'My family of origin was toxic.'
I was really unhappy growing up.
'My husband is narcissistic.'
I am very judgemental of my husband.
'My son is a gaming addict.'
My son plays computer games a lot. I wonder what or who he's running from?
'My oldest friend is not emotionally available to me.'
He seems a bit preoccupied. Is he OK?
'That triggered my trauma.'
I'm really touchy. I overreact to things in the present when they remind me of the past.
'I don't have to accept unacceptable behaviour.'
I could stay or I could leave, but I can't change him. What would God have me do?
'I've found my voice.'
Does it needs to be said? By me? Right now?
'I told him how his behaviour made me feel.'
I got upset because I have unreasonable / unrealistic demands.
'I treat other people like they're sick.'
I treat other people like they're valuable children of God.
'I'm at the top of my amends list.'
The best way to to make amends to myself is to make amends to others.
'I have to be good to myself.'
I have to be good to others and vigilant with myself.
'I've learned to go easy on myself.'
I take inventory every day.
'I can't love anyone else until I love myself.'
When I truly love others, my self vanishes from sight.
'I have to get my needs met.'
I do what I think is God's will, and God meets my needs.
'Recovery is not a race.'
Recovery is a race against the rebuilding of the ego.
'Everything in God's time.'
I take programme actions promptly.
'It's important to find balance.'
It's important to put God and recovery first.
'I must not get addicted to recovery.'
I am utterly dependent on God.
'AA is spiritual kindergarten.'
AA offers limitless opportunity for spiritual growth.
'I'm powerless over people, places, and things.'
I have a role in every situation I find myself in.
'Life doesn't stop happening just because I'm sober.'
Life is not the problem; life is just fine; I am the problem.
'Recovery has enabled me to pursue my dreams.'
Nothing I think I want will fix me.
'I've got my job back; I've got my family back.'
God gives me endless chances to serve Him.
'Today, thanks to the Steps, I have a big life.'
I am nothing without God.
'There's no right or wrong.'
I've learned the difference between right and wrong.
'I've learned there's healthy fear and unhealthy fear.'
When I trust God, I have nothing to fear.
'I'm absolutely fine just the way I am.'
I'm a perfect child of God with significant room for growth.
'My biggest character defect is perfectionism.'
I walk towards perfection knowing I will never reach it.
'If I have a bad day, it's not because I have a bad programme.'
If I have a bad day, it's because of my beliefs, thinking, and behaviour.
'It's a selfish programme.'
'Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of self-centeredness. I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all.'