Miscellaneous
Believe It
or Not
The
Basics
Step
It Up
Now you're
talkin'
100

 .....euphemism for "Alcohol or Alcoholism."

Who is John Barleycorn?

100
This is alone is not sufficient to overcome alcoholism or addiction.
What is willpower?
100
Began in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, with a chance meeting between two alcoholics, one a doctor and one a broker
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
100
This step involves asking a higher power to remove short-comings
What is step 7? "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings"
100
Live and let others do this.
What is "live"? "Live and Let Live"
200

...being able to confront and cope with all the negative emotions that were ignored when using alcohol.

What is emotional sobriety?

200
12 step groups believe that alcohol and addiction are considered this.
What is a chronic disease?
200
An experienced member who guides newcomers through recovery.
What is a sponsor?
200
In this step, my list looked like this.... · Wanting things my way · Wanting special treatment · Wanting others to meet my needs
What is step 4? Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
200

The words that make up the acronym H.A.L.T

What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?

300

".....never occurs in the average temperate drinker."


What is the phenomenon of craving?

300

To stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.


What is the primary purpose of AA?

300
A meeting ANYONE can attend.
What is an open meeting?
300
I knew that my higher power could help me feel sane again.
What is step 2? "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity"
300
The answer to all of our problems (Big Book p. 417).
What is ACCEPTANCE?
400

Selfishness--self-centeredness

What is the root of our troubles?

400
Abstinence is not enough...the Twelve Steps also help you work on these personal flaws.
What are character defects?
400
This is a group in which a member is comfortable with and where he or she does official group business.
What is a "home group"?
400
In this step my list looked like this.... My Mom because I took money from her, My friend because I lied to her about everything, My boss because I didn't show up for the big presentation.
What is Step 8? "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all "
400
"I came for my drinking and stayed for....." this.
What is "my thinking"? "I came for my drinking, and stayed for my thinking"
500

the maintenance of our spiritual condition

The alcoholic has a daily reprieve from drinking contingent upon what?

500
This is viewed as the only viable alternative for the addict or alcoholic.
What is life long abstinence?
500
Meetings are self-supporting through this.
What are "our own contributions?
500

It's OK to say "I am wrong"

What is Step 10 "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it"

500
Alcohol is a disease of these 3 things.
What are body, mind and spirit?
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