Aa beyond belief provides a space for agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in alcoholics anonymous to freely share their experience, strength and hope with each other and aa as a whole. We hope it will assist you in completing your personal inventory. Alcoholics anonymous programs aa promises 12 step faq drug abuse programs the first step aa big book. They broke the 12 steps down in a way that people could. If you dont have one yet, this is a good time to find one who can help guide you through these. Whats the biggest requirement for this action step. These are the original and official 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. Bible passages relating to step 4 of a 12 step program. To read a pdf version of the twelve steps and twelve traditions click here. It takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon.
Our collection of more than 500 books is divided over eleven subject categories and 18 pages of the very best in 12 step program and book titles for recovery from addiction available on the market. Aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the big book comes alive. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. This guide is intended to be used as an aid to writing a fourth step inventory. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step. Aa program participants follow a set of recovery steps to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol. Aa speakers joe and charlie more about alcoholism the big book comes alive duration. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics anonymous. There is a saying in the 12 step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world.
This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the. Step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. It presents an explicit view of the principles by which a. Step four of aas twelve step program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. The following suggestions are from the book twelve steps and twelve traditions, in the chapter titled step four, published by alcoholics anonymous, world services, inc. Step 4 turnaround questions 12 step study workshop. The steps are in the big book, the work book for example page 3 step 2 tells you to go in the aa big book pps. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions.
Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon family groups chances are we bring a lifetime of stinking thinking with us. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration.
Shed layer after layer of pain, lies, shame, and anger, and get to the guts of who you are. It is fitting that these words are from the book of lamentations, for the book describes the aftermath of falling away from the ways of righteousness, as we have done in our addictive behaviors. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. The 12steps and 12 traditions1 the world famous eye opener. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the book, alcoholics anonymous, titled there is a solution. These recordings are from the big book study website, which has recordings of people sharing their experience, strength and hope in face to face meetings as they work through step 4. Working step four in narcotics anonymous we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read.
The alcoholics anonymous aa 12 step recovery program is a free treatment program for people suffering from alcohol abuse and addiction. Read closely on page 17, big book, last paragraph, where it is written. This step is described in parts of chapters 1, 2, 3, and all of chapter 4. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. The same can be said for step 4, which requires making a moral inventory. Section 7 step four 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of course have been completed, so before starting check with your sponsor, spiritual advisor, counselor, etc. It is extremely important that we work with an na sponsor. The open space they clear out by making this moral inventory further allows the higher source, spoken about in step 2. The 4th step inventory pages are the best i have seen. Many of us feel that we have two primary textbooks in aa, this one and of course the book titled alcoholicsanonymous, called by many the big book. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. By examining my motives in all that i do, i can be of service to god and others, helping them do what they want to do.
The inventory was also a step in helping us align our lives with the will of god. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. Excerpts from writings about how step 4 of the 12 step program works. Well, the origin of this quote is very likely to be the first step in the 12 step program, as defined originally by alcoholics anonymous and the big book. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. I worked 4th step inventory before the ones i have worked in the past had check boxes that left me feeling as if something was left undone. Step bystep guide for sponsors a companion to aa s big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Aa step 4 brian and katherine share on taking the 12 steps. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions.
In this first step, the goal is for the individuals to admit that they do have a problem with alcohol or drugs. We have all the books needed and the most popular books, workbooks and program materials asked for. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. The aa cleveland district office has put together the following fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The addict digs to his or her core being and as they dig, they free themselves from the waste that they collected within, obscuring their judgment.
Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. This is a step that could help me get to the root of my insane thoughts, behaviors, and addictions. Eight step worksheet motivational chart a guidance system 12 and 12 inventory aa book louis affirmation the twelve traditions inventory lovefour more ways to look at love sex and love addiction inventory expanded inventory worksheet jim w. Step 4 the seven selves alcoholics anonymous aa big book. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. My advice for heading into step 4 is to allow courage to rise and be completely honest with yourself while doing it. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Aa big book workshop, taking the 12 steps as done in the. Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
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