The 12 Steps
This Step begins with “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol.”
What is Step One?
The chapter “We Agnostics” appears in this AA book
What is the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous)?
“We will know a new freedom and a new happiness.” appears among these well-known promises.
What are the Ninth Step Promises?
Myth or Fact: AA is a religious organization.
What is a myth?
(AA is spiritual, not religious; no membership requirement to adopt any creed.)
The book recommends avoiding these states captured by the acronym HALT.
What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
This Step asks us to “made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God.”
What is Step Three?
The book commonly nicknamed the “Big Book.”
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
“We will intuitively know how to handle situations that used to baffle us.” is part of promises tied to this Step.
What is Step Nine?
Myth or Fact: You must pay dues to be a member.
Answer: What is a myth?
(There are no dues or fees; AA is self-supporting through its own contributions.)
A common tool for tough moments besides meetings and prayer. Answer: Call another alcoholic.
What is Call another alcoholic?
The Step that introduces “a moral inventory.”
What is Step Four?
This daily reading book begins with January 1 and offers a reflection for each day.
What is Daily Reflections?
“Coming to believe” in step 2, begins restoring this to our thinking.
What is Sanity?
Myth or Fact: AA promises professional therapy.
Answer: What is a myth?
(AA is the 12 Steps program of recovery & peer support, not professional treatment.)
The book suggests changing these to avoid old drinking habits.
What are routines and routes past bars (etc.) you frequented.
The Step that specifically uses the word “humbly.”
What is Step Seven?
The preamble often read at meetings begins with these three words.
What is “Alcoholics Anonymous is…”?
Step Three puts us on a “new basis” of trust and this.
What is Reliance on a Higher Power?
Fact or Myth: AA declines outside contributions, even if well‑intentioned.
Answer: Fact.
(AA is self‑supporting; Tradition Seven.)
For sleep trouble, it suggests this instead of alcohol.
What are healthy sleep habits and patience (relax and take it easy).
This Step asks us to “practice these principles in all our affairs.”
What is Step Twelve?
This AA pamphlet, often given to newcomers, outlines what AA is and isn’t, clarifies that AA is nonprofessional and self-supporting, and answers common questions about meetings and membership.
What is “Frequently Asked Questions About A.A.” ?
“Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look the world in the eye.”
“We can be alone at perfect peace and ease.”
What step promises these?
What is Step 5?
Fact or Myth: “The Way Out” was a serious early title candidate for AA’s first book.
Answer: Fact.
The fellowship chose “Alcoholics Anonymous” because many other books already used the name "The Way Out".
One practical social tactic is having this ready when offered a drink.
What is s brief, polite refusal and/or a nonalcoholic drink in hand.