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laurie6781 · 10-19-2008, 07:37 PM

One of the things that helped me IMMENSELY with Step 1 and has helped others since was for me to do a 'time line' of my drinking and using.

Going back as far as I could remember to when I first started and how it progressed and what happened when I drank and/or used.

After doing that, and then going back and reading it, not only could I see the progression, but was able to see how my life was just continuing downhill everytime I drank. That gave me the 'unmanageable' part.

This is what I had to do for me to make me 'see' that alcohol had become my MASTER. That my whole life had come to revolve around Alcohol. To me that was NOT managing my life.

Became much easier than to Accept Step 1 to the very core of my being. It was then and only then that I could move on to step 2, knowing my foundation was now in concrete and not sand.

Hope that helps a bit.

Love and hugs,

10-19-2008, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
laurie6781 Belgian Sheepdog Adictee Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In Today Posts: 4,648	One of the things that helped me IMMENSELY with Step 1 and has helped others since was for me to do a 'time line' of my drinking and using. Going back as far as I could remember to when I first started and how it progressed and what happened when I drank and/or used. After doing that, and then going back and reading it, not only could I see the progression, but was able to see how my life was just continuing downhill everytime I drank. That gave me the 'unmanageable' part. This is what I had to do for me to make me 'see' that alcohol had become my MASTER. That my whole life had come to revolve around Alcohol. To me that was NOT managing my life. Became much easier than to Accept Step 1 to the very core of my being. It was then and only then that I could move on to step 2, knowing my foundation was now in concrete and not sand. Hope that helps a bit. Love and hugs, __________________ God Bless You All As You Trudge The Road Of Happy Destiny (especially when you trudgin thru alligators up to your butt)