He is under constant fear and tensionthat makes for more drinking. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong sentiment against any radical changes made to it. In step 4, were asked to take a searching and fearless moral inventory. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. 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 big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba. Fears inventory prompt sheet fear not, for i am with you. It is an effort to discover the truth about the stockintrade. The inventory you will do in step four of aa will help you to identify negative thoughts.
Here is a list of fears that may be helpful in this inventory. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. A comprehensive alcoholics anonymous big book study with aa speaker howard e. What are the underlying fears we try to avoid by using alcohol. Apr 02, 2012 big books detailed fourth step inventory.
The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, losing ones job, and saying what is on their mind. Jan 10, 2017 bob d and polly p session 7 step 4, fear and sex inventory doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. There is a lot of hype and fear surrounding this step mostly created by those who are yet to do it, and these worksheets are designed to make this task as easy and simple as possible. Shed layer after layer of pain, lies, shame, and anger, and get to the guts of who you are.
The fear inventory is done in columns like resentments. A popular idea in the 12 step program circle is to say fear stands for false evidence appearing real. Odomtology 12step recovery media recommended for you 3. 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. 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. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. The sex inventory is the second part of the 4th step in aa. God help me to show this person the same tolerance, pity and patience that i would cheerfully grant a sick friend. Mike on experience the big book aa meetings available online. As a technique to not miss any fears, then i look at any opposite of the fears i have already listed. Fourth step inventoryfears read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning.
When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. These meetings can be accessed go to thought and click on read more for how to accessfor free via computer, tablets and mobile devices, and also by telephone by calling the teleconference line. List fears connected to resentment column four, question 4 and then any fears not. At first nearly every alcoholic we approached began to slip, if indeed he sobered up at all. Fear of god fear of drowning fear of people fear of relapse fear of crowds fear of insanity fear of men fear of crying fear of women fear of poverty fear of loneliness fear of races fear of rejection fear of the unknown fear of abandonment fear of sex. You can create different inventories based on the big book style resentment, fear, sex and harms done. Experience the big book aa meetings available online. I am driven by a hundred forms of fear says so in the book.
They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. The fear inventory is the final piece of step four. How it works 61 his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. Includes free pdf downloads that go along with each weekly lesson. Apr 08, 2016 the fear that life will not be enjoyable again particularly prominent during early sobriety staying sober will require too much effort.
We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. The following is an excerpt from the pamphlet going through the steps a. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. I also read the 12 x 12 and went to some 12x 12 study groups where we really see more of the problems of inventory. See inventory template on next page for a guide while. I also was not scared for my sponsor to hear my 5th step. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the.
Due to the covid19 pandemic, the experience the big book meetings will be accessible online as zoom video conferences, starting sunday, march 22, 2020 at 6pm central time. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I then prayed the fear prayer from the book for each fear god,please remove this fear and direct my attention to what you would have it be. It is not a guide from any rehabilitation center, nor a guide from any person, but rather the a. Reprinted from the big book, alcoholics anonymous, with permission of a. May 19, 2020 also featuring a comprehensive inventory tool which allows you to create your step 4 and your step 10 inventory. A speaker fear inventory and a new freedom and happiness duration. And i walked through my fear, i queried a bunch of people, and i got a publishing contract. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of twelvestep programs.
We asked god to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. Read the big book, page 67, last paragraph through first paragraph on page 68. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Bob d and polly p session 7 step 4, fear and sex inventory. Fear of diseases fear of writing inventory fear of germs fear of being alive. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching. 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.
We must find out what weve got, what we need to get rid of, and what we need to acquire. Also featuring a comprehensive inventory tool which allows you to create your step 4 and your step 10 inventory. 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. Jennifer a on experience the big book aa meetings available online. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. I did my absolute best to explain what the books say on a step as simple as possible, but without straying from what the book says. 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. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. Our fears come from our early childhood ideas, emotions, and. Aa speakers amazing big book step study part 2 of 5 duration. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event.
Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics. I personally believe that selfish fear can be a bigger offender than resentment. The fear that life will not be enjoyable again particularly prominent during early sobriety staying sober will require too much effort. Read read chapter 5, how it works, on the fear inventory. Fear in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12 traditions. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Write out a fear inventory in paragraph form using the topics below. Look at the 3rd column and consider the opposite of each sentence to let the inventory reveal your fears behind each of the seven areas of self. Another tool is the night time inventory as suggested in step 11 of the alcoholics anonymous program. 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.
How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. Im still glad i did the simple put outlay in the aa book in my early sobrity though. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Here is a list of fears that may be helpful in your fear inventory. Aa app created over 6 years ago that has helped over 100,000 members of alcoholics anonymous get their daily reprieve from alcoholism and maintain their spiritual condition. List fears connected to resentment column four, question 4 and then any fears not connected to resentment heights, spiders, snakes, poverty, aids etc. Bob d and polly p session 7 step 4, fear and sex inventory doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. 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. Myspiritualtoolkit 12 step aa app for alcoholics apps.
Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. Fear of facing life challenges without a chemical crutch. Aa speakers joe and charlie steps 5, 6, 7, and 8 the big book comes alive. Mar 20, 2020 michael taylor on thoughts on recovery no. Mst is a simple set of tools that make it convenient and. This is a sick person, how can i be helpful to him.
May 29, 2008 pity those who fear what they shouldnt and fear not what they should. In trying to make these arrange ments our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics anonymous. Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. Myspiritualtoolkit mst contains no ads and never will. My advice for heading into step 4 is to allow courage to rise and be completely honest with yourself while doing it. Others would stay dry six months or maybe a year and then take a skid. 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. God, relieve me of this fear and direct my attention to what you would have me be. Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there is no opinion, just fact. Pity those who fear what they shouldnt and fear not what they should. May 15, 2016 the fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event.
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. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. We have created this guide because we agree with these sentiments. Stepwork downloads you will need the following 4 things to get started. Since then, i have read many more spriitual books and have found more subtle definitions than what i read in the big book. Fear in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
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