Bs, big book step study, this type of meeting focuses on specific material from the big. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and drugs and other addictions who wish to study the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa as part of a friendly, focused group, and work them according to the big book, alcoholics anonymous. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. We made this book so that anyone who wants to can point easily to all 12 step instructions in the big book. Big book step study preamble sobriety, the freedom from alcohol through the teaching and practice of the twelve steps, is the sole purpose of an a. In many bbss meetings, only members who have worked the 12 steps according to this structure are permitted to share. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. It was voted by group conscience that the purpose of this meeting is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety by studying, discussing, and practicing the steps as they are laid out in the. The need for more specific direction was readily apparent. Read page 44 of the book alcoholics anonymous, 4th ed. The primary purpose of this site is to carry the message contained within the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous, sink or swim big book study, thursday at 6. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. Membership grew rapidly for a time and then began to decline.
More is revealed further on in the big book, but most of the information about the problem is found here in these two 2 chapters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. On one side is the title of the book and the other side is blank so persons wishing to maintain their anonymity can simply turn it over and recover the book in plain white paper. Many books with wisdom can be read endlessly, and you find something new each time. Instead of the preambe we read the first forward to the first edition. As the secondlargest 12step organization, narcotics anonymous provides. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. Book one discusses the basics of the na program and the twelve steps and traditions. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. It is dedicated to those who want recovery from alcoholism, but have difficulty with the word god. These are broken out by fellowship, website and meeting format video, chat, telephone.
Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of.
Alcoholics anonymous getting back to basics big book step study hyannis format we are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. The primary instructions for the 12 steps are highlighted, in order, in the big book. In keeping with our singleness of purpose and our third tradition which states that the only requirement for a. Read the book that first laid out the 12 steps, known fondly as the big book. Eye opener thursday meeting format big book study chairpersons instructions for use in aa meetings hosted at. Worksheets are the primary purpose group big, 12 step workbook, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, 12 steps in 12 weeks oa big book study format, the twelve step program, resentment inventory prompt, step 1 work. Aa meeting formats in treatment facilities are kids allowed in. On the following site, you can read the narcotics anonymous big book as well as the 12 step book of narcotics anonymous how it works.
Narcotics anonymous na describes itself as a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. It is the first text written about the experiences of the founders of the a. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. If the only two options, as outlined in the big book, is to either start living on a spiritual. According to one study, people who attend one or two na meetings per. Support your classroom shared reading with this package of 35 new big books. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. At a big book meeting, they readdiscuss and hopefully study the big book. It can be used as a handy reference to big book of alcoholics anonymous 4th edition following the instructional flow utilized in the back to 40s five week program. The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to. The group was a back to the basics of the big book kind of group, especially for those people who just could not stay sober for any length of.
Writing her story from a hospice, this hivpositive lesbian tells how she survived. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by anonymous. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. The purpose is to bring people together to collaborate using the latest research as a springboard for teachers to benefit and improve the teaching of writing. Alcoholism12 step support big book step study hyannis format the sharing in the meetings are based on the esh with the solution.
This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. The text of this document, original manuscript, was left just as it originally appeared in 1938. Has the spiritual principles mentioned in the 12 steps put you off in the past or does it still put you off at present. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use.
What we endeavor to do is share our experience working the 12steps from the book alcoholics anonymous. The primary instructions for the 12 steps are highlighted, in. The big book, alcoholics anonymous some groups discuss one chapter from the big book each week. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. Aa central service committee of eastern mass 12 channel st, suite 604 raymond l. The fellowship still had little structure, however, and the 1960s were a period of struggle. Book study groups are formed to open up opportunities for books to be read and discussed by teachers with writing project teacher consultants as leaders. Meeting formats vary, but often include time devoted to the reading aloud of na.
Big book study guide alcoholics anonymous aa bill w. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. The steps by the big book workbook can be downloaded for free. Smf56 suggested topics for discussion meetings alcoholics. The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book. Bill closes with a blessing sent to each one of us, who have read this book. Other groups read from the big book weekly and discuss each chapter as they go along. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Are mind altering substances mentioned in the big book. Big book step study the primary purpose group elmira, ny. Neither one of these actually match the story in the big book. The big book is structured and laid out in a very particular manner. If the only two options, as outlined in the big book, is.
The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Big book overview alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is commonly called was first published in 1939 and was subtitled the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. Big book step study hyannis format we are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Especially, as that word gets used by individuals who embrace traditional religious concepts of what it means to them.
The big discrepancy in the story is the amount of sobriety this man had full text below. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. We take six or so paragraphs from the book addressing each step and provide a panel of speakers who share continue reading open, big book, step study. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Na is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group.
Big book step study hyannis format page 2 soberrecovery. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. When we read the doctors opinion and chapter 1 bills story we are looking at the problem. We encourage visitors to ask questions and spend time with us before and after the meeting discussing the program and group. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Readings from as bill sees it can inspire sharing on discussion topics. More about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. This package contains 39 nonfiction big books 4 language arts, 10 social. Big book meeting, discussion, open, temporary closure. We didnt become addicted in one day, so remembereasy does it. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf.
Org you can read the big book and the twelve step book or listen to the audio version of the big book. The book was comprised of the groups defining principles, along with. The white book, narcotics anonymous, was published in 1962. Step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas.
Ive been to a bunch of big book studies and i really like the format for the one i go to now. The reason is, the bb is the basic textbook for recovery in aa. Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. One of the first things we learn in narcotics anonymous is that if we use, we. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in rhode. Towns hospital for drug and alcohol addictions in new york city in the 1930s, during which time bill wilson, a future cofounder of the mutualhelp movement alcoholics anonymous a. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. This is a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous. Keys to success in leasing national apartment association. Suggested open meeting format alcoholics anonymous. Our small group is fairly new,and if you have completed the.
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