12-Steps
Admitted We Were Powerless Over Alcohol-That Our Lives Have Become Unmanageable
What is the 1st Step
He wrote the Doctor's Opinion in the Big Book
Who is Doctor Silkworth
Having side conversations unrelated to the group topic or group discussion
What is Cross Talking
Recurring feelings of anger, rage, and aversion for another person, place, or thing
What is a resentment?
This 90s rocker struggled with heroin addiction before taking his own life in 1994
Who is Kurt Cobain
Turning it over is an initial and fundamental part of this step
What is Step Three?
These two men founded the fellowship of AA and one wrote the first 164 pages of the Big Book
Who is Bill W. and Dr. Bob
This prohibits disclosing group discussions or personal information about group peers outside the treatment center; what said here stays here
What is confidentiality or anonymity
The perverse streak of the addict mind that only sees the negative in all things; an over-critical thought pattern characterized by sarcasm, complaining, whining, etc
What is Stinking Thinking?
This Jazz inspired singer won six Grammy Awards in 2008 before dying of alcohol poisoning in 2011
Who is Amy Winehouse
Came to Believe a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
What is Step 2
The contents of the first 164 pages of the Big Book
What is the solution, the blue print for living, or the 12-steps
For the safety of yourself and others, as well as the counselor, you are not permitted to do this dangerous activing during Zoom groups.
What is driving?
A pattern of behaviors characterized by dysfunctional relationships where one person is a caretaker and the other person takes advantage; becoming obsessed and enmeshed with romantic partners
What is codependency?
This singer died in 1971 under a cloud of suspicion after suffering cardiac arrest in Paris, France.
Who is Jim Morrison
We made a list of resentments, fears, harm to others, and sexual conduct as part of a personal moral inventory
What is Step Four
The beginning of this chapter is often read at the beginning of 12 step meetings
What is How it Works? Chapter Five
Rarely have we seen a person fail...
Disclosing important news or addressing concerning issues with only 5 minutes of group time left; giving no time for the material to be processed
What is Door Knobbing
According to the Big Book of AA, this is the root of all our problems as addicts and alcoholics.
What is Selfish, Self-Centerdness?
This soulful singer scored a posthumous #1 hit with "Me and Bobby McGee" shortly after dying of a heroin overdose in 1971
Who is Janis Joplin
Advocates that we be of help and service to others and spread the message of 12-step recovery to those still struggling with addiction
What is Step 12
This story is considered the blue print for sharing your experience, strength and hope and appears in the first 164 pages, unlike the rest of the stories confined to the back of the Big Book
What is Bill's Story?
What is an Administrative Positive
Over reacting, turning a molehill into a mountain, and prophesying doom and gloom over minor problems and challenges in life
What is Catastrophizing?
This blues inspired guitar player died of a cocktail of sleeping pills and alcohol in 1971
Who is Jimi Hendrix