At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Sth step page 2 of 6 resentment list big book note. The big book carries the great message of the common solution. Rather they are designed to provide an introduction to this step. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. With a person we dislike, we take the bit in our teeth. When that happens, our great natural assets, the instincts, have turned. Step 4 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits.
We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy. Later on it is revealed that the common solution to alcoholism is a vital spiritual experience. The third step decision may be too big to make in one leap. The first step is the beginning of the recovery process. Like many addicts, you probably have felt like a victim. This is a 1 page summary of sections out of the aa big book original manuscript on step 2.
The following are the 12 steps of narcotics anonymous, also referred to as na. To enable you to find a power greater than yourself that will solve your problem. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and. When we fully concede to our innermost selves that we are powerless over our addiction, we have taken a big step in our recovery. We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. Fear prayer page 68 bottom of page sex conduct pg page. By writing first, then doing the 5 th step we can look at resentment, fear and harm individually, the way it says in the big book. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. In this part of the book, he writes the prescription.
Through our own experience of working with others, many hopeless, suffering addicts lack the necessary power and time to keep coming back to meetings and somehow get sober or. Step 4 made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Write down your definition of each word in the step. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. By the very act of critiquing chapter 4, we agnostics, i admittedly commit aa heresy. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Regardless of the method, our fourth step will be successful if we are searching and fearless. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60.
From this small sample98 menjellinek drew sweeping conclusions about the. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing anything down. 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. Notes on step four big book version kent state university. An optional step 5 written inventory is included with this worksheet. Alcoholics anonymous aa originated the idea for the 12step. Jun 19, 2014 step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets. Fifth step guide step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelvestep program, including regular attendance at group meetings. Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there is no opinion, just fact. This book contains guides to working the twelve steps toward recovery. Please read that instruction sheet, follow the instructions, and also read all the references in the big book. Aa is an organization that began as a fellowship devoted to helping those who wish to. Hear recovered addict and big book mucker, cameron f.
How are you supposed to do a 4th step soberrecovery. Many of us have had some reservations at this point, so give yourself a break and be as thorough as possible from the start. Step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory. 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. Working step four in narcotics anonymous coastal carolina area. Its faithbased 12step program dominates treatment in the united states. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Step 4 big book step study step 4 turnarounds originally posted by wmj1012 as tommy outlined, the turnarounds can be written using columns his were good and thorough. For example, a native american group has combined the 12 steps with. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aa s, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the.
I know you cant respond with a post that gives detailed instructions on how to do a 4th step, because it would be such a long description. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. 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. Begin your own program by taking step one from the previous chapter, how it works. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. I have to write down all of my negative character traits. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. We asked his protection and care with complete abandon. See more ideas about 12 step worksheets, 12 steps recovery, worksheets. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described.
We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. Words contained within the first 164 pages of the big book. The original source for these worksheets is sadly no longer available. Step 3 made a decision to turn our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Working step four in narcotics anonymous we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Oct 12, 2017 one of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them. But the big book is quite vauge on a lot of things, and is quite open to various interpitation. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. These are just examples, and are not meant to be resentments, fears.
I am glad i remained sober and abstinate to be a part of the powerful big book step study. Morning readings from the big book on awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Step four of aa s twelve step program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervalsusually briefwere inevitably followed by still less control, which led in. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Relaxation focus meditations prayers step 4 39 assets and liabilities check list 40 notes. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future.
These notes and worksheets are not intended to be a guide to working step four. It is also very helpful to use other na literature and step meetings to gain more. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. There are many methods of writing inventories, and no one way is right for everyone.
This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across. Throughout this guide, there are examples of the kinds of questions we ask. It probably is one of the feelings that explained away your. The sex inventory is the second part of the 4th step in aa. Twelve steps reprinted for adaptation by permission of alcoholics anonymous world. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established. This guide is intended to be used as an aid to writing a fourth step inventory. Step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. My grudge list on our grudge list we set opposite each name our injuries. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we. Important important points points regarding amends amends.
Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the big. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction. Fourth step invento ry these 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. When you take inventory, you take notes or write down all that you have on hand. This is 4th step sex inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book.
After establishing a need for help and deciding to look to a higher power and allow it to guide your life in the first three steps, its time to begin actively changing the behavior that enabled your addiction. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor for recovery. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 4 6 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. Remarkably, the written step 5 inventory is very similar to the assets and liabilities step 4 inventory of the b2b.
It is extremely important that we work with an na sponsor. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Narcotics anonymous step working guides project recovery texas.
This guide represents the experiences, strengths, and hopes of many addicts who have found recovery in narcotics anonymous. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file. Section 7 step four 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. Step 3 page 63 step 4 resentment prayer pg 67 top of page two prayers. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. It may be some have done us more harm than we have done them.
Chapter 4 we agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. There are many suggested prayers in the big book which will be helpful in completing the spiritual exercises around the steps. A first of anything is a beginning, and so it is with the steps. There is a detailed instruction sheet that goes with the step 4 inventory forms, from the workshop. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Most 12 step groups have some suggested formats for meetings and offer meeting documents. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. Morning step work check morning readings from the big. One of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book it takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them.
The irrationality of alcoholics anonymous the atlantic. I was taught to do step 4 strait from the big book. Some na members feel their way through the first step1 by intuition. I have not mentioned this big book workshop at any of my phone bridge meetings or any facetoface meetings because it is not aa approved. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the nonalcoholic. We determined from the first part of the big book that we are powerless. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. Some people write down 1 page, others write the resentment in one notebook and my part the turnaround in another notebook. Sth step page 4 of 6 sex problem list drafted from big book pg. I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. Step 4 big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 5, pp 63.
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