My Personal Journey Through the 12 Steps to Overcome Automatic Negative Thoughts In my home, a quiet battle has been waging—a battle that parallels an even more personal struggle within my mind. On one hand, I face an invasion of tiny ants that seem to materialize out of nowhere, marching across my kitchen counter. On the other, I wrestle with automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) that creep into my mind, disrupting my peace and self-esteem.
Hace un tiempo, un compañero de mi grupo pasó por un momento difícil y se preguntaba por qué Dios permitió que eso sucediera. Esto me recordó algo que me pasó hace unos dos años.
Недавно брат из моей домашней группы АС проходил сложный период в жизни и спрашивал Бога, почему Тот позволял этому всему происходить. Это напомнило мне о том, что произошло со мной пару лет назад.
Tempo fa, un membro del mio gruppo casa ha attraversato un periodo difficile e si chiedeva perché Dio avesse permesso che accadesse. Questo mi ha ricordato qualcosa che mi è successo circa due anni fa.
Il y a quelque temps, un membre de mon groupe d'appartenance a traversé une période difficile et s'est demandé pourquoi Dieu avait laissé cette situation se produire. Cela m'a rappelé un événement qui m'est arrivé il y a environ deux ans.
قبل فترة، مرّ أحد أعضاء مجموعتي الرئيسية بوقت عصيب وتساءل عن سبب سماح الله بحدوث ذلك. ذكرني هذا بشيء حدث لي قبل حوالي عامين.
I came to SA in November 2007 and was granted the grace of sobriety from the first meeting. It was the beginning of SA in our country, we didn’t have SA books or materials, so we used the support of NA-program Step books and an NA-sponsor. I first got involved in SA-literature translation in 2008 when I was offered to translate SA-literature into my native language.
Knowledge and pride have been big obstacles in my working the Program. “Knowing the Truth,” as mentioned in our White Book (SA 91), has been another obstacle. As I accumulated calendar sobriety, I was unsure why I kept feeling anxious about lust.
It took me a while to understand and put this into my daily program: … the ex-problem [luster] who has found the solution, who is properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another [sexaholic] in a few hours. Until such an understanding is reached, little or nothing can be accomplished (AA 18).
A while ago, a fellow in my home group went through a difficult time and wondered why God let it happen. This reminded me of something that happened for me about two years ago.
