12-Step Worksheet with Questions A Guide to Working the 12 Steps To a newcomer, a 12-step program can be overwhelming. You may look at dramatic concepts such as making amends or reaching a spiritual awakening and wonder what that means in practical terms. Your first source for the substantive content of each step should be your sponsor. Do not work the steps without input from them and possibly from the rest of your group as well. The literature specific to your group is also valuable resources in this process. The process is called “working the steps” for a reason.
Each step requires exhaustive mental work alongside practical steps. The 12-steps are designed to help us better understand where our addiction stems from and what we can do about it. This requires a great deal of introspection and soul searching. It is for this reason that focused questions are a crucial element in the equation. If you work the steps, listen to your sponsor, and take your recovery seriously, your life will improve immeasurably. Answering these questions as you reach the appropriate step, will help you along that process.
This is not meant as a comprehensive source of questions relevant to your work on the 12 steps. Instead, we advise that you show the questions to your sponsor and decide together if they are appropriate for you. Answering these questions does not replace the work you do with your sponsor, attending meetings, using official literature, and daily prayer and meditation. Instead, it is meant to complement the traditional elements and assist you as you improve your life by working the steps.
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