We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. This one talks about the good and bad side of step two and three of aa and is the second of a series of discussions with jon who has his blog at about the 12 steps which make up the core of the aa programme and are described in chapter 5 of the big book. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Our reference for this study of the 12 steps is the first 103 pages of alcoholics anonymous, fourth edition, the basic text xi. The doctors opinion chapter in the book alcoholics anonymous provides a medical view of addiction to alcohol. There are many methods of writing inventories, and no one way is right for everyone. Regardless of the method, our fourth step will be successful if we are searching and fearless. Few people will sincerely try to practice the aa program until they have hit their bottom through utter defeat. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fellowship step discussion booklet this is a printable booklet of this step discussion section of the web site in adobe reader pdf file format. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. Leons take on oxford group ideas is helpful in understanding both what aa took from the og, and what we left. Aa is a program of recovery from alcoholism only use of the twelve steps in connection with programs and activities that are patterned after aa, but that address other problems, does not imply otherwise.
Fifth step guide step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Step six were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of recovering alcoholics who have chosen to help one another stay sober. Despite the higher economy of grace and mercy lived and taught by jesus, he did not entirely throw out the lower economy of merit or satisfaction. An alcoholic shares his personal story of how he took step three, of aas 12 steps step 3. 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. Read step 1 of the 12 steps and 12 traditions12x12 read chapter 5 of alcoholics anonymous read the step in either na, sa or ga that is specific to your program. The history of this 4th step guide is vague but it has been attributed to anonymous members of alcoholics anonymous. He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try re.
In order to practice aas remaining eleven steps we must adopt new attitudes and take new actions. Without fearless admission of defects, few could stay sober. My belief is that for a 9th step amends to have depth and weight, we must present in a manner that is different for the better than how we have presented, acted, and engaged in the past with the person to whom we are making amends. This guide is intended to be used as an aid to writing a fourth step inventory. Fifth step guide step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and. Twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. Now we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead. Step 7 gets one lousy paragraph in the big book, and virtually all of it is the 7th step prayer. You have worked to remove the guilt and shame associated with past acts from your present life. Blaues buch anonyme alkoholiker im deutschsprachigem raum. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Narcotics anonymous na was originally created to treat narcotic addiction and abuse and has since grown to help any addict who is trying to escape their addiction. Aug 27, 2014 step 7 gets one lousy paragraph in the big book, and virtually all of it is the 7th step prayer. In this episode we are discussing step 8 and step 9 of aa which are about making amends to people we have harmed.
In the table below list who you have harmed, and how they were harmed by your behaviors. Anonymous aa, with primary emphasis given to steps 1 though 5. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol sin that our lives had become unmanageable. If you prefer you can use our jpeg version instead high resolution low resolution. Im sitting here awake because i keep thinking of it and what ive said to her so far and thinking god, i hope im telling her the right thing. Termed by some as a step technician, george shares his experience, strength, and hope during a thorough journey through the steps. Kitchen was a regular in sam shoemakers oxford group circle where he met and befriended bill wilson. One version was titled the california 4th step guide because it was believed that the originators were located in california. These are the principles that made our recovery possible. It is essential reading for anyone trying to decide whether or not they are alcoholic. Step 8 willing to make amends honesty in who we hurt. I also take a chance of irritating those of you who are. Oct 12, 2015 here is another podcast about recovering from alcoholism. So declares a wellloved clergyman who happens to be one of a.
Twelve steps and twelve traditions pdf of alcoholics anonymous. T his is the step that separates the men from the boys. The aa 12 steps, na we version or the al anon twelve steps. That is the natural impulse to which we are all subject, and often enslaved. May 15, 2016 the fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. It is in a word document, for those who like to type their answers, as well as in a pdf. We made a list of all the persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Eighth step prayer higher power, i ask your help in making my list of all those i have harmed. Step seven asks that you take up some of the responsibility and make another inventory. In addition for sexaholics, read the step into action, the section on step 1 then do the writing. Do you really want to be able to manage your character defects or do you want to continue to be managed by them. Their key to success is the 12 step program that is used to help addicts become sober by accomplishing each step.
