Teddymarie wrote:

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I have the books and attendingmy meetings, but just don"t seem to know how to work or journal my steps

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Have you asked someone to sponsor you? That is a good place to start, recovery is a process that needs a guide since what we are changing is ourselves, we are not the best ones to be objective about our subject matter

Leigh5O wrote:

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I need to start on my 12 step recovery, where do I begin?

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What program are you inteerested in?

AA, Al-anon and other 12 step program usually have phone numbers to call and internet schedules of local meetings, the best way to be introduced to a 12 step program is by attending it's meetings

 

Why is my name on my post? I thought this was anonymous.

Hi
A good place I found to start until I found a sponsor was to use the literature.
I looked in the index for all entries for step one.
Then I got a journal and began writing how each entry applied to me.
I began my journey in January Month 1 step 1, month 2 step 2 etc.
Spending that time researching really helped me in those early days. If my worries and fears were written in books it meant to me that I wasn't going mad after all.

I quickly found I ran out of steam and motivation doing it on my own and although it was a good learning experience I missed out although the painful bits really. Working with a sponsor enabled me to keep my focus on me and to be able to bounce ideas off someone who knew the program well. She picked things out that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Its always easy to see the plank in someone elses eye!!! She was well aware of the bits I could't see because she'd experienced the same issues working with her own sponsor.
Mon