Step One Basics
This is the first thing an addict admits in Step One of NA.
What is “we are powerless over our addiction”?
This phrase means that addicts use drugs even against their will.
What is powerlessness?
The physical aspect of addiction is described as this compulsion.
What is the inability to stop once we start using?
Addiction leads to this outcome in jobs, families, and social life, even if we appear “socially acceptable.”
What is unmanageability?
Step One says recovery begins when we admit this, not when someone else convinces us
What is that we are addicts?
Along with admitting powerlessness, Step One requires us to admit this about our lives.
What is “our lives had become unmanageable”?
The inability to stop using, even with the strongest willpower, shows that addicts have absolutely none of this.
What is choice?
This mental aspect of the disease is the overpowering desire to use, even when it’s destroying our lives.
What is obsession?
This mistaken belief says that becoming employed and socially accepted equals recovery.
What is “social acceptability equals recovery”?
The foundation of recovery requires us to let go of these “loopholes” or excuses that threaten progress.
What are reservations?
This fellowship is the source of the Twelve Steps discussed here.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
When addicts say, “I can stop whenever I want,” they are usually in this state of denial.
What is rationalization/justification?
The spiritual aspect of addiction is summed up in these two words.
What is self-centeredness?
These are three common characteristics of an unmanageable life: unemployability, dereliction, and ______.
What is destruction?
This action means we stop fighting and become willing to accept help.
What is surrender?