Have I been working my program like a recovery or treatment plan—parallel to, but separate from my plans in life?
Is my program really my priority?

Hamed describes how he wasn’t making enough use of the tools, hadn’t told everything, didn’t really work the Steps, had his own interpretation of the sobriety definition, etc.

He goes on by telling how his resentments kept him from recovery; how after four years in SA he felt he wasn’t able to move to the next level because of all his problems.

Am I making enough use of the tools, really? Have I told everything, every and each of my deepest secrets? Do I really work the steps to the best of my ability? Do I have my own hidden interpretation of the sobriety definition? What is blocking me from moving to the next level of recovery?

You may use this topic in a discussion meeting, or send a story of your own recovery journey to essay@sa.org