Step four of aa s twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. We hope it will assist you in completing your personal inventory. Aa big book download mp3 all tracks as a zip file 158 mb. Date change the workshop will begin 311 rather than 34 as originally posted. Being convinced that self, manifested in various ways, was what had defeated us, we considered its common manifestations. To overcome this hurdle we first need to understand resentment, and appreciate the damage that carrying resentments does to ourselves. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. There is no one set way that the founders and pioneers worked the steps. The same can be said for step 4, which requires making a moral inventory.
Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide. Of the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous, step three asserts that recovery can only be achieved by turning your will over to a higher being. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Section 7 step four 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. For we had started to get perspective on ourselves, which is another way of saying that we were gaining in humility. Most people initially baulk at the idea of wishing for good to come to people who have hurt them. Apologize to people youve harmed alcoholics anonymous. This is a step that could help me get to the root of my insane thoughts, behaviors, and addictions. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. In this way we tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life.
To illustrate, here are the same three resentments with the fourth column added to include the self, manifested in various ways. 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 ideas and directions presented there. Alcoholics anonymous aa helps recovering alcoholics work through 12 steps to aid with sobriety. As the viewer is literally walked through the aa big book oneparagraphatatime skipping nothing. When you take inventory, you take notes or write down all that you have on hand. Step 2 focuses on preparing alcoholics to let go of their need for control over everything in their lives by introducing the concept of a higher power.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop drinking, live sober, and recover from alcoholism. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. Bob has helped millions of men and women give up alcoholism and drug addiction. Using the process outlined in the big book is an essential guideline to. What we know of course is that the big book was bill wilsons baby its a collection of his opinions and beliefs at 34 years sober.
Aa 12 step toolkit this is the only recovery app based on the big book alcoholics anonymous that you will ever need to maintain your daily reprieve. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. When you have found the desire to overcome your resentments you are ready to proceed. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. As a result of the application of the twelve steps as contained precisely in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, he experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1988.
This the sponsor promptly proves by talking freely. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Ask for help with inventory and truth in the morning, night and before writing with a prayer like this one taken from the big book. There have been numerous reprints and revisions, in addition to translations into dozens of languages.
Ready about the fourth step of alcoholics anonymous, which requires a very. The open space they clear out by making this moral inventory further allows the higher source, spoken about in step 2. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon. The book alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known by members as the big book, is the textbook for the original 12step recovery program now known by the same name. 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. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. You can purchase a bba workbook at any bba meeting. Alcoholics anonymous step 4 guides us to make a searching and. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery.
Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. 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. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. 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. The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in a. Alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book in recovery circles sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. The second edition 1955 consisted of 1,150,000 copies. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to.
Step 4 the seven selves alcoholics anonymous aa big book. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise and powerful. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a strenuous. This website has been created as a service to those who suffer from addiction to alcohol, narcotics or both. Since the overall philosophy of alcoholics anonymous is that alcoholism is just a symptom of a spiritual disease, the real problem is in character flaws that need to be faced and when possible, overcome.
The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting. Critique of chapter 5 of the big book step 4 aa agnostica. 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. The legacy of recovery is contained in the big book, the twelve steps, and twelfth step work. It is not a step workbook that is up to the reader and sponsor but it does get a person focused in on the information and power of the words and stories. The aa cleveland district office has put together the following fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Step four prayer freedom from resentment step 4 of the. Amongst the most helpful tape series for newcomers, they explore essential concepts of steps 14 with solid bookbased explanations. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. The big book states this at the outset of the description of the step four, on page 64. The big book alcoholics anonymous outlines how it works. The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind.
App features a sobriety calculator which keeps a track of the number of days you are sober for. One of the many myths that i was taught about the big book is that its the collective workwords of the original 100 members of aa. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as numerous stories about recovering addicts who have been through the process, the big book has. A searching, fearless moral inventory as it is expressed in chapter 5 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. The big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w.
Bb p69 this is the context i was taught to use the sane and sound ideal relationship inventory. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits. The three legacies of alcoholics anonymous are recovery, unity, and service.
Make a searching and fearless moral inventory youtube. These legacies are socalled because they have been passed down to us from the cofounders and oldtimers of aa. Joe and charlie aa big book study series 33 tapes, 1520. It is a perfect companion app for your 12 step program. Of course the depressive and the powerdriver are per sonality extremes, types with which a.
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