cynical one

1. We admitted we were powerless over nothing — that we could manage our addict’s life perfectly.
2. Came to believe that our addict was insane and that our greater power could restore them to sanity.
3. Made a decision that “our will be done, come hell or high water.”
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of everyone in our life.
5. Admitted to the world at large the exact nature of our addict’s and others’ wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defective characters.
7. Arrogantly pointed out the shortcomings of our addict.
8. Made a list of all persons who had harmed us and decided to never forgive them.
9. Made direct amends for our addict wherever possible, especially when to do so was financially and emotionally devastating.
10. Continued to take the inventory of others and when they were wrong, promptly told them about it.
11. Sought through manipulation and nagging to improve our control over our addict, praying only that they knuckle under and do things our way.
12. Having had a nervous breakdown as a result of these steps…we tried to blame others and to get sympathy and pity in all our affairs.

LoveMeNow

Wow, this was me to a "T". In many ways, it still is. I think I really need to start doing the 12 steps. Thank you CO for this great post!!

shil2587

This had me laughing out loud! Me to a T a few years ago.

SOOO glad I found the 12 steps and better people with better examples to learn from.