4th step big book example

I have to write down all of my negative character traits. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. The big book describes this step as a personal housecleaning. There are a total of 17 references in the big book that suggest our 4th step should be written. You are never too old to improve your health and quality of life. 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 guide is intended to be used as an aid to writing a fourth step 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. There are many ways to do a 4th step inventory list. My first 4th step, i used the example in the big book, the questions in the 12 x 12, and the little red book dr.

The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. Ive also included some prompt sheets and tables to aid you. There were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself.

Unpacking the boxes of resentment and love by mockingbird on sep 6. Example of group format 9 part i session 1 through session 7 11. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as. As a sponsor you may want your sponsee to write out with pen and paper their 4th step. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. These are just examples, and are not meant to be resentments, fears. Joy then shows examples of how to do each of the 4 columns right out of the aa big book and also uses examples from her own inventories. There doesnt appear to be any big book stories that talk about turnarounds when describing their step work. 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. How to do a 4th step the example given in the big book. My fourth step in the tradition of the big book of aa in dealing with resentments on paper, we set them on paper.

Now lets ponder the need for a list of the more glaring. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book helped guide me through this process, and though i repeatedly read and studied the book, this wasnt entirely an intellectual exercise. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory workshop what is the purpose of the 12 steps. Human beings are never quite alike, so each of us, when making an inven. Working step four in narcotics anonymous we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 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. See origins of aas 4th step moral inventory it is not mentioned in the big book text at any point. Example if we were older and did have a part in it. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group. You wont be sharing with the group the work you will be doing on this assignment. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason.

Please note that all examples offered in this guide are not just someones opinion but rather taken. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. 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. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Rebecca farnsworth, in her book, 12 step horror stories pointed out that those directing the 4th stepping are all about focusing on the wrongs a person has doneas opposed to anything right a person has done e.

Emphasize the importance of writing the 4th step inventory. This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of twelve step programs. An easy 4th step form that really works in less than ten minutes. Everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across. There is a section in the big book that is similar to what wright and james have observed. Big book goals step 1 emotional sobriety step 2 proposition exercise step 3 prayer 3rd step vision for your life exercise 12 reasons we slip by bill w. I always ask what about the 3rd step decision to begin a new relationship with god. 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. 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. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file.

But just as often some of us will fi t more or less into both classifi cations. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered. Read from bottom of page 68 through 70 of the big book before beginning. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Is it just the examples in book, self esteem, personal, fear, etc. What people, places or things do you resent and what led to those resentments. For example, if we stole money from our parents to buy drugs, that was a. Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there is no opinion, just fact. More links for 4th step inventory guides and download for 4th step inventory listed at bottom of this page. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. There is a saying in the 12step programs that recovery is a process, not an event.

These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. Go back and list all the names of people, institutions, and principles you have had resentment toward in your life. Using the process outlined in the big book is an essential guideline to.

Our steps by the big book group sessions are not official aa meetings because we limit enrollment to a specific number of participants. When you take inventory, you take notes or write down all that you have on hand. Fine fourth step template inspiration example resume from aa 4th step worksheet joe and charlie, source. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. None of the original members talk about turnarounds, at least not that we can find. Alcoholism12 step support 4th step 3r column advice hi, finished 4th step first and second columns. Our origins are the students of the big book group. Fourth step inventory these 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Read what the aa big book has to say about the fourth step pg 6471. Buddy t is an anonymous writer and founding member of the online alanon outreach committee with decades of experience writing about alcoholism. When youre doing your work, reading the book, or using a 4th step. 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.

It can be helpful when doing your work to look at some 4th step inventory examples to see what yours may look like. The first step aa big book support group discussions. 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. People we have harmed big book, page 70, paragraph 3 we have listed the people we have hurt by our conduct, and are willing to straighten out the past if we can. You can share what you felt about it while doing it. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous.

If youve been thinking about doing your fifth step of aa and perhaps putting it off, keep in mind that laying it all out there on the table provides a great opportunity to finally let all your stuff go. Step 4 resentments make the list names, institutions and. Believe it or not these words are right in the big book written over 50 years ago. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. An example is just an example, and its important to listen to your sponsor and community. Just list names and dont list why you had the resentment. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at.

Step four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to dis. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p. Bedevilments versus the promises spontaneous wisdom of aa members step 4 some helpful thoughts 4th step inventory step 4 resentment and turn around prayers step 4 harms done others. A graphic guide to aas fourth step though our decision1 was a vital and crucial step. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. The big book was written over 75 years ago, and remains largely unchanged. Specifically the sex inventory and the idea that we need to share our most twisted things that we have ever done. On june 20, after 3 weeks of abstinence, i had a few beers with the crew after a really hot 10 hour friday.