Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Steps Explained, Simplified, and Demystified: The 12 Rung Ladder to Serenity

Thank you Ken!

A great simple way to understand the 12 steps

My view of the steps- was to climb up the steps. Stay there for a while. Crash and burn and end up at the bottom again. So I pictured that steps like the numbers on the clock. Much, much easier- much more benign.

Man I've been going through the 12 steps without even realizing it was happening. I just thought about it right now. I think of it as restructuring the mind, I don't believe in God.

Thank you, ❤

Nice perspective and explanation. This is helfpful. Thank you.

The more I read and understand step 7 the better my life becomes.

I am only powerless after I take the first drink.

Precisely how I recovered

Acceptance doesn't mean approval

You're in a controlling cult that strips away your identity. There are better ways to get sober.

Please read:
The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind the Twelve-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry, by Lance Dodes MD and Zachary Dodes.

Muck muck muck muck muck muck. Just couldn’t watch anymore

Can you elaborate on this aspect of steps 4/5 please? When there is a resentment from a situation where we were totally a victim, not intending any harm (examples: got beat up by a bully or shunned by peer group - it is a natural desire to want to have friends and social group) - are we really supposed to dig for "where were we to blame" in these types of scenarios? Thank you very much.