Step One We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and our lives had become unmanageable. The 1st step is the big step. It is the step, I, as an addict, had to come to understand and accept before I could do anything about my drug addiction. It is a very hard step to understand and accept, addicts don?t like to admit to anything that is outside themselves. I certainly did not want to …showed first 75 words of 1105 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1105 total…come to understand why I was an addicted who was out of control and needed to do something about it. This behavior and love from them became intrinsic in me understanding the idea and concept of Step 1 before it was even uttered to me. As I grew in hope, and it was definitely a growing from nothing, I came to understand the concepts and accept my own powerlessness and the unmanageable ness of my life.