12 Steps to Mental Health Management 

By: Pastor, Daniel Baker 

Professionally Reviewed: Dr. Rick, Tom Sprague, 

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Step 1: We are powerless over things we should control. Our lives have become unmanageable, and I realize that God and God alone are the only people who can heal me and help me see where I need to go.  He alone is the author and creator of my life. 

 

Step 2

 

I am willing to let go of my usual ways, hoping this will help me see things from a broader perspective. I am beginning to renew my mind, body, and spirit to conform to letting go of my learned behavior. 

 

Step 3

 

I shifted my focus from being fixated on my problems to seeking wholeness and contentment.

 

Step 4

 

I examine the effects of my actions on myself and others, examining my actions and the hurt I have caused others in my ministry, professional life, and personal life through my thoughts, words, and actions. 

 

Step 5

 

I admit where I went wrong, accept emotional responsibility for those I hurt and abused, acknowledge and take responsibility where I am accountable, and use exposure, talk therapy, and prayer to confess my sins in private and public. I transform into the person I need to be by renewing my mind, body, and spirit. I desire to become a better version of myself. 

 

Step 6

 

My knee-jerk reactions involve being in the grip of more or less conscious fears.  I begin to live in faith, not fear. 

 

Step 7

 

I strive to find my motivation in a more profound sense of who I am rather than fear and defensiveness. I begin self-discovery by writing, reading, watching, and empowering myself to understand the negative and conclude what I need to do to become the best version of myself. 

 

Step 8

 

I stopped blaming and feeling blamed for the wounds. I realized I was responsible for my own. I picked up my bootstraps and sought counsel. I have become accountable for the fact that self-love is not selfish. 

 

Step 9

 

I swallow my pride and sincerely apologize to the people I have hurt, except when it would be counterproductive. I am becoming humble by turning my negative thoughts into actions by serving in the community and helping those less fortunate than me. 

 

Step 10

 

I live mindfully, paying attention to the motives and effects of my actions. I watch how I think, speak, and act and realize that my behavior directly reflects on my Ministry, My Business, and My Personal Life. I am accountable to others for how I worked in the past and now in the present, making minute, hourly, and daily decisions on how I will conduct myself in private and public. 

 

Step 11

 

I stay tuned inside and in touch with a broader sense of who I am and a more profound sense of what I want. I have an action plan for my ministry, Business, and Personal life. I have accepted where I am wrong and put my thoughts into action in goal-centered programs. 

 

Step 12

 

I feel better about myself. I reach out to others who feel stuck. I am ready to help others. I am committed to helping others. I am committed to being the student, teacher, and mentor I need to be to others. I am reflecting on all 12 steps and consistently improving myself. 

 

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