Step One of SIA
Hey. My name is Nel. I am a person living in recovery. To me, being a person in recovery means a few things:
1. I have known freedom from my core abusers for 18 years.
2. Though I choose to remain in contact with my parents who have been abusive, they no longer have any power over me.
3. I have been abstinent from self-harm since March 27, 2019.
I have a strong belief that the 12 steps work, although I have never worked a program myself. I would consider myself a member of SIA and SMA. Unfortunately, there are no meetings near me. Phone meetings cost me $1 per minute. So, I’m trying to use literature to stay connected in that manner and work on a Step One inventory.
I hope one day I can get to a meeting, maybe even get a home group and sponsor.
Until then, my focus is at the beginning:
We admitted that we were powerless over the childhood sexual abuse experience and that our lives had become unmanageable.