For example, we work to change fear into faith, hate. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. Permission to reprint and adapt the twelve steps, twelve traditions and brief excerpts does not mean that a. The third and most recent edition of the big book contains 575 pages. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions.
Group eight introduction to the 12steps skills to be taught identifying what is and is not controllable understanding when to let go and when to take action identifying ones personal source. The 12 steps of aa alcoholics anonymous great britain. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Apr 20, 2020 aa was founded by bill wilson and his physician, doctor bob smith in 1935 and eventually grew to include two more groups by 1939. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. Twelve steps and twelve traditions pdf of alcoholics anonymous. The only authority on the twelve steps is the book alcoholics anonymous referred to on the dust cover as the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The twelve steps, twelve traditions and brief excerpts are reprinted with permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. This article on the principles of the 12 steps, was authored by longtime, aa historian and archivist bill pittman, 19472007 and, was posted here in our sober recovery forums. Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. The third section has maps on the slogans that are used by aa, and the fourth section has maps based on the twelve traditions of aa. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Step 10 is, in my opinion, a lifelong step, as many of our steps are. Printable 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous free pdf download. Printable 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous free pdf. Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read. This is where we begin to use all the experience of having worked the prior 9 steps, as a basis for daily living. Aa, na, al anon, na, alateen, naranon translated aa 12 steps, and our history of the 12 steps page in many world languages. Our twelve steps detail our program for personal recovery. Aa program participants follow a set of recovery steps to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol.
Defined 12 step information and history for 12 step programs. The relative success of the aa program seems to be due to the fact that an alcoholic who no longer drinks has an exceptional. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Twelve step facilitation therapy manual national institute on. Many people use a sponsor to help them through the process. The twelve steps are a set of guiding principles in addiction treatment that outline a course of action for tackling problems including alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsion. In the six years i have followed the 12 steps of aa, my level of happiness has increased beyond measure and it continues to increase with time. Spiritual in nature, they are a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives. Permission to reprint and adapt the twelve steps does not mean that alcoholics anonymous is affiliatedwith this program. You may contact aa at alcoholics anonymous world services. Ive attached the step 9 from the 12 steps and 12 traditions, something that can benefit us all before attempting to practice this step.
Personal stories, some of which change with each new edition, make up twothirds of the book. 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 12 step prayer book a collection of 12 step prayers and. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous. We wal low in this messy bog, often getting a misshapen and pain ful pleasure out of it. This guide and website are not official resources of alcoholics anonymous. The twelve steps of the alcoholics anonymous aa recovery program is the spiritual foundation for personal recovery, used not only by alcoholics but by their. If temperamentally we are on the depressive side, we are apt to be swamped with guilt and selfloathing. The book alcoholics anonymous, referred to on the dust cover as the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous, contains 575 pages. Rayer and meditation are our principal means of con scious contact with god.
The booklet concludes with the atheists recover too story from the na basic text. The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the a. Working the twelve steps of na without the god part aa. The fellowship of narcotics anonymous is based on the twelve steps, the twelve traditions, and the twelve concepts. As with many twelve step meetings, we are a diverse group of people. This can happen for you, also, if you do the steps for yourself. Oct 28, 2019 the alcoholics anonymous aa 12step recovery program is a free treatment program for people suffering from alcohol abuse and addiction. The twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous have been reprinted and adapted with the permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Freely downloadable word doc and pdf files are available for the. Aa s 12step approach follows a set of guidelines designed as steps toward recovery, and members can revisit these steps at any time. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. However you may define your higher power, may this collection be of assistance to you in your spiritual growth and recovery. Mar 18, 2020 it repeats each of the official twelve steps and suggests ways that agnostic and atheist members can understand, interpret and work the steps openly and honestly by identifying the key spiritual principles embodied in the steps that are useful in doing so. We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. Gabes 12 steps this collection of alternative 12 steps was inspired by gabe s, who had assembled a similar collection, and so its only fitting that it begins with his version. To read a pdf version of the twelve steps and twelve traditions click here. Anonymous aa, with primary emphasis given to steps 1 though 5. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done. Pdf finding god through the spirituality of the 12 steps of. Doc web audio home aa website skype contact web manager to participate. For the aa founders and for those of us who practice all 12 steps today, we are sure god wants this for all people. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. John barleycorn himself had become our best advocate.
Pdf the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous has provided relief for individuals recovering from alcoholism for over 75 years. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. Twelve steps and twelve traditions the world famous eye opener. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. The first section has maps based on the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Over the years, the 12 steps have been adapted by other self.
We sit in silent meditation together, hear a talk by one of our members, and share our re. If you prefer you can use our jpeg version instead high resolution low resolution. For more help, dont miss our guides to the 12 steps. The twelve steps are reprinted and adapted from the original twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous.
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