This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. A brief summary of steps 1, 2, and 3 is given by joy e, over 40 years sober. List fears connected to resentment column four, question 4 and then any fears not connected to resentment heights, spiders, snakes, poverty, aids etc. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. There is a detailed instruction sheet that goes with the.
Nov 20, 2019 there is a saying in the 12 step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. The fear inventory is done in columns like resentments. Below we have a few worksheets available for you to download and print. Did you participate in sports or creative activities, such as music, art, etc what were the reasons for your participation, or lack of it, in these activities. If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. The aa big book suggest that we take steps four and five immediately after step three. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. This 3 column 4th step is a good, accurate version of the 4th step. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop. Aa 4th fourth step inventory resentments with images. The fear inventory to be able to twelfth step ourselves.
Step 4 is tough, it can be painful, but its also beautiful. The language and format is taken largely from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This dvd is a demonstration of how to do a 4th step inventory in aa, alanon, or any 12 step program. Column one and two step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. Is it just the examples in book, self esteem, personal, fear, etc. You can get the latest version of these worksheets and other aa materials at. After we have done the 4th step, we walk away with an understanding what our major character flaws are. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Traditionally the step four is worked with four columns. 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. 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. Jul 06, 2005 everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book 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. The aa big book says on eight different occasions that we write out this step.
The fear inventory to be able to twelfth step ourselves and. It also includes the character flaws that we discover in the 4 step process. Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of 2 step 4. Or were you afraid not to fight because of pressure from your father or. 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. Youre starting now to take step four so set up an appointment right away to take your fifth step. My amends list big book pg 67 no we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead.
See inventory template on next page for a guide while. If you didnt know it, alanons book paths to recovery is an excellent resource for at least 7 other ways to do a 4th step. Column 5 we got this all down on paper and looked at it. When you take inventory, you take notes or write down all that you have on hand. 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.
Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. We inventory who or what we are resentful at, the cause, how it affects us, and then what our part is. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. May 15, 2016 the fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory. List our fears begin by asking for willingness from god and then plunge in head first. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group. Column 1 in dealing with resentments we set them on paper. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. Fourth step inventory episode 149 the recovery show.
Just the mere act of writing down the names of the people in my life was painful. Fourth step inventory general directions by anonymous members of alcoholics anonymous buy paper and pen and start writing. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory big book. Apr 20, 2017 aa 4th fourth step inventory resentments. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. This is good for everyone who breathes air on planet earth. The following checklist merely suggests what some people consider flaws.
Fourth step guide program theory alcoholics anonymous. We pray about our inventory and the fear disappears. 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. The first time i did a 4th step in aa i hated everything about it. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory workshop what is the purpose of the 12 steps. Its the writing it down that helps trigger the release. Reading from left to right we now see the resentment column 1, the cause column 2, the part of self that had been affected column 3, and the exact nature of the defect within us that allowed the resentment to surface and block us off from gods will columns 4. The following are some one hundred and twenty five promises from the first 164 pages of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, reprinted with permission. 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 the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Step 4fears fill in second and third columns make multiple copies or. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in.
Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. If we have been thorough about our personal inventory, we have written. To help us improve our conscious relationship with a power greater than ourselves. It is an effort to discover the truth about the stockintrade. Step 4 inventory relationships including sex 6465 fill in second and third columns make multiple copies or expand these templates into your own notebook. 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. It is more thorough than adding a 4th column because the harms can be more clearly addressed. Sth step page 6 of 6 see pg 76 of the big book, read on and carry on. Select your sponsor, or a minister being sure it is one who understands the problem, not one who will moralize at you, or a doctor, or a closemouthed. Everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. There is a saying in the 12step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. What is the nature of my wrongs, faults, mistakes, defects. It also has proper context for the harms, fears and sex conduct inventory.
We admitted our wrongs column 4 honestly and were willing to set these matters straight column 5. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. 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. As a technique to not miss any fears, then i look at any opposite of the fears i have already listed.
We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Weve looked at the aa big book version in another post. Column 4 the inventory was ours, not the other persons. Through step 4 of the 12 steps, making a fearless and searching inventory, we understand how we are flawed, we emerge past resentments in life that otherwise pull us to relapse, and we also rediscover our need for christ. The missing piece of step four sexaholics anonymous. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order.
I didnt even have to write anything else to feel bad. Carefully reading the first five proposals the first five steps we ask. Was it our selfesteem, our security, our ambitions, our personal, or sex relations, which had been interfered with. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. The purpose of this promises inventory is much like the growth questionnaire that is to help determine how much change andor growth you have experienced since coming into the program.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. This is a common error, but explicitly mentioned in the big book and forms the basis for the 8th step list. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon family groups chances are we bring a lifetime of stinking thinking with us. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. In the resentment inventory, dont write across, do it in columns, i. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits. The guide has a very good set of general directions for doing a 4th step. To produce the personality change necessary for our recovery. Apr 17, 2011 weve looked at the aa big book version in another post. 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. The fourth step of our program says that we take a searching and fearless 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. This inventory is not an exercise in beating yourself up. It is not a guide from any rehabilitation center, nor a guide from any person, but rather the a. There is a list included at the end of this worksheet. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371.
This 4th step consists essentially of one page that is duplicated as needed. Resentment inventory is most easily done in columns, as illustrated on page 65 of 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. The fearless part is addressed in the big book by completing step 3. To help us discover and establish a conscious relationship with a power greater than ourselves. List specific other defects to show your participation in the resentments. People father step mother step sisters step brothers step aunts uncles cousins clergy police lawyers judges doctors employers employees coworkers in. How many copies needed will depend on how many names the person has on their resentment, fear and harms list. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. 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. Similarly, his discussion of the big book inventory correctly covers the itemsexcept that it leaves out the written list of people we have harmed. Step 4 fear inventory form the big book authors indicate that the best way to deal with our fears is to do.
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. Thus the big book written columns are resentment, fear, selfish sex, and people. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book. An easy 4th step form that really works in less than ten minutes. The aa the original way 4th step inventory is an assets and liabilities type of 4th step.
Alcoholism12 step support 4th step 3r column advice hi, finished 4th step first and second columns. To view this printable aa step worksheet, click the orange button. The 10 th step becomes our workhorse step all throughout the day. There are 4 worksheets, corresponding to the 4 inventory categories listed in the big book. 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. Experience proves that a 4columninventory format is the best. I have to write down all of my negative character traits. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of course have been. Jun 02, 2015 this dvd is a demonstration of how to do a 4th step inventory in aa, alanon, or any 12 step program. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. This is also a guide and format for use or application of a.
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