They’re not requirements, merely suggestions.
The only requirement for membership
is a desire to stop the behavior.

But then again, Rarely have we seen
a person fail who has thoroughly followed
our path. Still, they’re not mandatory.
The first draft of the Big Book
would have made them so:
you ought to re-read the book  to this point
or else throw it away! They admitted
an intention to make it a hard sell.
But they didn’t. They’re not obligatory.
Totally optional. You have the option
of ignoring the steps completely.
Or you may choose to recover.