AA Step 1: The Mental Obsession | Pat T. | Walk the Walk Step Intensive – Take Two

Pat T. takes us deep into Step 1 of Alcoholics Anonymous, focusing on one of the most important and often misunderstood aspects of alcoholism: the mental obsession. Why does an alcoholic return to the first drink after everything that drinking has cost them? Why aren't knowledge, consequences, self-knowledge, determination, or willpower enough to keep us from drinking again? In this powerful session of the Walk the Walk Step Intensive – Take Two, Pat explores the mental obsession that precedes the first drink and the baffling inability of the alcoholic mind to reliably remember the pain and consequences of the past when the obsession returns. Drawing from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and his own experience, Pat examines Step One, powerlessness, the mental obsession, the first drink, and the need for a solution beyond human willpower. This isn't simply a discussion about drinking too much. It's a deeper look at the question at the heart of Step One: What happens in the alcoholic mind before we pick up the first drink? Pat T. — Step 1: The Mental Obsession Walk the Walk Step Intensive — Take Two If you're studying AA Step 1, working the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, reading the Big Book, sponsoring others, or trying to better understand the mental obsession associated with alcoholism, we hope you find Pat's experience helpful. #AlcoholicsAnonymous #AA #Step1 #MentalObsession #12Steps #BigBook #Alcoholism #AARecovery #WalkTheWalk