Questions to ask yourself while working Step 2
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Questions to ask yourself while working Step 2
Step Two ~ Part 1: Questions
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Insanity with alcohol"
1) My disease is dangerous and destructive to myself and others. How have I
acted in irrational, irresponsible and/or insane ways when it comes to
alcohol? Be specific.
2) My disease creates in me a desire to avoid pain and deny reality. Going
back through my inventory in question one which words strike me most
deeply? How do these words make me feel about myself and my disease?
3) My insanity with alcohol is a way of dealing with my feelings, fears, and
problems. What have I been trying to smother and what are some positive
ways to handle these feelings and situations now?
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Insanity with alcohol"
1) My disease is dangerous and destructive to myself and others. How have I
acted in irrational, irresponsible and/or insane ways when it comes to
alcohol? Be specific.
2) My disease creates in me a desire to avoid pain and deny reality. Going
back through my inventory in question one which words strike me most
deeply? How do these words make me feel about myself and my disease?
3) My insanity with alcohol is a way of dealing with my feelings, fears, and
problems. What have I been trying to smother and what are some positive
ways to handle these feelings and situations now?
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questions part 2
Step Two ~ Part 2: Questions
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
1) Alcohol issues and behaviors aside, in what ways has my life been
insane and unmanageable? In my home? In my relationships? In my work? In my relationship to God?
2) To what extent has my emotional, social and/or spiritual immaturity
caused this insanity? What skills have I lacked in order to act on life in
a healthy way?
3) What are some healthy things I am able to do today to act on life
without turning to alcohol? How have my emotional, social, and spiritual
skills matured since I started working this program?
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
1) Alcohol issues and behaviors aside, in what ways has my life been
insane and unmanageable? In my home? In my relationships? In my work? In my relationship to God?
2) To what extent has my emotional, social and/or spiritual immaturity
caused this insanity? What skills have I lacked in order to act on life in
a healthy way?
3) What are some healthy things I am able to do today to act on life
without turning to alcohol? How have my emotional, social, and spiritual
skills matured since I started working this program?
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questions part 3
Step Two ~ Part 3: Questions
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Finding our Belief System"
1) Before coming to AA, most of us chose to make ourselves, or other people or things around us, our Higher Power. Discuss how you have used (or
continue to use) the substitution method of accepting the presence of a higher power. How have you looked for these substitutes in your life?
2) Defiance is an outstanding characteristic of every alcoholic.
Discuss how the following concepts played (continue to play) a part in your
spiritual life:
a) Self-righteousness and intellectual self-sufficiency are defiance in
action
b) Belief means reliance, not defiance.
3) For many of us, attending an AA meeting is the only part of our day or week where we feel the hope of a new life and the presence of higher power.
Discuss and reflect on why every AA-meeting is assurance that God/HP can
restore us to sanity.
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Finding our Belief System"
1) Before coming to AA, most of us chose to make ourselves, or other people or things around us, our Higher Power. Discuss how you have used (or
continue to use) the substitution method of accepting the presence of a higher power. How have you looked for these substitutes in your life?
2) Defiance is an outstanding characteristic of every alcoholic.
Discuss how the following concepts played (continue to play) a part in your
spiritual life:
a) Self-righteousness and intellectual self-sufficiency are defiance in
action
b) Belief means reliance, not defiance.
3) For many of us, attending an AA meeting is the only part of our day or week where we feel the hope of a new life and the presence of higher power.
Discuss and reflect on why every AA-meeting is assurance that God/HP can
restore us to sanity.
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questions part 4
Step Two ~ Part 4: Questions
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Defining Our Higher Power"
1) Looking at your past experiences with religion and God, what are the
"demons of the past" that you have had to overcome, or are still working to
overcome, in order to define your Higher Power?
2) What experiences have you had or actions have you taken that have helped you to come to believe that there is a Higher Power working in your life. If you have not yet come to this belief, what actions might you take in
order to believe?
3) Discuss how it is that Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness have
helped you (or can help you) to find a faith that works under all conditions.
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Defining Our Higher Power"
1) Looking at your past experiences with religion and God, what are the
"demons of the past" that you have had to overcome, or are still working to
overcome, in order to define your Higher Power?
2) What experiences have you had or actions have you taken that have helped you to come to believe that there is a Higher Power working in your life. If you have not yet come to this belief, what actions might you take in
order to believe?
3) Discuss how it is that Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness have
helped you (or can help you) to find a faith that works under all conditions.
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Originally Posted by nandm 
What experiences have you had or actions have you taken that have helped you to come to believe that there is a Higher Power working in your life. If you have not yet come to this belief, what actions might you take in
order to believe?
order to believe?
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I just replied to your other post....and glad to see you
here too....
Well done on your early sobriety ...30 days is a good start.
Do you have a sponsor to assist you working our Steps?
I happily returned to my childhood Sunday School
God of love and forgivness. I use prayer to
keep the connection.
here too....
Well done on your early sobriety ...30 days is a good start.
Do you have a sponsor to assist you working our Steps?
I happily returned to my childhood Sunday School
God of love and forgivness. I use prayer to
keep the connection.
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Location: London, UK
Posts: 68
Originally Posted by nandm
Step Two ~ Part 1: Questions
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Insanity with alcohol"
1) My disease is dangerous and destructive to myself and others. How have I
acted in irrational, irresponsible and/or insane ways when it comes to
alcohol? Be specific.
2) My disease creates in me a desire to avoid pain and deny reality. Going
back through my inventory in question one which words strike me most
deeply? How do these words make me feel about myself and my disease?
3) My insanity with alcohol is a way of dealing with my feelings, fears, and
problems. What have I been trying to smother and what are some positive
ways to handle these feelings and situations now?
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."
"Insanity with alcohol"
1) My disease is dangerous and destructive to myself and others. How have I
acted in irrational, irresponsible and/or insane ways when it comes to
alcohol? Be specific.
2) My disease creates in me a desire to avoid pain and deny reality. Going
back through my inventory in question one which words strike me most
deeply? How do these words make me feel about myself and my disease?
3) My insanity with alcohol is a way of dealing with my feelings, fears, and
problems. What have I been trying to smother and what are some positive
ways to handle these feelings and situations now?
I have gone through a written Step 1 but feel I may need to do it again more thoroughly before moving onto Step 2. I found these questions extremely helpful and wondered whether you know of similar questions for Step 1?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by AD33
Hi,
....whether you know of similar questions for Step 1?
....whether you know of similar questions for Step 1?
When you've started drinking, can you always guarantee the amount you'll drink? (alternatively, do you sometimes/often drink more than you intended to drink?)
When you're not drinking......can you decide if and when you'll drink again? Are you able to stick to your resolutions for as long as you intended? Can you, stop and stay stopped as you choose?
Overall, how's life? Are you generally happy, content, at-ease, confident, & relaxed? How are your personal relationships (romantic, friends, work, with customers, etc) working out? How quiet is your mind? (conversely, how "noisy" is your mind?)
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