What is the Essence?
The First step is all about
What is Honesty?
Lies, whether actively or by omission.
What is lack of honesty?
"I was not doing anything when I caught my last charge."
What is minimization, victim stance and concrete thinking?
My estranged aunt who just moved back, can I help her move for my hours?
What is no, family is family even if you just met them.
I would like to own Micro soft, Plus live on Mars.
What is Not Attainable?
Hours in the week and categories.
What is step four Awareness?
Not being allowed at functions, being shunned, or the other side isolation, not reaching out feeling like the black sheep.
What is effects of behavior on family?
What is overgeneralization, personalization, victim stance and concrete thinking?
Going to the VA, offer to clean up there parking lot shovel snow or any other helpful activities.
What is yes, they are an acceptable entity to do helping others hours for.
What is the A in SMART goals?
Short-term and Long Term Goals.
What is step eight, making short term goals align with long term goals?
Prison, treatment, fines potential harm to others.
What is effects your crimes had on yourself/others?
"They are my family and I will let them do what I feel is best, my wife is also expected to hand over whatever money she gets."
What is ownership stance? Also, Unique person stance, as far as what make you unique for others to serve you
Doing work for anyone in group, working for free with your current employer?
What is no, although it is a nice gesture to want to help peers in group, it would be considered helping friends, the same could be said for free labor at your current job. Missing the point of giving back.
Measurable
What is the M in SMART goals?
Healing damaged relationships, important people.
What is step five, beginning the process of healing many injuries?
Numbing out, taking dangerous risks. Promiscuity, sharing needles.
What is seeking pleasure and avoiding pain?
"Well, I was going to go to treatment, but I was already late, so I might as well go do what I want."
What is lack of time perspective, selective effort?
I would like to walk around and pick up trash around my neighborhood. Maybe help the old couple down the road.
Realistic
What is the R in SMART goals?
Maintaining positive changes/ moral assessment.
What is step ten, the fifteen questions and recognizing the negative and unethical attitudes, beliefs and behaviors?
Hep C, brain injury, mental, dental, physical decline.
What is effects of my behavior on my health?
"My friend always tell me that I am the best drunk driver, I always do the speed limit, I make sure everything works, I shouldn't have gotten pulled over it was their fault I drove."
What is selective effort, lack of awareness, victim stance, good person stance and concrete thinking?
I baby sat for the meting, I offered child care for parents in the meeting last week.
What is yes, although it maybe with people you know, it would be providing a service to the recovery community.
I will have this done by February first 2026.
What is time-bound