll try it this way. I'm a believer and living proof that the 12 steps work if you work them. I haven't worked them for awhile so, I thought I would start with this site. I also believe that there is alot to know when it comes to working them a...	amski	2	833	Feb 5, 2013 by DavidG
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 5 (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Growing up in my FOO it was all about the secrets. Don't let people know your business, what you have, what you're doing. But toxic secrets eroded self-confidence and made me distrust my own inner voice. The...	JamesCT	4	1100	Feb 5, 2013 by JamesCT
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 8 (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. But Ma, I don't want to! That feeling came over me in the beginning when I first thought about this step. I didn't want to make the list, didn't want to admit what I had done wrong, and didn't want to try to make it up to th...	JamesCT	3	1811	Feb 5, 2013 by JamesCT
	Really needing help navigating in order to start step one. (Preview) I was so happy to find this site, but I am now feeling lost as to what I am supposed to do, there doesn't seem to be any actual directions of how to start this process. I have read a book on ACOA and I related to so much in it. I want to start the steps, but am I ready? Do I need to do more reading first? Or go to meee...	lostinoz	1	932	Jan 27, 2013 by hotrod
	New wanting ideas on starting my program in recovery Im like doing step 4 (Preview) wanting ideas on starting my program in recovery Im like doing step 4 Also in my town we have no woman in Na so looking for sponsor to help me either on line on phone	tamstaff	1	814	Jan 26, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 7 (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. This is the step. This is where you ask for help. Asking for help is hard for me. From life in my FOO, I learned that false indepdence where I did everything myself. And of course I thought I was in control of things I had no control over. Again, I learned to...	JamesCT	0	850	Jan 15, 2013 by JamesCT
	Freedom Fighters (Preview) New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...	LongRoad12	1	830	Jan 8, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 3 (Preview) 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. First, please don't get hung up on the word God here. Just substitute Higher Power as discussed in Step 2 The key thing for me was to decide I wanted help. As Barbara Billingsley said in the movie Airplane "Ch...	JamesCT	3	1055	Jan 4, 2013 by poppy18
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 6 (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. There is a saying by Samuel Butler:He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. This is relevant to this step because until you're totally ready for your Higher Power to remove the defects of character, then any...	JamesCT	2	906	Jan 3, 2013 by DavidG
	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	918	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	1271	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	1522	Dec 25, 2012 by flopadopilus
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