What does the first step in AA mean?

Admitting you have a problem is always said to be the first step of recovery, but this doesn’t mean you are heading in the direction of sobriety. This is because once someone realizes or admits they have a problem they may begin to feel like they are unable or unwilling to make the necessary changes.

How do you accept powerlessness?

Here’s how to start:

Step 1: Acknowledge what you’re powerless over. This can be harder than it sounds.
Step 2: By all means change what you can. If you still have problems after conceding you’re not omnipotent, you have options.
Step 3: Accept what you cannot change.

What does powerless mean?

The dictionary defines powerless as being without the power to do something or prevent something from happening.

What does our lives had become unmanageable mean?

Our lives have become unmanageable means that all the controlling behaviors we have expressed to try and stop them from behaving the way they are or stop them from drinking (like, crying, pleading, trying to fix the relationship, tracking his whereabouts, snooping, arguing, creating fights,- behaviors we use to try to …

What are signs of my Unmanageability?

SIGNS OF MY UNMANAGEABILITY:

I overwhelm myself with stories, fears and worries.
I use these fears and anger as emotional armour protecting myself from feeling the moment and keeping myself in the future.
I try and control everything around me.
I am committed to being rigid and unflexible in viewing my current situation.
I forget to breathe.

What are things I am powerless over?

What am I powerless over: Things: Dogs barking and “dog DO”, birds chirping loudly at 4 in the morning and bird droppings, computers and technological gadgets, appliances, cars, stereos, radios, TVs, hot water heaters, clothes to buy and iron and keep up.

What does Step One mean in AA?

unmanageable