Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. It builds on step 8, which required the individual to make a. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves. Bob has helped millions of men and women give up alcoholism and drug addiction.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. That was a time when a handful of alcoholics discovered a solution to their seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. It is concerned with your personal relationships that may have fallen apart before you began your road to recovery. Step 9 is then about doing your best to rectify the problem. Step nine of aa alcoholics anonymous is the perfect time to let go of the horrible way we feel about our past and to radically repair relationships. These promises are only a few that appear in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. There are detailed instructions from both former alcoholics and professional narcologists. A comprehensive alcoholics anonymous big book study with aa speaker howard e. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. Its core treatment philosophy is based on a personal improvement plan that is outlined in 12 specific action steps. Welcome to the online resource of the west barnstable mens big book step study group. Steps by the big book step 9 steps by the big book. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12 step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12 step programs that have been established. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a.
Make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop drinking, live sober, and recover from alcoholism. West barnstable big book step study alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous aa is a group therapy program for people suffering from alcoholism. Aa big book download mp3 all tracks as a zip file 158 mb. Step by step guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. May, 2019 part of the 12 steps in aa is making amends.
All members of the family should meet upon the com. The alcoholics anonymous twelve steps and twelve traditions book states. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. To make your amends go as smoothly as possible, once in front of the recipient, remember the following. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. In alcoholics anonymous, step 9 is make direct amends to such. 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.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except to do so would injure them or others. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. 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. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us. A study of step 9 of the 12 step program verywell mind. When the addict actually brings about in a physical way some sort of reparation for past behavior there is an inner imprint, which is made in the psyche of the addict. We are faced with fear usually in our first few steps of embarking on this effort. Guilt for our wrongs can be one of the most deceptive recovery. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. Chapter 6 into action of the big book contains the 9th step promises which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. Jun 05, 2017 aa speakers joe and charlie more about alcoholism the big book comes alive duration. It is a perfect companion app for your 12 step program. There are, however, additional promises in the big book.
Making amends in addiction recovery hazelden betty ford. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice. When you make it to step 8 and 9 of aa, you should take a.
The big books specific instructions on step 9, along with following the direction of our sponsor, gives us the support we need to go out and do. These last three steps keep us current and help us to continue to solidify the foundation of our recovery. The big book is clearwe do this to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to god and our fellow man. We meet at the west barnstable community center from 7. Step 8 is all about looking back to see where you were at fault. This brings us to the fifth step in the program of recovery mentioned. Aa step 9 of the 12 steps is a call for recovering alcoholics to make amends. Aa speakers joe and charlie more about alcoholism the big book comes alive duration. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach.
The text got this name because the first edition of the book had rather thick pages, making the book even thicker than its content would suggest. Step nine made direct amends to such people wherever possible. It contains a number of materials that in theory can help potential patients in getting rid of an addiction. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous.
Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is often referred to in alcoholics anonymous meetings aa as the big book. In my experience, walking around with the weight of amends that need to be taken care of really sucks. The nineth step promises big book alcoholics anonymous. Nov 17, 2019 listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop drinking, live sober, and recover from alcoholism. Before you start, pray for the right words to come. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. However, take care not to use aa jargon or even worse psychobabble. The big book alcoholics anonymous outlines how it works. Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as numerous stories about recovering addicts who have been through the process, the big book has helped guide millions into a life of sobriety. Chapter 9 the family afterward o ur women folk have suggested certain atti tudes a wife may take with the husband who is recovering.
These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. We may lose our position or reputation or face jail, but we are willing. Big book alcoholics anonymous is a must have app for those who want give up drinking alcohol. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. About aa big book tapes the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. 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.
Step eight and step nine of aa alcoholics anonymous call this approach making amends. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Includes free pdf downloads that go along with each weekly lesson. The readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and. Step 9 requires the recovering alcoholic to be willing to go to any lengths to make amends. Step 9 is another one of the 12 steps, that initially appears most difficult, but the. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I try to bring goodness where previously i had brought discord and destruction. Step nine of aa alcoholics anonymous is the perfect time to let go of the horrible way we feel about our past and to radically repair. Breaking down step nine of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting you can purchase a bba workbook at any bba meeting, or online at you do not need to print the following step material until you are instructed to do so. Phrases such as a day at a time, the big book, pressing buttons, hitting your knees, on the program, have a certain resonance for those within the fellowship, but to those outside the fellowship are meaningless and pat. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world.
When you complete each of the 12 steps in the program of recovery, you will see these promises come true. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. However, each step has promises associated with it. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. I find time to do and say things that would help heal the damage that i have done. Steps by the big book step 7 steps by the big book. After completing step 8 made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them allthe next logical step is to make those amends if possible, and the suggestion is to do so directly to those. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
The forward to printings of the aa big book, preceding the third edition, provide the reader with a sense of the changes that have occurred, since the beginning of aa. Dont letting putting off making an apology or paying a debt you owe become a bigger problem in the future that could cause. Perhaps they created the impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while doing step 9. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book. When you make it to step 8 and 9 of aa, you should take a moment to reflect on. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became. Just set your sobriety date in the counter and it will automatically calculate the length of. The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program, the worlds largest alcoholism support group. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939.
App features a sobriety calculator which keeps a track of the number of days you are sober for. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lastly, i would like to share that the promises written in the aa big book move me to want to make those amends to which i resist. 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. I heard early in program that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. This imprint is the beginning of the addicts return to who they really are. Aa speaker the big book path full workshop duration. Dec 27, 2019 alcoholics anonymous aa is a group therapy program for people suffering from alcoholism. Aa 12 step toolkit this is the only recovery app based on the big book alcoholics anonymous that you will ever need to maintain your daily reprieve.
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