Purpose of the Steps

For members of Twelve Step Fellowships, the steps serve a specific purpose. The Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to act out and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. In other words, the Twelve Steps can keep us from acting out, and happy. They serve a similar function for other Twelve Step Fellowships by relieving their members of additive or compulsive behaviors and thoughts.

The 12 Steps
How it Works
12 Traditions