Step 1 - admitted - bble verse

Step 1 -We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and our lives had become unmanageable.

The workbook follows a more spiritual side and says "We admitted we were powerless over the effects of our separation from God - that our lives had become unmanageable".

Bible verse - I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. (Romans 7:18)

Relapse and how to read the comments

So I relapsed. A big one as well. I had 14 months sober and my husband still was not going to work consistantly so I drank myself into a 2 day blackout. My husband was home and I was honest with him and told him I either had to go back to rehab or try to wean off using alcohol. I chose to wean and I did it successfully. I now have 4 days sober and I got a startover token last night at the meeting where we discussed step one again. I am over beating myself over the head. My husband has not been to work all week and I am trying not to have too much anxiety over it. He does not drink but now uses me as an excuse as to why he isn't going. My sponsor pretty much said that is BS and that is like me saying I relapsed because he is not working all the time. I got him to agree to go to work in the morning and get the appropriate HR paperwork so he can take a short term dissability. So I am starting over in my workbook and typing it on here again.

As I work in the workbook. The bible verse will be in italic. Words directly from the book will be in regular type. My thoughts will be italic. The questions will be in bold, but my answers will be in italic.