Step 3: Getting Honest and Taking Responsibility
Some may say this could be Step 1, however, I can only say what worked for me, and for me, this fell into Step 3: getting completely honest with myself, and then, taking personal responsibility for my actions which led me to there (i.e.: the gutter, the streets, my deep heroin addiction). Getting Honest I was such a liar before I got sober. I lied about everything, for so many reasons. I didn't lie all the time, but I'd certainly lie, and with ease. You cannot keep lying if you want to get sober, and change your life. And most importantly, you cannot lie to yourself. Taking Responsibility Getting honest with yourself, and taking personal responsibility for your actions, seem to me, to go hand in hand. There are those of us who can wallow is things which did happen to us, using those instances to JUSTIFY our abusing ourselves, abusing others, etc., but if you are to get sober, change your life for the better, you MUST ACCEPT YOUR OWN ROLE. In