š„ An Unmanageable Life
“That our lives had become unmanageable”
What does this second part of step one mean?
It means my problems really began when I I put down the drinkā¦
In a state of abstinence from alcohol I become restless, irritable and discontentā¦
“We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldnāt control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldnāt make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldnāt seem to be of real help to other people” – The Big Book P52
These are some of the bedevilments an alcoholic experiences in a state of abstinence from his so called solution to life – alcohol.
An extremely dysfunctional way of living indeedā¦
An unmanageable lifeā¦
How are we to overcome this hopeless situation?ā¦
“When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did”.
- The Big Book P52