Questions & Answers

Am I About to Relapse?

on Sunday, 04 October 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers

Maybe what you’re feeling is something other than a precursor to relapse. Here is a refresher on some of the common signs of an impending relapse.

An Alternative Approach

on Monday, 21 September 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

What's different about the 12 Step Program?

Can I Prevent a Relapse?

on Sunday, 04 October 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers

There is a solution, a way to prevent relapse, and it’s a fairly straightforward one.

Define Surrender

on Wednesday, 19 August 2015. Posted in Step 1, Questions & Answers, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

When we talk about "surrender" in the first step, it doesn't mean "falling", at all.

 

How can I tolerate living in an impossibly hard situation?

on Monday, 21 September 2015. Posted in Step 1, Questions & Answers, The Steps

I understand the "dropping guard for a second" business, but how do you tolerate living in an "impossibly hard" situation to begin with?

Importance of Working the Steps

on Sunday, 20 September 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers, The Steps

Questions and Answers on Working the Steps

What Can Recovery Do For Me?

on Monday, 07 September 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers, 12 Step Attitude, Stories

'In recovery I have learned that I can get from my relationship with G-d everything that I ever wanted to get out of my addiction. When I give myself up to G-d, it doesn't hurt so much to be "me" anymore.'

What's the Use? I'm Anyway Powerless!

on Wednesday, 19 August 2015. Posted in Step 1, Questions & Answers

Question: I've read the first step and admitted powerlessness. But I am finding that this is dangerous for me. Once I start falling I just give up and say, "well anyway I'm powerless"!

Who Needs G-d?

on Sunday, 23 August 2015. Posted in Inspiration , Questions & Answers, 12 Step Attitude

How AA's Twelve Steps Can Help You

Why Work the Steps?

on Monday, 21 September 2015. Posted in Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, Questions & Answers, Step 5, Step 6, 12 Step Attitude, Step 7, Step 8, Step 9, The Steps

"...The 12 steps, are for anyone who has come to the conclusion that they are hopelessly unable to beat their addiction, or have come to really believe that they will be beaten if nothing radically changes..."