The big book of alcoholics anonymous suggests creating a harms done list during your 4th step, and if you were thorough during this process, viola. What was our choice to be alcoholics anonymous, 53. Its core treatment philosophy is based on a personal improvement plan that is outlined in 12 specific action steps. May 24, 2018 step 8 is simply a list of people we have harmed. Steps by the big book step 8 steps by the big book. Step eight made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to.
Dec 27, 2019 alcoholics anonymous aa is a group therapy program for people suffering from alcoholism. Dec 27, 2019 alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of recovering alcoholics who have chosen to help one another stay sober. The aa 12 steps are a very popular program for alcoholics who want to stop drinking. The promises are from pages 8384 of the big book and cover the promises of what will happen when we diligently work the steps of the 12 step program. Breaking down step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of recovering alcoholics who have chosen to help one another stay sober. Made a list of persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. If we havent the will to do this, we ask until it comes. When addiction had its grip on me, some of my relationships with loved ones became strained, and i hurt some of those closest to me. Step 8 we made a list, aa na 8th step artist jennifer scott depicts making a list, in a selfportrait. Apr 27, 2016 in the 12 steps, the desire to seek and do gods will is the essential ingredient.
We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. The 12 steps of aa are the principles of the program that we practice, as listed in the big book, pages 59 and 60. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. This is the official website of the general service office g.
It isnt just about addressing your drinking at this point. Do you have amends to people who have also harmed you. Ive attached the step 9 from the 12 steps and 12 traditions, something that can benefit us all before attempting to practice this step. The little red book the table mate look at the harms inventory by joe and charlie and dallas. Step eight has you make a list of those we had harmed. Step one we admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with an.
Nature abhors a vacuum and a state of nothing cant exist in either the material or spiritual world. Breaking down step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. Step seven asks that you take up some of the responsibility and make another inventory. The operative principle behind step one is honesty. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. I was told that if i had done my 4th step inventory, that much of this list had been covered. The big books chapter we agnostics draws a line in the sand. A first of anything is a beginning, and so it is with the steps. It may be they have done us more harm than we have done them and, though. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Common symptoms of emotional insecurit y are worry, anger, selfpity, and depression. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 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.
In the 12 step program of aa, they are described as this. Any profit made from the paid apps help fund our free to download apps. 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. Step 8 of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous youtube. Step 8 list persons and institutions column 1 i have harmed and to whom do i need to make a direct. Per the guidance in the big book, alcoholics anonymous, we made the list in step 4. Dec 07, 2018 step 8 is a wonderful step for beginning to rebuild some bridges that were burned in active addiction. Again, these decisions and actions should, in my opinion, only be made with the help of someone experienced in the program.
You are also asked to spread the message, often through behavior and actions. The second part of the 8th step is to become willing to make the amends necessary. Step 10 is, in my opinion, a lifelong step, as many of our. This step requires you to make a list of people you have harmed and be willing to apologize and right your wrongs. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. A study of step 8 of the 12 steps program verywell mind. Oct 15, 2018 tradition 8 of a 12 step program says, twelfth step works should always be nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. Step eight worksheet 41 step five 42 step six 44 step seven 46 step eight 48 step nine 50 introducing step ten 51 step ten setups. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. If you have a drinking program, you should consider joining a 12 step program such as alcoholics anonymous.
Twelve steps and twelve traditions the world famous eye opener. Over time, unless the word humility is enlarged in alcoholics anonymous lexicon, the essential, sobriety sustaining notion that seeking the will of god is the most important ingredient in the 12 step recipe for recovery may be lost. This may be physical, emotional, mental or spiritual abuse. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. Dec 04, 2010 a great video for use with alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous groups as well as addiction treatment centers.
This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. Popular 12 steps books meet your next favorite book. This kind of binary thinking made sense in the autocratic world of 1939. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. Step 8 is regarded as one of the most challenging steps by many members. Our reference for this study of the 12 steps is the first 103 pages of alcoholics anonymous, fourth edition, the basic text xi. You have worked the previous eleven steps and you have come to number twelve. 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. Step 8 is a further proactive step, which inculcates the ability to change ones self on an actual level. This step gave me the chance to reflect on my past and take full responsibility for my part in the burned bridges.
There are, however, additional promises in the big book. Through being will to fix the wrongs one caused through asking forgiveness from the offended, the addict makes another step towards straightening out his or character and returning and revealing their true selves. By making a list of the people we harmed and becoming willing to make amends, we take action toward healing the past with others and learning how to live in the world. This is a dangerous misconception and something aa calls purposeful forgetting. You cant get the most out of the 12 steps if you arent willing. When am i most likely 53 step ten a spiritual road maps 56 step ten daily journal worksheet 58 step ten daily journal sample worksheet 59 step eleven louis affirmation supplement 63 60. The big book workbook, sections on steps 8 and 9 oa big book info by lawrie c. Now is the time that you commit to continuing to work the steps and to apply them to every part of your life.
This tradition allows contributions to be used for support services while the groups provide only nonprofessional, mutual support. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Through being will to fix the wrongs one caused through asking forgiveness from the offended, the addict makes another step towards straightening out his or. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous. The aa 8th step is the breaking point where you stop focusing solely on your recovery and is the beginning of making amends for what youve done to others. The big book bb notations are to page and paragraph, as in 64. Twelve steps and twelve traditions presents bills new interpretation of the twelve steps. The first step is the beginning of the recovery process. This is the 7th print of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, this book deals with the. Step five 55 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Step 8 is a wonderful step for beginning to rebuild some bridges that were burned in active addiction. Over the years many lists of virtues that correspond to each of the twelve steps and their underlying spiritual nature have been printed in local area aa newsletters and on pocket cards.
As you did in step four, you will look honestly at the life you were leading and isolate the times when you wronged other people. A twelve step workbook al kohallek goes stepping contents title page preface 3. It builds on step 8, which required the individual to make a. Aa step 9 of the 12 steps is a call for recovering alcoholics to make amends. Twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous on. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became. The word harmed refers to any damage done to a person. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. Step 8 made a list of all persons we had harmed, and. By the time we reach this step, we have become ready to understand rather than to be. 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 seven asked you to embrace humility and actively ask your higher power to remove your shortcomings. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. You will go through the process of forgiving other people and being forgiven. 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 eighth step starts the procedure of forgiving others and possibly being forgiven by them, forgiving ourselves, and learning how to live in the world. There are 12 step groups for people with other addictions, such as narcotics anonymous, available as well. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. 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. You could even find yourself with a new understanding andor awakening. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make. Step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous is the beginning of the process of making amends, forgiving others and possibly being forgiven by them, in addition to forgiving ourselves. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Twelve step apps creates and designs apps to help members with their 12 step aa program of recovery. The question of how to approach the person we hated will arise.
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