The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous

Broken furniture,Broken families.Inflatable Arch broken bank accounts, broken home - addict is rare if ever a victimless crime, and the friend and famili of those who abus alcohol ar often hurt more than the abus themselves. The eighth and ninth step ar all about make amend for the harm and suffer addict have caus to those close to them.

but I m not look to take a side. Instead,I want to start by admit someth up front – I ve never been in a 12 Step Program. Those who have ar often either veri passion for or veri strongli against the program. what I want to do is give you an overview of what the 12 Step are, becaus I think most of us have heard of Alcohol Anonym and the 12 Steps, but those like me who have never been through the program mai not be familiar with the specifics. You might be surpris to find out exactli what thei say.

accord to the rule of Alcohol Anonym you take each step one-at-a-time,Now. and aren t allow to skip ahead to the next step until you ve fulli complet the last one. Although thei ar quick to read and understand, it can take a person year to successfulli finish all twelve.

we start withSo.:

1. Step One - We admit we were powerless over alcohol that our live had becom unmanageable.

and those who frequent abus drug and alcohol often make excus like "I onli drink socially,Thi on is veri basic. No on like admit that thei don t have control over their own lives." "I can stop whenev I want," "I just like the tast of beer."

and most important,That s why the first. step in the program is to admit to yourself that you ve lost control over your life, and need to seek help.

Step Two and Three 2. Came to believ that a Power greater than ourselv could restor us to sanity.

3. Made a decis to turn our will and our live over to the care of God as we understood Him.

sorry,Th second and third step ar two of the most controversial. Are you an atheist? Are you an agnostic? If so. thi program is not for you. You would liter be turn awai at the second step.

4. Step Four - Made a search and fearless moral inventori of ourselves.

you look insid yourself. Ha your addict made you do thing you re not proud of? Have your own moral shortcom led you to your current place in life? Those ar the question you askIn the fourth step..

to ourselves,Step Five through Seven 5. Admit to God. and to anoth human be the exact natur of our wrongs.

6. Were entir readi to have God remov all these defect of character.

7. Humbl ask Him to remov our shortcomings.

again,Here. you can see how central religi faith is to the 12 steps. The focu is not on improv yourself directly. Instead, it s alwai on ask God to improv you.

and becam will to make amend to them allStep Eight and Nine 8. Made a list of all person we had harmed..

except when to do so would injur them or others9. Made direct amend to such peopl wherev possible..