THE 12 STEPS OF INSANITY


1. We admitted we were powerless over nothing. We could manage our lives perfectly and we could manage those of anyone else that would allow it.


2. Came to believe that there was no power greater than ourselves, and the rest of the world was insane.


3. Made a decision to have our loved ones and friends turn their wills and their lives over to our care.


4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of everyone we knew.


5. Admitted to the whole world at large the exact nature of their wrongs.


6. Were entirely ready to make others straighten up and do right.


7. Demanded others to either "shape up or ship out".


8. Made a list of anyone who had ever harmed us and became willing to go to any lengths to get even with them all.


9. Got direct revenge on such people whenever possible except when to do so would cost us our own lives, or at the very least, a jail sentence.


10. Continued to take inventory of others, and when they were wrong promptly and repeatedly told them about it.


11. Sought through nagging to improve our relations with others as we couldn't understand them at all, asking only that they knuckle under and do things our way.


12. Having had a complete physical, emotional and spiritual breakdown as a result of these steps, we tried to blame it on others and to get sympathy and pity in all our affairs.


Author: Unknown

An acquaintance handed to me, about 2yrs. ago a copy of this, and I really got a kick out of it because I could appreciate not only the humorous way it reflects some truths, but can indeed identify with it at one point or another in these last many years.

Omg, just last night as a friend and I were driving along, and I was quietly feeling simply amazed and delighted with being alive to live and to see ** yrs.

I'd thought I'd share a copy of what was shared with me, here on the forum. In fact, I wanted to do so quite some time ago, but then what with its suggestion of a higher power, or the existence of a God, ........and we all have individual beliefs often differing from each other, at the time I wasn't so sure as to whether to do so, or not.

Naturally, your choose though, .....to take what's funny and/or useful, ....neither or both, and leave the rest behind.

I did do a search on this and it didn't show up, but it may already be here somewhere.


Hope

OH, this is great. It cracked me up. I wish I knew more 12-steppers...
I think they'd really appreciate the irony of it (especially since they probably did these steps first, which led them to needing the other set of 12!).

Thanks for sharing it, 'Hope....I needed a lift this morning.

-Dylan

Oh' ya' !!! Most definately. I know, I started practicing these steps to insanity starting out as just a kid.

Glad this gave you a lift Dylan and cracked you up too. It did likewise on my end when it was first shared with me. And, It still continues to allow me to LMAO, no matter how many times I read it.

Have a good day!


Hope

I saw a lot of myself from before in those steps. Funny and a little sad to recognize that. But I did get a good chuckle out them.

Thanks for posting this.
Lisa

Thanks for sharing this Hope. I recently read this and it gave me a good laugh. It still makes me laugh. Although, now I am laughing at my own insanity! Enough 'self-will run riot', it's time to get back to work.

guffaw, snort, giggle, laugh, chortle, crack up, and think the whole list sounds GREAT!!!!! red

That's awesome. I can appreciate it ; )

Step #1. Accomplished
Step #2. Accomplished (easily!)
Step #3. incomplete. (foolish feeble people!)
Step #4. Incomplete. (lists are long and again the people are foolish!)
Step #5. DONE! and took a nap right afterwards!
Step #6-8 I slept.
Steps #9-11, ENJOYED!
Step #12. totally depressed, will try again later.....

Quote from a 12 step meeting I attended "11. sought through prayer and medication to improve our conscious contact with God."