The following is an excerpt from the chapter steps 10, 11 and 12 the maintenance steps steps 10, 11 and 12 are the maintenance steps, the steps we take or practice on a daily basis if we are truly practicing these principles in all our affairs. No more shrugging the shoulders with a whatever attitude. I wanted to create a life that i absolutely loved, filled with peace and joy. But you can download it and view it on your computer. It assumes that growth takes place over a lifetime and therefore an addict is in constant need of returning and refreshing his or herself. To learn more about the 12 steps of aa, attend an alcoholics anonymous meeting in your area. These guides are meant to be used by na members at any stage of recovery, whether its our first. Many people use a sponsor to help them through the process. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Racticing step three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. Step one we admitted we were powerless over alcohol. Still, the aa twelve steps have helped tens of thousands of people, if not more, worldwide to stop drinking.
All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. In keeping with the tradition of anonymity and con. The 12 steps of this program each provide another brick in that foundation. Study what do the big book authors say about the steps. C o n t e n t s authoritya loving god as he may express himself in. Step tens moral inventory can be as simple as making a journal or a mental note of what i had done, right and wrong in context to my values and promptly admitting when i was wrong. For me, and for many other aa members who have used the worksheets, the 4th step worksheets contained in this book have proved to be a valuable tool to accomplishing this inventory step. But when we approach step ten we commence to put our a. Step 10 helps me to do so, as i regularly take inventory and quickly make amends. Aa program participants follow a set of recovery steps to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version and published by arid media.
If we find that any of the terms used in this book are. A s we work the fi rst nine steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. This book offers a way forward for the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous. Here we turn outward toward our fellow alcoholics who are still in distress. Step on problems other than alcohol, we shall need to make a brand new venture into openmindedness. Alcoholics anonymous big book cites a 50% success rate with 25% remaining sober after some relapses. Essentially, accomplishing step 10 means youve worked hard to be the person you want to be.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A 12step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for. Steps six and seven are only briefly discussed in the book alcoholics anonymouscommonly called the big bookwhich serves as a basic text for many in addiction recovery. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. The alcoholics anonymous aa 12step recovery program is a free treatment program for people suffering from alcohol abuse and addiction. We shall need to raise our eyes toward perfection, and be ready to walk in that direction.
Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. For this workshop to work we need to take a look at what alcoholics anonymous is and what the 12 steps are for and why we need to take the steps before we can. If you have a drinking program, you should consider joining a 12 step program such as alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Known as the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the publication not only. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous.
The book presents the 12 step program of recovery in a way that reflects and respects the diversity of culture, gender, religion. Step twelve having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Usa top 10 drug rehab centers how can i stage an intervention. Step 10 like the next the two steps are often called maintenance steps. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous.
The 12 steps are referred to in the big book, on page 58, where it is written, rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path. Step ten continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. Lol i print my step work for my sponsee from their site. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were. Eight step worksheet motivational chart a guidance system 12 and 12 inventory aa book louis affirmation the twelve traditions inventory lovefour more ways to look at love sex and love addiction inventory expanded inventory worksheet jim w. Alcoholics anonymous an interpretation of our twelve steps. The 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the book, alcoholics anonymous, titled there is a solution. That is why the fi rst edition of the book alco step one 23 holics anonymous, published when our membership was small, dealt with lowbottom cases only. Discover why the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa are used by many in. What three things does step 10 help us make a habit of.
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 a sentiment. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics. There are 12 step groups for people with other addictions, such as narcotics anonymous, available as well. In this story originally published in our little white book and added to the basic text at the second edition, a mother learns that she can come out of the paralyzing fear of addiction and turn her whole life around. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Step 10 may be one of the least popular of all the 12 steps because it is simply no fun to be wrong and then have to admit it. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. It presents an explicit view of the principles by which a. Twelve steps and twelve traditions x alcoholics anonymous. The 12steps and 12 traditions1 the world famous eye opener. Click on an audio file name to download the file to your computer or click on the double blue arrow to have it read to you now.
It is a highly recommended program, and is a component of many, if not most, alcoholism treatment programs in the united states. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. She claims her seat as a woman in na and hopes that one day more women will find recovery. Alcoholics anonymous has no opinion on outside issues. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. The 12 step tool kit app is a comprehensive set of. Twelve steps and twelve traditions pdf of alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve. The following portion of chapter 5 of the big book, alcoholics anonymous is. The big books suggestion for daily work on this step is to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. Steps 10 through 12 help me continue to keep myself in check on a daily basis, in accordance with my higher power. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions.
A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa kindle edition by wilson, bill, silkworth, william. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to. Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. 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.
We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our lives by collaborating with a power greater than ourselves an inner knowing, our own best and highest nature. A formula for integrating the spiritual into the physical. To this end we ask ourselves two primary questions. How was i resentful if so, do 4 column inventory 2. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. Step 10 of the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous encourages those in recovery to take stock of emotional disturbances and be mindful of anything that can return us to drinking or other drug use. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation.
The aa 12 steps are a very popular program for alcoholics who want to stop drinking. The narcotics anonymous step working guides unfamiliar, we should feel free to make use of a dictionary. Twelve steps and twelve traditionsb 14 alcoholics anonymous world service inc. Work in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Pray for help with the assets and shortcomings you found in your 4 th and 10 th step work. Per the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders dsm5. This is the 7th print of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, this book deals with the. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. There is only one key, and it is called willingness.
Excerpts from writings about how step 10 of the 12 step program works. A twelve step workbook this workbook and its contents are not for sale. Alcoholics anonymous is an alcohol addiction treatment program that helps alcoholics build a solid foundation for long term recovery from their addiction. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group.
The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. Learn the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous, the purpose of the steps, where they originated, pros and cons as well as alternatives to a 12 step program. Was i thinking of what i could pack into the stream. The maintenance steps 10,11, 12 the spiritual solution. Twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. World services and its subsidiaries were not involved within the production of this specific work. The unstated goal of the little book is to widen the gateway of aa so that all who suffer might pass through, regardless of belief or lack of belief.
But without this step, progress toward recovery can not only cease, it can actually lose ground. This is the 7th print of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, this book deals with the twelve steps and the 12 traditions of alcoholics anonymous. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Religion in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. It is dedicated to those who want recovery from alcoholism, but have difficulty with the word god. Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. All of the twelve steps require sustained and personal.
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