We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom col. Do you really want to be able to manage your character. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. Do i have to save face in group discussion, or can i yield in good spirit to the group consensus and work cheerfully along with it. Step 8 is regarded as one of the most challenging steps by many members. Recoveringfromrecovery step 8 and 9 of aa, discussion. Steps four through nine are considered a form of spiritual housecleaning. Contact sober nations sponsored hotline if you are seeking drug and alcohol related addiction rehab for yourself or a loved one, the hotline is a confidential and convenient solution. Their key to success is the 12step program that is used to help addicts become sober by. We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. In my experience, walking around with the weight of amends that need to be taken care of really sucks. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step 8 made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all step 9 made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
I read him my 4th step for 6 hours until i was done and he hardly said a word until i was done. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. As you did in step four, you will look honestly at the life you were leading and isolate the times when you wronged other people. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous excerpted from pages 83 and 84 of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
Contact sober nations sponsored hotline if you are seeking drug and alcohol related addiction rehab for yourself or a loved one, the hotline is a. Fifth step guide step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to. 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. Chesnut pdf philip leon, philosopher and oxford group member, published this work in 1939, when the aa big book was first printed. The vehicle for our progress is the work of steps 6 and 7. I am aware that it may annoy you if i seem to be pushing a program that is not your own. The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with an. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. 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 took personal inventory inventory, and our ownership. Step five is difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace of mind. The big book bb notations are to page and paragraph, as in 64. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. Thats the step where i need to make direct amends to all those i have harmed. Step nine of aa alcoholics anonymous is the perfect time to let go of the horrible way we feel about our past and to radically repair relationships. It is extremely important that we work with an na sponsor. During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward god. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god, as we understood him when i was new in a. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. This guide represents the experiences, strengths, and hopes of many addicts who have found recovery in narcotics anonymous.
A sponsee of mine started her fifth step with me today, we should finish up tomorrow. Step seven asked you to embrace humility and actively ask your higher power to remove your shortcomings. He may have said a dozen words during that 6 hours. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves. Step 6 ready to be released readiness for gods work in us.
Step 8 and 9 of aa discussion recoveringfromrecovery. Step three quotes in brief practice these principles. As part of working step 1 we recommend reading step 1 of aa s book, twelve steps and twelve traditions, and discussing it with another person in recovery. For more help, dont miss our guides to the 12 steps the twelve steps. The con tent of this intervention is consistent with the 12 steps of alcoholics. Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side 1 resentments the first 3 columns sheet 1 side 2 resentments the fourth column sheet 2 side 1 fear inventory sheet 2 side 2 sex conduct inventory. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Aug 10, 2015 my belief is that for a 9th step amends to have depth and weight, we must present in a manner that is different for the better than how we have presented, acted, and engaged in the past with the person to whom we are making amends. Twelve steps and twelve traditions pirate monk podcast. Twelve step facilitation therapy manual pubsniaaanihgov. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. How it works if you want what we have to offer, and are willing to make the effort to get it, then you are ready to take certain steps.
We react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. Step five 55 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Philosophy of courage by philip leon, with a foreword by glenn f. Working step four in narcotics anonymous we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The 12 steps of na explained narcotics anonymous na was originally created to treat narcotic addiction and abuse and has since grown to help any addict who is trying to escape their addiction. Interestingly enough this was posted 2 hours before me going over step 6 with a sponsee for the first time, and it very much echoes the way we approach this step in my sponsorship family of heathens, lol. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. In the fifth step of alcoholics anonymous, you must truly come clean to another about the exact nature of your wrongs. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 12 steps of aa step 1 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous. Am i absolutely trustworthy, even in secret, with a. Various versions could be found on early recovery computer bulletin boards bbs. Here is another podcast about recovering from alcoholism.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. 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 fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Printable 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous free pdf. This step requires you to make a list of people you have harmed and be willing to apologize and right your wrongs. In looking back at my behavior growing up, i feel horrible about some of the things i said and did to you. 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.
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