DDA Members Share their Experience on Step 1:
“We admitted that we were powerless over our Dual Diagnosis - that our lives had become unmanageable.”
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“For me, Step One is the basis for everything. Without having a solid Step One, I am destined to drink & use again.
Step One tells me that I have an illness and that once I start drinking or using, I cannot stop. That is the powerlessness of Step One. Even if I stop drinking/using for a few days, weeks or months, I have a mind that has been so badly warped by my addiction that I can’t avoid picking up my substance of choice again without help.
Alcohol made my mental health medications less effective. A lot of the substances I’ve used exacerbated the symptoms of my mental health. And yet, I still couldn’t stop drinking or taking drugs because I had lost the power to choose. I had lost control over how much and when I took them.
What Step One also gave me is a starting point for a new way of life; a life that is more rewarding, contented, & enjoyable than I’ve ever experienced before.
The great thing about the Programme is that it’s a “We” programme and I don’t have to do recovery or this Step, on my own.”
The 12 Steps:
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DDA's Additional 5 Steps for Dual Diagnosis:
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The 12 Just for Today Stanzas:
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Please use the form below to submit your experience on the DDA Step of your choice and help other newer members to learn more about the different ways people have worked the DDA recovery programme.
If you need a reminder of the wording for each of the Steps or the Just for Today Stanzas, then you can view them by clicking on the button to the Meeting Readings that has all of the Steps and the Just for Today reading to be able to see each of the 12 Stanzas:
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