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Step 1- Tornado Exercise by Peter M.

October 26, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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Ask yourself the following questions to determine if you have untreated alcoholism… Have you worked all 12 steps of AA completely since coming into the program of Alcoholics Anonymous? Can you say “yes‟ to all of the next twelve statements? Have you: Admitted powerlessness over alcohol? Admitted unmanageability in your life? Come to believe in […]

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Journey Through AA’s First Three Steps (Part One)

June 16, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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In this series, we are attempting to look at the illness of alcoholism and its nature, in the manner that the Big Book presents it. I am going to highlight what I think are the important points of each step. We are going to be looking at it from two different angles. The first, is […]

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Guided Meditation by Mark H. and Joe H. on the first three steps of Alcoholics Anonymous

June 17, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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In this powerful meditation on steps 1-3 of Alcoholics Anonymous, two of the most respected AA speakers share how they took the Big Book in to consideration while taking these vital spiritual exercises. Considerations on the first three steps as laid out by Mark H. and Joe H. in Arizona in 2002. (Note: This is […]

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Dealing with your emotions while in active sobriety

November 28, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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Emotional sobriety was by the far the hardest for me to manage. I had already surrendered to the drink and the drug. By the graces of my god I never struggled with accepting I was an alcoholic or a drug addict, I realized that years ago. I just did not know how to stay sober. […]

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Character Defects in Sobriety – Pride

August 17, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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My pride ruined so much for me. It ruined relationships, my self-worth, and kept me trapped in my addiction for far too long. My pride got me into a whole world of trouble. The idea of leveling my pride and admitting I had a problem was unbearable. I felt so dumb for letting drugs and […]

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Navigating Relationships in Recovery

October 25, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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Relationships for the normal person are both amazing and amazingly difficult. Relationships for the addict/alcoholic, are pretty much impossible. Did you ever hear people say, “You can’t give love if you don’t have love yourself?” It’s true, you cannot give away what you haven’t got. Period. An addict/alcoholic just simply does not have any room […]

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Dealing with others in Alcoholics Anonymous

January 15, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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In the fellowship of AA is it important to remember that we are sick people who suffer from a mental illness compounded by chemical substances. We are a group of men and woman that if we took alcoholism and addiction out of the mix we would probably not even be friends. I say this honestly […]

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Why it is such a relief to be an alcoholic

May 20, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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It is such a relief to be an alcoholic; honestly it is. I was going through life always trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with me. I couldn’t keep a boyfriend; my boss hated me; I had isolated myself from most of my friends. It just seemed like I could never get […]

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Journey Through The Work (Part Two)

June 17, 2017 twelvestep recovery

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“For we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.” Big Book Page 64 Unmanageabilty and the Spiritual Malady In part one of this series we looked at exactly what it means to be powerless over alcohol. To […]

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When you don’t feel like going to a 12 Step meeting

February 20, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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When you don’t feel like going to a meeting, go anyway. More than likely you will hear something at that particular meeting that will justify your attendance. At least that always rang true for me. Every Tuesday night rolls around and every Tuesday night I trifle with the idea of going or not going. I […]