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Step Nine

Step Nine – Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

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  • Cherrie G – How do we ensure our amends are sensible, tactful, considerate and humble?
  • Peter T – How did our lives change after we made amends?
  • Wenceslao – How have we made amends to family?
  • John A – How have we made amends to family?
  • Barb M – How do we ensure our amends are sensible, tactful, considerate and humble?
  • Lisa M – How do we make amends to our loved ones?
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  • Damien G – How do we make amends to our loved ones?

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    • Stop Drinking
      • What is our experience with aches, pains, sleeplessness or other physical symptoms in early sobriety?
      • What was our experience of the first 10 days sober?
      • What medical or other help did we need to initially stop drinking?
      • How did we cope with the initial withdrawal from alcohol?
    • Step One
      • How did our drinking affect other people?
      • Why do we need complete abstinence from alcohol?
      • How is our drinking different from the average drinker?
      • Why did we decide to stop drinking?
      • What lies did we tell about our drinking?
      • What are some personal examples of having no defence against the first drink?
      • When did we start to realise we drink differently to others?
      • How did we learn our drinking was abnormal?
      • What was the last straw that made us decide to stop drinking?
      • How did we try to hide our alcoholic drinking?
      • How do I know I'm an alcoholic?
      • How has our drinking made our lives unmanageable?
      • What convinced us we were powerless over alcohol?
      • What did we lose because of our drinking?
    • Step Two
      • When did we find hope?
      • When did we realise that the drinking problem could be solved?
      • How do we keep an open mind on spiritual ideas?
      • What does the AA program promise?
      • Why do we need a Higher Power?
      • What convinced us to try AA's 12 step program?
      • How did we choose our own conception of God?
      • Where did we find hope?
      • How did we come to believe in a power greater than ourselves?
      • What convinced us that the AA program could work for us?
    • Step Three
      • What was our experience when taking step three?
      • What are we deciding to do when we take Step Three?
      • How did we become willing to take step three?
      • What was the effect of taking Step Three?
      • When were we ready to start the housecleaning steps?
      • What did we do to start living on a spiritual basis?
    • Step Four
      • How are resentments dangerous to our sobriety?
      • What made us balk at writing our Step Four inventory?
      • What did we learn about ourselves in our step four inventory?
      • What fears did we discover while taking inventory?
      • Why is inventory necessary?
      • How do we ensure our fourth step inventory is fearless and thorough?
    • Step Five
      • What did we gain by sharing our inventory with another person?
      • How did we choose the person or people to hear our inventory?
      • What did we discover about ourselves while sharing our inventory?
      • What was our experience when sharing our secrets with someone in the fifth step?
      • How did we overcome our reluctance to share our inventory with another person?
    • Step Six
      • What defects of character have we identified and need to let go?
      • How did we become willing to change?
      • What defects of character did we hesitate to give up?
      • What does it mean to be ‘entirely ready’ in Step Six?
    • Step Seven
      • What spiritual qualities do we aspire to?
      • Which of our shortcomings have we seen removed?
      • What do we pray for in step seven?
    • Step Eight
      • What amends did we balk at doing?
      • How did we overcome reluctance to make amends?
      • How did we become willing to make amends?
      • What are some examples of amends we can’t or shouldn’t make?
    • Step Nine
      • How did our lives change after we made amends?
      • How do we ensure our amends are sensible, tactful, considerate and humble?
      • How have we made amends to family?
      • How do we make amends to our loved ones?
    • Step Ten
      • What growth have we gained by practicing Step Ten?
      • How do we deal with new resentments when they crop up?
      • When did we feel that the drink problem had been removed (as promised in step ten)?
      • How do we watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment and fear?
      • How do we turn our thoughts to someone we can help?
    • Step Eleven
      • Has there been a revolutionary change in our way of living and thinking?
      • How do we constructively review our day?
      • What is our morning spiritual routine?
      • When did we start to try meditation and prayer?
    • Step Twelve
      • How is Step Twelve important to our sobriety?
      • What are the joys of working with others?
      • What practical advice do we offer to a newcomer who is struggling to stop drinking?
      • How do we describe AA to someone who has never been to a meeting?
      • What do we tell newcomers about our struggles to stop drinking?
      • What solution are we offering to newcomers?
      • How do we know we have had the ‘spiritual awakening’ promised in Step 12?
      • Can an atheist have a spiritual awakening?
      • What message do we pass on to newcomers in AA?
    • AA Life
      • What do we tell other people about our alcoholism now we are sober?
      • What AA Literature have we found most useful?
      • Why do we go to meetings?
      • What did we learn from other newcomers in early sobriety?
      • How has an AA sponsor helped us?
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