Bury your Ego and Pride

What is the problem?
As it says in the first step “I was powerless over alcohol and my life had become unmanageable.” I could see that things were spiralling out of control, but my ego would not accept this because I thought I knew better. I had no concept that it was a disease of the mind and I was sure that I could control it. How wrong I was.

What needs to be done?
I had to swallow my pride, accept that I had a problem and that If I didn’t do something about it, I would lose everything that meant so much to me and my family.

How do I do it?
The first thing I had to do was bury my ego and pride and come to AA for help. I had to learn how to understand this mental obsession for alcohol and how it affected me and the life I was leading. I also had to get a sponsor because it was clear I could not do this by myself. Then I had to work the Programme to the best of my ability.

Gordon M