My basic Outline for an effective Recovery
Narcotics Anonymous 12 Steps to Recovery
* Look up the Definition's to the word Anonymous and write it out verbatim from a dictionary.
Step one
We Admitted that we were powerless over our addiction(s); That our lives have become unmanageable.
When you see you disasters your addiction has caused and acknowledge your real need for help, you face reality with humility and open the door for a changed life.
* Look up the definition to the word humility and write it out verbatim
* In your own words write at least 3 paragraphs that explains how you are powerless over your addiction and why your life is unmanageable. How do you see yourself becoming to manage your own life again?
Step two
We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
You learn that your life can turn from hopeless to hopeful-because there is a stronger Power outside of yourself that is able to piece your life back together and renew you. You have the personal choice to decide what or who that Higher-Power is for you.
Step 3
We made a decision to turn our will over to the care of God as we understood him,
Your heart, mind and will take action by surrendering to this Higher-Power. You trust that this Higher power will guide your behaviors with better wisdom and care than you can do yourself.
* In your own words write out how you understand this steps meaning in your own words.
Step 4
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
As you gently try to peel away the many layers of your being and better understand your depths, you allow yourself to experience a much fuller healing, restoration and freedom.
This is a step that you will continue everyday. Some are as easy as just taking out the trash and getting organized for your day.
Step 5
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Closely examine yourself, you gather your courage and confess-to yourself, to others and to your Higher Power-the darkness that you find inside yourself. (Secrets) By admitting what you've been previously holding, you can better accept yourself and make changes in your relationships.
*By now you should have a sponsor or a counseling that you will be able to discuss these things in private, this is a very crucial step and must be done! I advice that you write this step in your personal notebook.
Step 6
We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
By working through your fears and your uncertainties about becoming a better person and making the changes you need to make it in your life, you prepare to invite your Higher Power to change you.
Step 7
We humbly ask him to remove our shortcomings.
* Look up the definitions to both Humbly and Shortcomings and write the definitions out verbatim.
As you ask your Higher Power to remove your character flaws, you also take actions that give your Higher power greater ability to work changes in your life.
Step 8
We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Here, you will assess all the ways you could have possibly caused harm to others and also yourself. You then make yourself ready to restore these relationships through both words and actions.
Step 9.
We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injury them or others.
first, you need to face your fears and expectations in making these amends; you try to forgive anyone who needs your forgiveness and you sensitively evaluate where making amends would do more harm than good. You then take the risk of feeling vulnerable and make amends to these individuals.
This can be a hard step but it is showing that we are accepting accountability and responsibility for own actions.
Step 10
We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong we promptly admitted it,
You make it a habit to reassess yourself for any future wrongs you may commit as you strive towards better behavior, and you confess your wrongs as soon as you become aware of them.
Step 11
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
In this step, you continue to increase your reliance on your Higher Power as your source of guidance and as your strength to walk according to his guidance.
Step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all of our affairs.
By this point in the NA 12 steps, you have renewed yourself through your unique spiritual pathway, having found genuine hope in being able to stay clean and recover. You aim to both continue this pathway, yourself.
A FOREVER RECOVERY
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