We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. It makes your brain work to better comprehend the literature. We hope it will assist you in completing your personal inventory. Step work downloads you will need the following 4 things to get started. Everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. 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. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the. The book is published by alcoholics anonymous world services and is available through aa offices and meetings, as well as through booksellers. The author is a founder of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. 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. To view this printable aa step worksheet, click the orange button. Aa speakers joe and charlie bills story the big book comes alive duration. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous jason.
We make a decision to admit the possible existence of an underlying force behind the totality of things, and that the realm of the spirit is pretty darn big, roomy and allinclusive. Step 4 big book step study step 4 turnarounds hi, im looking for replies from those who have done step 4 exactly as it is written in the big book. The 4th edition 2001 is also freely available online. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon family groups chances are we bring a lifetime of stinking thinking with us. 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. As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 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. Nov 20, 2019 there is a saying in the 12 step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. There is a lot of hype and fear surrounding this step mostly created by those who are yet to do it, and these worksheets are designed to make this task as easy and simple as possible.
The large print fourth edition of alcoholics anonymouse, affectionately known as the big book, includes twenty four new stories and continues to pass on aas message of hope and recovery to millions. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue.
Contents page 1 step by step guide for sponsors contents purpose and use of this guide 5 before getting started on the steps 11. 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. Alcoholism12 step support 4th step 3r column advice hi, finished 4th step first and second columns. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers. 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 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. This is a guide and format which permits the writing of a. When the time was right for me, it seemed as if the pen in my hand had a direct connection to my mind, and the memories of a lifetime just poured out onto the page. Although in step four we admitted the exact nature of our wrongs, the process of clearing away the wreckage of the past will not be completed until we have shared those wrongs with another person in step five. The big books way to be rid of resentment pages 63 67. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book. As lifej so aptly points out in his november 23, 2017 article, standing on the shoulders of giants. Joe had been studying the big book since 1962, but since he was an africanamerican man living in little rock, arkansas during that time, he was only allowed to stand in the back of meetings, and.
Bob would have only taken 15 or 2o people through the steps if he did it that way, instead of 5000. Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourself. The big book is one of the bestselling books of all times 30 million copies sold. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the big. Step 4 the seven selves alcoholics anonymous aa big book. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. Is it just the examples in book, self esteem, personal, fear, etc. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits.
Apr 07, 2020 alcoholics anonymous is a national organization dedicated to assisting sufferers of alcohol abuse and addiction with overcoming the challenges faced during the rehabilitation process. Mike on experience the big book aa meetings available online. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. It is not a guide from any rehabilitation center, nor a guide from any person, but rather the a. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop.
Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. To illustrate, here are the same three resentments with the fourth column added to include the self, manifested in various ways. 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. We are rocketed into this fourth dimension of existence, the spiritual, when the dimensions of our physical, mental, and emotional states are in harmony and balance, each with the others, occasioned in the moment by our total surrender with complete abandon to our higher power and to the diligent disciplined practice of the 12 steps of. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study step 4 turnarounds soberrecovery. I am getting stuck on understanding my turnarounds, especially the selfseeking. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. Learning the process of overcoming resentment literally saves the lives of people who are afflicted with the disease of alcoholism. Jan 10, 2020 when practicing the third step we discover the spaciousness for a variety of positive and useful beliefs about a higher power. The program uses a 12step program, including step 4, developed and modified based on the experiences of former members and the writings of the groups founder. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. Critique of chapter 5 of the big book step 4 aa agnostica. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Alcoholics anonymous step four has prepared you for step five, and by finding the courage to overcome that fear of rejection or the shame of your confession, you experience honesty on a deeper level than in your first step of admission, and you break the pattern of denial that often plagues those suffering with alcoholism. The big book is alcoholics anonymouss primary text. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions audio version. Trouble in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
In the past you probably justified bad behavior and blamed other people, places, or things for the problems you had created. It can be given to a newcomer so they can fill it out on their own. Carefully reading the first five proposals the first five steps we ask. 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 story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. Words contained within the first 164 pages of the big book.
In the first full paragraph of page 64, they write. The large print fourth edition of alcoholics anonymouse, affectionately known as the big book, includes twenty four new stories and continues to pass on aa s message of hope and recovery to millions. When it comes to ego defl ation, few steps are harder to take than five. Ask for help with inventory and truth in the morning, night and before writing with a prayer. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. I have to write down all of my negative character traits.
But scarcely any step is more necessary to longtime sobri. The big book coverage of step 4 is about being honest and admitting to ones faults, weaknesses, defects. Apr 27, 2020 alcoholics anonymous step four has prepared you for step five, and by finding the courage to overcome that fear of rejection or the shame of your confession, you experience honesty on a deeper level than in your first step of admission, and you break the pattern of denial that often plagues those suffering with alcoholism. Including a wellchosen person to be part of this healing process helps us to become aware of our own selfdelusion, where we have not been totally honest and. May 15, 2016 the fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. It originated the twelve step program now used widely among addictions outside alcohol.
Step four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to dis cover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are. Marty mann 19041980 wrote the chapter women suffer too in the second through fourth editions of the big book. Breaking down step three of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Step five admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Step four43 we want to fi nd exactly how, when, and where our natu ral desires have warped us. Al assets and liabilities 4th step from the founders lists the sponsor does this with the sponsee, together. Being convinced that self, manifested in various ways, was what had defeated us, we considered its common manifestations. 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. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. By the very act of critiquing chapter 4, we agnostics, i admittedly commit aa heresy. My challenge for you this month is to pick up a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and read through the first 164 pages in which the program is outlined. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. The inventory you will do in step four of aa will help you to identify negative thoughts, emotions, and actions that have ruled your life.
One of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book. Jul 18, 2015 book basic training is a 10 hour video series that carefully walks the viewer through the first 172 pages of the aa big book alcoholics anonymous. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Step four prayer freedom from resentment step 4 of the. The big book study movement is outside of the structure of alcoholics anonymous in ireland. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism also known as the big book describes how to recover from alcoholism. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a.
The big books way to be rid of resentment pages 63 67 instructions. 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. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. These fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. George b was a practicing dentist for 47 years and is now a graduate student in a masters degree program for addiction counseling. If someone has been through the steps, is sober, and wants to do a year long 4th step, then that is great, but it seems dangerous and untrue to tell a still suffering alcoholic that the big book says to do it that way. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The aa cleveland district office has put together the following fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step 4 big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 5, pp 63. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. The authors start by comparing a personal inventory to a business inventory. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 1 4 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. Read chapter 5 where thorough instructions for completing a fourth step are included. 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. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. If we expect more out of the program of aa than just sobriety we will have to go deeper into our fourth step. The big book states this at the outset of the description of the step four, on page 64. Step by step guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. This workbook is a perfect companion to the big book. Fourth step inventory thesefourth stepworksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason.
Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. 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. 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. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either. Core character defects 4 study from the bottom of page 63 to the end of page 65 and then follow its instructions. Step 4 made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. We attempt to carry the message in the way that was passed on by the founders and pioneers of alcoholics anonymous. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 4 6 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book.