Sth step page 6 of 6 see pg 76 of the big book, read on and carry on. 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. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. This pamphlet contains a description of one method for taking the twelve steps of cocaine anonymous.
We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Cocaine anonymous world services a guide to the 12 steps. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book.
The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Only 164 pages, the first third of the book, specifically outline the aa way of life. Your inventory is only a story of your feelings and acts. These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Outline the program of action recovery recipe, explaining how you made a. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Using the process outlined in the big book is an essential guideline to. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. An inventory doesnt change things, it simply lists things. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose. If men and women didnt exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the.
When youre filling out the forms, make certain that you fill out each column before you go onto the next one. The fourth step guide is available here for free as a series of files for download and printing. Stepwork downloads you will need the following 4 things to get started. The big book of alcoholics anonymous specifically mentions the importance of putting the aspects of the 4th step down in. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12 step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12 step programs that have been established. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. 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. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. 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. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. I have to write down all of my negative character traits. Sex person or behavior excessive selfish affects my. The history of this 4th step guide is vague but it has been attributed to anonymous members of alcoholics anonymous. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. Step twelve was changed again in 1956 in the 2 nd printing of the 2 edition.
They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. One version was dubbed the california 4th step guide as it was believed that the originators were located in california. The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. People father step mother step sisters step brothers step aunts uncles cousins clergy police lawyers judges doctors employers employees coworkers in. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. Great step book for normies who want to become happy or happier also free if downloaded entitled. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous. The worksheets were created by using the precise instructions in the big book to make taking the fourth step as easy and simple as possible. This is also a guide and format for use or application of a. Make a lot of copies of the resentment forms, fewer copies of the fear forms, and fewer still of the sex conduct forms.
Community members participate in a daily, inhouse, big book study. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. He is usually longwinded, repeats himself frequently, and has an opinion on just about anything or everything pertaining to the aa program. Step 4 fear inventory form the big book authors indicate that the best way to deal with our fears is to do exactly what we did with resentments.
Before i got this book i had been putting off the fourth step for about a year and a half and once i got this book and used it as a outline i was able to finish my fourth step withing a month. It is suggested that before the study is completed, each member completes steps 1 12. Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Various versions could be found on early recovery computer bulletin boards bbs. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. Step study outline and assignment sheets the following is a suggested assignment sheet and outlined for use by this step study workshop. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. We are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered.
The online 4th step guide includes an exhaustive set of directions explaining how the guide works and a reminder that an inventory is simply a list. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Working step four in narcotics anonymous we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Free 12 step recovery information guides for working all 12 steps, 12 stepspiritual exercises, articles, handouts, meditations, big book workgroup formats, 12 traditions info, 12 concepts info, etc. My amends list big book pg 67 no we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. 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. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop, refer to the third edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. 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. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. 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.
The same can be said for step 4, which requires making a moral. Please keep in mind that the fourth step is not dealing with changing anything. To help us work the twelve steps, cocaine anonymous uses a text entitled alcoholics anonymous, commonly referred to as the big book. If you are using the fourth edition make sure you are on the correct page.
Our mediation is based on the upon awakening, which is found on page 86 of the book alcoholic anonymous. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. This guide is intended to be used as an aid to writing a fourth step inventory. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers. They may be downloaded individually or as one large zipped or combined fourth step pdf file. Step study team study guide this study guide has proven helpful in providing structure and guidance for learning to work the twelvestep program, as it is described in the book alcoholics anonymous, in small groups of 812 persons. 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. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. 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. This is the 4th step out line taken from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the.
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