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 fifth step should be written since most of us have many wrongs to uncover. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of. We hope that this book will help you overcome bouts of perfectionism, excessive selfdoubt, or hopelessness. 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. Alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition hardcover. Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there is no opinion, just fact. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. 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.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. They are provided as jpeg images and pdf files for easier viewing. 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 worksheets were created by using the precise instructions in the big book to make taking the fourth step as easy and simple as possible. My grudge list on our grudge list we set opposite each name our injuries.
With the aa 4th step worksheet, you can create a plan of action, based on your personal experiences, to get yourself on the road to recovery. The original source for these worksheets is sadly no longer available. To open pdf files, you will need adobe reader or equivalent software. Stepwork downloads you will need the following 4 things to get started. Just like step one, the big book on page 47 provides a question associated with taking step two. See more ideas about addiction recovery, aa steps and worksheets. 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. See more ideas about celebrate recovery, addiction recovery and aa steps.
These fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. If you are using a 3rd edition copy, the page references for the doctors opinion will be. The steps are in the big book, the work book for example page 3 step 2 tells you to go in the aa big bookpps. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. This is the official website of the general service office g. This is also a guide and format for use or application of a. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Also read the preface and the four forewords in the big book, alcoholics anonymous. This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step.
The written inventory of the fourth step with the exact nature of our wrongs will helpus in. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. All page numbers in this guide refer to the 4th edition of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, published in 2001. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory workshop. Big book pdf signatures in the first big book doc a narrative timeline of aa history. Everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. Sth step page 6 of 6 see pg 76 of the big book, read on and carry on. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file. 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.
Most of the rest of the big book is devoted to the question of how to find this power. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to.
This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. This workbook is a guide for eating disorders anonymous eda members. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except to do so would injure them or others. 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. We have to decide whether or not we believe in a higher power a spirit of the universe a god of our understanding. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous we admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Step five of aas alcoholics anonymous twelve step program is essential to the fundamental change of personality required to overcome an alcohol andor drug addiction. Triangle heart sterling w 23kgold overlay pendant necklace 18gold plated rope chain. Many of us feel that we have two primary textbooks in aa, this one and of course the book titled alcoholicsanonymous, called by many the big book. My amends list big book pg 67 no we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead. The fact of putting the wrongs in black and white shows us that they are not as big as we had blown them up to be. Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide.
These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise and powerful. 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. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory big book. If you are using the fourth edition make sure you are on the correct page. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. 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. If we have been thorough about our personal inventory, we have written down a lot. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. 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.
Also, we need a reference from which to tell our story. Aa speakers joe and charlie bills story the big book comes alive duration. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and. This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the.