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. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. The language and format is taken largely from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category aa step 1. This is most popular due to joe and charlie, two very dynamic and popular aa big book speakers. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits. Displaying all worksheets related to step 10 inventory.
If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered. There is a list included at the end of this worksheet. The aa big book says on eight different occasions that we write out this step. 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.
They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. These fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory big book. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file.
You can also hear our thursday big book study recordings at. 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. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, pride, vanity, egotistical, selfpity. Everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. There is a 4th step guide available online for all 12step members.
Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the big. This is a brief history of how the socal version of the big book comes alive with bill m. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. 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. Breaking down step one of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Nov 20, 2019 there is a 4th step guide available online for all 12 step members. The following checklist merely suggests what some people consider flaws.
Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. The original source for these worksheets is sadly no longer available. 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. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. The online 4th step guide includes an exhaustive set of directions explaining how the guide works and a reminder that an inventory is simply a list. It is an effort to discover the truth about the stockintrade.
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. Its the writing it down that helps trigger the release. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Fourth step inventory one of the key concepts wally p. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages. See more ideas about 12 step worksheets, 12 steps recovery, worksheets. If you need additional resentment inventory, fear inventory or sex inventory blank sheets. Ask for help with inventory and truth in the morning, night and before writing with a prayer like this one taken from the big book.
This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. People father step mother step sisters step brothers step aunts uncles cousins clergy police lawyers judges doctors employers employees coworkers in. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Fourth step invento ry these 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. 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. As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a.
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. Until you put it in a tangible form, you still havent done your fourth step. We attend the beginners meetings together, we read the big book together, we take the steps together, and we recover together. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The guide has a very good set of general directions for doing a 4th step. 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. 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. Jul 06, 2005 everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The 10 th step inventory can be done using your 4 th step inventory, a journal, a balance sheet, or it can be done right out of the big book pg 8485. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer.
Worksheets are step continued to take personal inventory and when we, 10th step work, resentment inventory prompt, 10th step daily inventory, 4th step work, fourth step inventory, 11th step work, writing for today. Jan 29, 2017 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. Please keep in mind that the fourth step is not dealing with changing anything. 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 aa learn how to do the 4th step inventory in the 12 steps of. After we have done the 4th step, we walk away with an understanding what our major character flaws are. The man who would eventually become my sponsor, bill m. What is the nature of my wrongs, faults, mistakes, defects. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. 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 04, 20 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. It also includes the character flaws that we discover in the 4 step process. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step. May 9, 2015 step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. Carefully reading the first five proposals the first five steps we ask. 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 inventory is not an exercise in beating yourself up. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop. The vault 4th step inventory app allows you to enter your inventory information in a logical step by step way, then saves the information in an inventory spreadsheet that is laid out much like many of the 4th step guides that you can find on the internet like joe and charlies. Aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the.
I have to write down all of my negative character traits. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. 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. Fourth step inventory general directions by anonymous members of alcoholics anonymous buy paper and pen and start writing. 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. The first step of anything is a beginning, so the first step of the alcoholics anonymous 12 steps is the beginning of your recovery process. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group. Below we have a few worksheets available for you to download and print. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a strenuous.
Aa spot check inventory tool posted on january 8, 20 by nathan the purpose of this blog post is to help you learn how to use the the aa spot check inventory feature of mst to maintain and strengthen your sobriety. There are three separate inventories suggested by the big book, and each 4th step inventory worksheet has an additional page you can print for more space. When you take inventory, you take notes or write down all that you have on hand. Taking a commercial inventory is a factfinding and a factfacing process. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. 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. These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. 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 10 th step becomes our workhorse step all throughout the day. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation.
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