To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Printable na 12 step recovery worksheets step 1 addiction therapy, drug. When practicing the third step we discover the spaciousness for a variety of positive and useful beliefs about a higher power. The first step is the beginning of the recovery process. Write down your definition of each word in the step. Make an appointment as soon as possible with your step advisor, sponsor or spiritual advisor to take step five. Printable worksheets are ideal to learn math and science. The need for more specific direction was readily apparent. Alanon literature is usually available at alanon meetings. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Step 4 big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 5, pp 63.
Fourth step invento ry these 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Printable aa step 4 worksheets aa 4th step inventory worksheets. Regardless of the method, our fourth step will be successful if we are searching and fearless. This guide represents the experiences, strengths, and hopes of many addicts who have found recovery in narcotics anonymous.
We determined from the first part of the big book that we are powerless. George b was a practicing dentist for 47 years and is now a graduate student in a masters degree program for addiction counseling. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. 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. This is 4th step sex inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue.
Aa big book with questions for discussion hi everyone. For me, and for many other aa members who have used the worksheets, the 4th step worksheets contained in this book have proved to be a valuable tool to accomplishing this inventory step. When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. By no means can his book be used to replace aa s big book, the 12 and 12 or any other aspect of aa. Alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous and other recovery books available to read. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. 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. 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. Oct 12, 2017 one of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. Fifth step guide step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to. Alanon literature develops entirely from the writings of alanon members throughout the world.
It probably is one of the feelings that explained away your. Breaking down step three of aa alcoholics anonymous. The fellowship still had little structure, however, and the 1960s were a period of struggle. Step 3 made a decision to turn our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there is no opinion, just fact. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. All material in this step workshop packet can be found in the eda big book. There are many methods of writing inventories, and no one way is right for everyone. 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. Eda big book step workshop preparation for step one eating. 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. 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. Remarkably, the written step 5 inventory is very similar to the assets and liabilities step 4 inventory of the b2b.
In this part of the book, he writes the prescription. The third step decision may be too big to make in one leap. Like many addicts, you probably have felt like a victim. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. 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. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. 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.
Showing top 8 worksheets in the category aa step 1. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Sth step page 4 of 6 sex problem list drafted from big book pg. 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. Step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. There is a detailed instruction sheet that goes with the step 4 inventory forms, from the workshop.
Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Membership grew rapidly for a time and then began to decline. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the big. Step four we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them. Step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study. Later on it is revealed that the common solution to alcoholism is a vital spiritual experience. Some of the worksheets displayed are first step work, step 1 work, step one, resentment inventory prompt, 2nd step and 3rd work, twelve steps, aas 12 steps including powerful, a twelve step workbook. The decision we made in step three is an important one, but it will have no lasting effect unless it is accompanied by an honest appraisal of our innermost faults and defects. 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. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. Narcotics anonymous basic text, chapter 4 step 5 this may be one of the most challenging steps we face in our recovery process, but it can also be one of the most fulfilling in terms of removing us from our isolation. Worksheets are the primary purpose group big, 12 step workbook, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, 12 steps in 12 weeks oa big book study format, the twelve step program, resentment inventory prompt, step 1 work. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result. We have made a list of all persons we had harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends.
Why would bill capitalize the word fellowship here and not anywhere else in the big book. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. 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. The original source for these worksheets is sadly no longer available. We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends.
Step by step guide for sponsors a companion to aa s big book. The white book, narcotics anonymous, was published in 1962. List examples of how having an eating disorder created unmanageability in your lifeways in which you. 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. Leave a wide margin so you have room to make notes of any thoughts that pop into your. My advice for heading into step 4 is to allow courage to rise and be completely honest with yourself while doing it. This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future. The scholars can easily do a calculation or implement the equation utilizing printable worksheets. This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across.
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 book contains guides to working the twelve steps toward recovery. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity. Some na members feel their way through the first step1 by intuition. When was the last time you explained to a suffering alcoholic the threefold disease described in this book. My amends list big book pg 67 no we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead. 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.
Worksheets are resentment inventory prompt, step made a searching and fearless moral inventory of, fourth step inventory, fourth step inventory, 4th step work, working step four in narcotics anonymous, 4th step. 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. Step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets in step template aa steps. Section 7 step four 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. 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. The 4th step inventory pages are the best i have seen. Sth step page 6 of 6 see pg 76 of the big book, read on and carry on. By the very act of critiquing chapter 4, we agnostics, i admittedly commit aa heresy. 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. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. Step study sundays 8pm est big book meeting same number as above note.
Words contained within the first 164 pages of the big book. 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. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. Jun 19, 2014 step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets. Working step four in narcotics anonymous coastal carolina area. This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. Notes on step four big book version kent state university. Aa speakers joe and charlie bills story the big book comes alive duration. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop, refer to the third edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. 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. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. Step 4 aa learn how to do the 4th step inventory in the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and the best fourth step worksheets and prayers for. Some cities, states, and provinces have their own alanon literature distribution centers, where a larger variety of literature is available for purchase. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason.
The twelve steps of the aa, na, saa and slaa programs are based upon spiritual principles. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step six were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. Shed layer after layer of pain, lies, shame, and anger, and get to the guts of who you are. 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. When was the last time you described the actions to take in order to recover from the seemingly hopeless state of mind and body page xiii, forward to the first edition, 3rd edition that is alcoholism.
We hope it will assist you in completing your personal inventory. We could find all sorts of occult and esoteric connotations in the simple outlines, but foremost in our minds were easily understood meanings and. See more ideas about 12 step worksheets, 12 steps recovery, worksheets. A first of anything is a beginning, and so it is with the steps. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371.
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 guide and work book it takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file. Like every piece of na literature, this was written by addicts for addicts. The na book the basic text our symbol simplicity is the keynote of our symbol.
So declares a wellloved clergyman who happens to be one of a. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting you can purchase a bba workbook at any bba meeting, or online at you do not need to print the following step material until you are instructed to do so. Please read that instruction sheet, follow the instructions, and also read all the references in the big book. I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. The aa cleveland district office has put together the following fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. T his is the step that separates the men from the boys. If you are using the fourth edition make sure you are on the correct. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. An optional step 5 written inventory is included with this worksheet.
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