Twelve Steps of a Relapse
1. I decided I could handle any emotional problems if other people would just quit trying to run my life.
2. I firmly believe that there is no greater power than myself and anyone who says differently is insane.
3. I made a decision to remove my will and my life from God, who didn't understand me anyway.
4. I made a searching and thorough moral inventory of everyone I know, so they couldn't fool me and take advantage of my good nature.
5. I sought these people out and tried to get them to admit to me, by God, the exact nature of their wrongs.
6. I became willing to help these people get rid of their defects of character.
7. I was humble enough to ask these people to remove their shortcomings.
8. I kept a list of all the people who had harmed me, and waited patiently for a chance to get even.
9. I got even with these people whenever possible except when to do so would get me into trouble.
10. I continue to take everyone's inventory and when they are wrong, which is most of the time, I promptly make them admit it.
11. Sought through the concentration of my willpower to get God, who didn't understand me anyhow, to see that my desires were best, and He ought to give me the power to carry them out.
12. Having maintained my emotional problems with these steps, I can thoroughly recommend them to others who don't want to lose their hard-earned status, but wish to be left alone to practice neurosis in everything they do for the rest of their days.
Take care.....
Bob
I think I'll stick with the 12 Steps of Recovery...*smile*....thanks for that!
Great names our daughters have...I'm doing okay too! Another day with victory over drugs and alcohol, well I guess I'm doing better than okay! Say hi to Gina.
Great names our daughters have...I'm doing okay too! Another day with victory over drugs and alcohol, well I guess I'm doing better than okay! Say hi to Gina.
I needed to read this today..lol Yesterday I could of easily slipped back into old behaviors...its really hard sometimes especially online. I literally sat on my fingers...think I'll stay here on the alcohol board and some of the other recovery groups I belong to....I was so upset yesterday and ready to sit down here and just say some things to certain people...instead I talked to someone about it and they said to me....well just click off....haha...simple enough huh? I as an alcoholic/addict complicate the simplest things. Today I am grateful I didnt open my mouth. It is scary though that those old behaviors came come right back up. I realized it was my pride...you know the how dare you say that about him/her...who do you think you are...I will tell you whats really going on here....oh brother my head was spinning....anyway today is a new day and I feel good....
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Restraint of pen and tongue, my dear...so hard at times...my Sponsor has me on restriction from my ex-husband - no communication at all, unless it's an emergency...so hard to practice at times...you know what the say about EGO: Edging God Out....
