This paragraph below is taken from Chapter 4 – “We Agnostics”. Whilst it is not directly stated, it is generally used in the Fellowship as a good guideline for the ‘unmanageability’ bit of Step 1. “We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn’t control our emotional natures, we were…
Category: 12 Steps
Step 1 – Part 2: Mental Obsession
Step 1: The mental obsession. 1. Read Chapter 2 ‘There is a Solution’. Pay particular attention to: “The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring…
Step 1 – Part 1: Physical Craving (Allergy)
Alcoholics Anonymous -Step 1:“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.”There are three sections to this step – the physical craving, the mental obsession andunmanageability.