Fear inventory big book

What are the results when i try to make things happen the way i want them to. Prayers from the big book of alcoholics anonymous big book. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Fear inventory, or, how to invite your fears to tea sasha. Page 64 in the big book starts by comparing a personal inventory to a business inventory.

Jan 10, 2017 bob d and polly p session 7 step 4, fear and sex inventory doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. Read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning. Fear in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Big book sexual inventory page 69 recovery farmhouse. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Aa speakers amazing big book step study part 2 of 5 duration. This confusion illustrates why many newcomers gloss over never understand selfish fears. Here is a list of fears that may be helpful in your fear inventory. Some biblical connections by dale and juanita ryan pray dear god, i am afraid. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Fear of god fear of drowning fear of people fear of relapse fear of crowds fear of insanity fear of men fear of crying fear of women fear of poverty fear of loneliness fear of races fear of rejection fear of the unknown fear of abandonment fear of sex. List fears fear inventory read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning. This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across.

A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. Pity those who fear what they shouldnt and fear not what they should. How it works 61 his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. Here is a list of fears that may be helpful in this inventory. Bob d and polly p session 7 step 4, fear and sex inventory doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. Fears read the big book, page 67, last paragraph through first paragraph on page 68. Fear inventory prompt sheet here is a list of fears that may be helpful in your fear inventory. I also was not scared for my sponsor to hear my 5th step. 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. Read online fear the big book book pdf free download link book now.

The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. Look at resentment inventory and copy all that have fear checked. How it works r arely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. The fear inventory is the final piece of step four. The big book helped guide me through this process, and though i repeatedly read and studied the book, this wasnt entirely an intellectual exercise. 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. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Mar 31, 2020 posts tagged fear inventory sundays year 4 ep. This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. Following the subsequent extensive growth of twelve step programs for other addictive and dysfunctional behaviors, many additional books were written and recordings and videos were produced. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. As a technique to not miss any fears, then i look at any opposite of the fears i have already listed. There are three separate inventories suggested by the big book, and each 4th step inventory.

You can do the fear inventory as a daily practice, or, you can do it when you feel yourself stuck or clogged up by fears. Aa speakers joe and charlie steps 5, 6, 7, and 8 the big book comes alive. Resentments, let them go in alcoholics anonymous we learn that resentment is a condition or state of mind whereby one relives some past event, and feels the emotion from that event as if it were happening right now. In the first full paragraph of page 64, it says, therefore, we started upon a personal inventory. Hear recovered addict and big book mucker, cameron f. It sets in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune which we felt we didnt deserve 5. Chapter five how it works, bottom of page 6371 download here. Please read that instruction sheet, follow the instructions, and also read all the references in the big book mentioned in the instructions, and read the big book references on each one of the individual forms. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear. Fear of fear pages 330335 from the 2nd edition big book.

The original source for these worksheets is sadly no longer available. This confusion illustrates why many newcomers gloss over never understand selfish fear s. Fear in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12 traditions. Aa big book fear inventory international logistics and supply chain management notes pdf, the fear inventory is done in columns like resentments. And few sponsors teach sponcees to write down fears not associated with a resentment.

Apr 02, 2012 big books detailed fourth step inventory. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which. There is a detailed instruction sheet that goes with the step 4 inventory forms, from the workshop. For me step ten wasnt enough until i formally worked the 12 steps at least 5 times and learned how to use a fear list. Bob d and polly p session 7 step 4, fear and sex inventory. Big book workshop handouts and forms steps 10 and 11 fourth step forms fourth step inventory forms resentment, fears, sex, harms other than sex. Fear inventory clears fears that have built up in your system so you can witness them, making space for ease and desire to shine through. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. Fear inventory read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning. May 29, 2008 pity those who fear what they shouldnt and fear not what they should. May 15, 2016 there were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. 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.

Fear, anger, and resentment cause the alcoholic and probably everyone else the most trouble. A speaker fear inventory and a new freedom and happiness duration. Fourth step inventory fears read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning. I then prayed the fear prayer from the book for each fear god,please remove this fear and direct my attention to what you would have it be. You can also hear our thursday big book study recordings at 641 7153900, pin. The fear inventory is done in columns like resentments.

This is the second stage of doing the fear inventory. Odomtology 12step recovery media recommended for you 3. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. Included is all material from inside the front cover through page 164, plus appendices i traditions and ii spiritual experience. What are the underlying fears we try to avoid by using alcohol. How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. 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. List fears connected to resentment column four, question 4 and then any fears not connected to resentment heights, spiders, snakes, poverty, aids etc. Look at the 3rd column and consider the opposite of each sentence to let the inventory reveal your fears behind each of the seven areas of self. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. The vast underlying fear of nothingness commences to subside.

Practice what does the big book say to me about my practice of my fear inventory. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. See inventory template on next page for a guide while. Fear inventory this is the first part of the fear inventory worksheet. Fourth step inventoryfears read from bottom of page 67 through 68 of the big book before beginning. Fear of god fear of dying fear of insanity fear of insecurity fear of rejection fear of loneliness fear of diseases fear of alcohol fear of drugs fear of relapse fear of sex fear of sin fear of self. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics anonymous. The fear inventory should be separate from the resentment inventory says so in the book. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, losing ones job, and saying what is on their mind. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. We shorten our list by pairing down our fears into root fears.

They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. It is for this reason that the big book suggests we start our 4th step inventory by examining these emotions. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. 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 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of twelvestep programs. Here we find human opinions running to extremes absurd extremes, perhaps. But above all, we tried to be sensible on this question. Dec 14, 2015 the fear inventory should be separate from the resentment inventory says so in the book. Download fear the big book book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Fear and anger are said to be primal, protective emotions. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. In trying to make these arrange ments our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous. There were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself.