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What Makes the big book the AUTHORITATIVE source for recovery?
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Important:
Each evaluation on this page is separate and based on a chapter from the Big Book of AA. After you finish each evaluation for a particular chapter press
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BEFORE YOU START THIS IS AN OPEN BOOK ASSESSMENT, AND THE 'QUESTION MARKS' NEXT TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS ARE HELPFUL HINTS.
The book Alcoholics Anonymous was written, edited and agreed upon by t
he first one hundred men and women who inadvertently formulated the first and only successful method of recovery. This process became the first pattern in history whereby an alcoholic could follow some simple actions and be sure to get, and remain sober. Simply put, they noticed this process could be replicated. They also noticed it worked 100% of the time if people took a precise set of actions.
Though Bill Wilson penned the book all of those in the first one hundred had input and review of the textbook. The first one hundred wanted to be sure the book described in detail what had successfully worked for them. Remember the world had had religious, psychological, and medical men trying to solve the riddle of alcoholism for ages with very little success. In fact, there was no set model of treatment that had ever successfully worked. The methods those first one hundred discovered marked an epoch and shift in human history. This
collection of people with recovery successes decided it would be wise to document the process.
Therefore, what they found was a set method that worked every time when it was
followed
precisely. Our object here, is to be sure the person wishing to be free of the craving and obsession of drugs or alcohol get the same directions and precise set of actions that have proven to be the only sure method of permanent recovery.
On the topic of the first 100 and since there was no AA group at the time of the books writing some readers of the may ask, who were these first 100? The first 100 were comprised of 100 closely knit people that had come together and recovered using this certain method. This occurred between 1935 to 1939. These 100 attended the Oxford Groups (a Christian fellowship). But, had also come to understand from Dr. Silkworth's findings that alcohol addiction and addiction in general was a disease. A few regular members of Oxford Group met specifically for alcohol problems at separate meetings in addition their regular Oxford Group meetings.
Here we make a couple references to the Big Book to emphasize the number of people involved
and helped in writing it, or had influence
in the book's writing. The Big Book on page 51 "
When
many hundreds
of people are able to say that the consciousness of the Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith." and page 17 "WE, OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know
thousands of men
and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem." this tells us that they had seen something that really worked to get the alcoholic recovered. So, we hope this sheds some light on where the first one hundred came from. The Big Book remains the only proven method. "it works it really does"
We should mention that Dr. Bob and Bill began helping each other by reading the Bible. Additionally, Bill was equipped with the knowledge from Dr. Silkworth that there existed an allergy in real alcoholics that did not exist in other people. "They were convinced that the answer to their problems was in the Good Book (Bible)."
DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers
, p. 96.
To be thorough, frequent progress reports and support are important covering the Big Book. Many sponsors will help this process. Our form is designed to be sure the Big Book is thoroughly covered. Therefore, we have created an online evaluation tool. In this page you will see fields you fill in with the answers you get from the Big Book. This lets you know you are getting all the detailed instructions to effect the needed recovery skills. When this happens and you APPLY the knowledge you have learned the problem is removed. You won't be fighting or struggling with the illness; the craving and obsession for alcohol or drugs will be gone.
READ OR LISTEN TO
AUDIO
OF THE
PREFACE TO THE BIG BOOK
I have read or listened to the preface
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READ OR LISTEN TO
AUDIO
OF THE FOReWoRD TO THE BIG BOOK
I have read or listened to the foreword
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Note that in the Foreword to the First Edition, the Big Book states:
"To show other alcoholics
precisely
how we have
recovered
is the main purpose of this book." On page 29 at the end of Chapter 2 it says, "Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered." These statements point out what you are about to undertake.
In the foreword to the first edition it says to show precisely how we recovered. What does the word precisely mean?
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Give a synonym or explanation.
In the forward to the first edition it uses the word recovered. Please define recovered.
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To regain the strength, composure or sanity,
Did you notice in the foreword to the first edition that it says WE? Who do you think the "WE" it discusses are?
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Hint there were 100 people involved in input, review and editing the book.
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OF THE DOCTOR'S OPINION
NOTE:
On the first page of Dr. Silkworth's Chapter entitled The Doctor's Opinion. The qualifications of the Dr. Silkworth are as follows.
He is:
The Chief Physician
Of a Nationally Known Hospital
A Specialist in Alcoholism
A Specialist
in Drug Addiction
BEFORE YOU START THIS IS AN OPEN BOOK ASSESSMENT, AND THE 'QUESTION MARKS' NEXT TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS ARE HELPFUL HINTS.
NOTE:
Dr. Silkworth seems to be describing
two
distinct types of alcoholics on the first page of The Doctor's Opinion. There was the "type" he had come to regard as hopeless. This must mean there was a type he had successfully treated. Science now knows there is the
acute alcoholic
and
chronic alcoholic
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Moreover, w
ith modern genetic research such as, the Human Genome Project and The Hapmap project science now knows genetics are involved in igniting abnormal reactions to alcohol and/or drugs in certain people i.e. "the real alcoholic" (page 21).
These genetic studies support the observations made by Dr. Silkworth
and medical colleagues long ago
. Whereby they stated
"We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that the phenomenon of
craving is
limited to this class and
never
occurs in the average temperate drinker." In addition to the Doctor's Opinion please read:
Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
It is just a few pages that explain much on the latest genetic evidence which supports the findings of Dr. Silkworth.
The Doctor had come to regard a certain type of alcoholic as hopeless. Describe what he meant by the "hopeless" type.
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on the first page of the doctor's opinion Bill impresses upon others they must do likewise. What is the thing he wants them to do?
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Once you have used drugs or alcohol have you ever had a craving for more alcohol or drugs
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Are you aware that your illness affected both your mind and your body?
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Not Sure
Do you believe or can you accept the concept of an allergic reaction to alcohol?
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Not Sure
Who was the Doctor talking about on the first page of the Doctor's Opinion?
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How is a craving and an obsession different?
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When you stopped using drugs or alcohol last time what happened before you started using again?
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What is an obsession?
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Obsession the state of being obsessed with something. an idea or thought that preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind.
on page XXX Dr. Silkworth classifies the alcoholic who is always trying to quit that cannot...as a ___________
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What is an allergy?
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Simple Definition of allergy : a medical condition that causes someone to react differently after eating, touching, or breathing something that is harmless to most people.
Do you agree with the idea of hospitalization for an alcoholic or drug addict detoxing?
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Though we work out our solutions on the spiritual as well as an altruistic plane, we favor hospitalization for the alcoholic who is very jittery or befogged. More often than not, it is imperative that a man's brain be cleared before he is approached, as he has then a better chance of understanding and accepting what we have to offer. B.B. XXIV, XXV
Have you ever experienced the phenomenon of craving?
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We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that the phenomenon of craving is limited to this class and never occurs in the average temperate drinker. B.B. XXVI
Define a Craving
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Simple Definition of craving a very strong desire for something. In this context after one has taken into his or her body a chemical such as alcohol.
Did you like the effect of alcohol or some other drug when you were irritable, restless or discontent?
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Sometimes
Did you reach the point where you could not differentiate "the true from the false"?
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Did your alcoholic life seem normal?
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The doctor seems to say that a "psychic change" must occur. What is a psychic change?
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Relating to the psyche : psychogenic lying outside the sphere of physical science or knowledge. immaterial, moral, or spiritual in origin or force.
Can you accept the fact that alcoholism "has never been, by any treatment with which we are familiar, permanently eradicated?"
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It is important that you write out any reservations you still have that you are, indeed, powerless over alcohol or drugs.
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What is an ominous warning?
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om·i·nous ˈämənəs adjective giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead" synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfavorable, unpromising;
Did you ever wonder if you were crazy? (page 5)
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Then I got a promising business opportunity. Stocks were at the low point of 1932, and I had somehow formed a group to buy. I was to share generously in the profits. Then I went on a prodigious bender, and that chance vanished. I woke up. This had to be stopped. I saw I could not take so much as one drink. I was through forever. Before then, I had written lots of sweet promises, but my wife happily observed that this time I meant business. And so I did. Shortly afterward I came home drunk. There had been no fight. Where had been my high resolve? I simply didn't know. It hadn't even come to mind. Someone had pushed a drink my way, and I had taken it. Was I crazy? I began to wonder, for such an appalling lack of perspective seemed near being just that.
Did you ever feel the remorse, horror and hopelessness of the next morning? (page 6)
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The remorse, horror and hopelessness of the next morning are unforgettable. The courage to do battle was not there. My brain raced uncontrollably and there was a terrible sense of impending calamity. I hardly dared cross the street, lest I collapse and be run down by an early morning truck, for it was scarcely daylight. An all night place supplied me with a dozen glasses of ale. My writhing nerves were stilled at last. A morning paper told me the market had gone to hell again. Well, so had I . The market would recover, but I wouldn't. That was a hard thought. Should I kill myself? No-not now. Then a mental fog settled down. Gin would fix that. So two bottles, and-oblivion.
Did your mind ever race uncontrollably? (page 6)
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My brain raced uncontrollably and there was a terrible sense of impending calamity.
Did you ever seek oblivian
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Simple Definition of oblivion : the state of something that is not remembered, used, or thought about any more or the state of being unconscious or unaware or the state of not knowing what is going on around you.
In pages 4 -11 what was Bill feeling like every time he stopped drinking?
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Was he unsure he would stay sober? Or, was he sure he would stay sober?
In the book how many times did Bill relapse before his final drink. (count the actual number in the book)
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Did Bill begin to see religious people as right? (page 11)
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What did Bill think of Christ. (page 11)
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Notice how Bill was instructed to find God's will and to pray. (page 13)
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What parts of the teachings of Christ had bill adopted. (page 11)
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what happened to Bill's prejudice against God when he began to use his own concept of God. (page 12)
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Is it true that Bill essentially takes the First through Eleventh Steps at this time while still in the hospital? (page 13)
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What did Bill's friend emphasize as being imperative? (page 14)
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What did bill do when he felt resentment and self pity? (page 15)
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Did you know that "nothing more was required...to make my beginning" than a willingness to believe?
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Not sure
Please briefly explain what Bill was asked to do
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What was of particular significance to you in this chapter?
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Did your alcoholism engulf "all whose lives touch the sufferer's"? (page 18)
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Do you see how you can reach another alcoholic? (page 18)
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What was their reaction?
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What is your reaction to the members of Alcoholics Anonymous?
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A Common Solution what do you think that is? (page 17)
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Did the first 100 absolutely agree on the solution. (page 17)
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Do you see how you can reach another alcoholic? (page 18)
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Explain why you can reach another alcoholic when psychologists, family and friends can't? (page 18)
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Is it true or false that a real alcoholic may not become a continuous hard drinker?
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But what about the real alcoholic? He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of his drinking career he begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink.
Check one: The disease centers in the...
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Mind
Body
Liver
Therefore, the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather than in his body.
On page 20 and 21 is a hard drinker different from a real alcoholic?
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No
Does not matter
on page 20 the Book answers the question, "What do I have to do?"
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From your examination of yourself and your reading of this chapter, are you a "real alcoholic?" (page 21)
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Yes
No
If not, why not? Describe why you are not a real alcoholic (can apply to drugs)
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The disease of addiction or alcoholism centers in the mind.
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Therefore, the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather than in his body. p. 23
The newcomer is approached by AA members?
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Have you been asked the questions on page 20 by yourself or others?
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Have you lost the power of choice as described on page 24?
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On page 24 it tells how long we have until we won't be able to bring into our mind the suffering; the things that have prompted our decision to stop drinking or using. How long is that period of time?
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How long does and alcoholic have to get the steps done before he or she loses the memory of why he is getting sober?
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A Month
A year
A week
Does not matter
We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink. One needs to get the steps done quickly.
There are three things listed on page 25 needed to recover. Check the one that is true:
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Self Searching, Leveling of pride and confession
Diet, Exercise and liquids
Family, friends and counseling
NOTE: On pages 26 and 27 The American Businessman's name was Rowland Hazard. He came from a very well-to-do family. He spent one year with Dr. Carl Gustav Jung a Swiss psychiatrist; arguably one of the most renown and respected psychiatrist in history. During his one year with the doctor, Rowland did not drink. But, as soon as he left the care of doctor Jung he got drunk. This is what we call "Rowland Hazard Syndrome". While under the care of others a person can often stay sober for very long periods.
The American businessman had gone to many of the best American Psychiatrists
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False
Neither
Who was the Doctor that the American businessman placed himself in the care of?
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When Rowland left the doctor's care he thought relapse was?
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Unthinkable
Possible
Sure to happen
Who was the American businessman?
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What does unthinkable mean?
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In the Doctor Jung's Judgement Rowland was?
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Worrying to much
Had a slip
Hopeless
How did Dr. Silkworth refer to Bill's "type" on the first page of the Doctor's opinion
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To Whom It May Concern: I have specialized in the treatment if alcoholism for many years. In late 1934 I attended a patient who, though he had been a competent businessman of good earning capacity, was an alcoholic of a type I had come to regard as hopeless.
Doctor Jung said something worked once in awhile for Alcoholics of Rowlands description to recover. What was it?
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Note: Spiritual Experience, is referred to once again on page 27.
Re-read the first paragraph on page 25 starting with "There is a Solution" and the second one which says, "The great fact is this and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective
spiritual experiences
which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life." The rest of this paragraph is an outstanding summary of what happens in this program.
In conjunction with the above two paragraphs, read and really try to understand
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
, page 569.
What kind of sufficient change is referred to on Appendix II
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The terms Psychic Change, Spiritual experience, Spiritual Awakening, Personality Change, and Religious experience refer to the same things?
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False
Three things have to be cast aside in a spiritual experience. What are they?
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Do you have the desperation of a drowning man?
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I do
I don't think so
Not at all
Can following clear cut instructions be the help that saves a life?
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Having read this chapter, what parts apply to your life?
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Do you have "the great obsession"? (page 30)
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Did you realize it was an illusion?
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Did you try to control your drinking?
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Were you able to diagnose your disease?
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List those things which you attempted and which failed to control your drinking. This list can include drugs of various sorts.
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Do you have a reservation of any kind or any lurking notions that you will some day be immune to alcohol? (page 33)
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Do you identify with the mental states that precede a relapse into drinking, and do you understand that these mental states are "the crux of the (drinking) problem"?
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Crux definition: a main or central feature
Do you understand why an alcoholic or potential alcoholic will be absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge? (page 39)
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If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would have___________long ago. (Page 44)
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Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to.
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See page 62
Do you accept the fact that if you are an alcoholic, you have only two alternatives: either die an alcoholic death or live life on a spiritual basis? (page 44)
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Have you lacked the power to manage your life? (page 45)
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Have you had honest doubts and prejudices about God? (page 45)
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* Note: The main object of this book is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.
What was your reaction to the word "God"? (What will He look like; what will it be like when you find Him?) Where did you get these ideas?
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Had you abandoned the idea of God completely? (page 45)
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What appears to be the thing that brought us to realizing we need help? B.B. page 53
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Reason
Alcohol
The Police or courts
We had had faith in the "God of ______"? B.B. page 53
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Reason
Work
Our own understanding
Are you willing to lay aside your previous beliefs and prejudices and have merely a willingness to believe in a power greater than yourself?.
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We had worshipped many things other than God. What were they? Please list them.
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We found, too, that we had been worshippers. What a state of mental goose-flesh that used to bring on! Had we not variously worshipped people, sentiment, things, money, and ourselves? B.B. p. 54
deep down in every man, woman, and child, is the fundamental idea of God.
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See page 55
List the things which obscure our knowing God.
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See page 55
What is your current concept of God? (page 45)
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Where Did Bill W. Close his mind on the subject of God?
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With ministers, and the world's religions, I parted right there. When they talked of a God personal to me, who was love, superhuman strength and direction, I became irritated and my mind snapped shut against such a theory. B.B. p. 10
What did Bill conclude about religion after seeing his friend sober.
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It began to look as though religious people were right after all. Here was something at work in a human heart which had done the impossible. My ideas about miracles were drastically revised right then. B.B. p 11
Do you now believe or are you at least willing to believe there is a power greater than yourself?. (page 47)
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Do you recognize that when you say "yes" to this question you are "on your way"? (page 47)
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Have you been open-minded, or have you been obstinate, sensitive and unreasonably prejudiced about discussions about God?
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What is it about Appendix II, Spiritual Experience that is indispensable?
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* Note that the Book at this point again refers you to Appendix II, Spiritual Experience.
Have you had trouble in personal relationships?
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Have you been a prey to misery or depression
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Did your idea work? (Page 52)
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Will the God idea work? (page 52)
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Are you ready to "fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or He is nothing. God either is or He isn't." What is your choice to be? (page 53)
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Who are the people that succeed at this program?
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Those who fight alcohol daily
Those who completely give themselves to the program
Write those things about God which you cannot believe.
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Who is our "new employer"? B.B. page 63
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Half measures avail us?
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Partial results
Full results
Nothing
Write what you do believe about God.
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List examples of how you have been self-centered in the past.
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Discuss the material from the beginning of the chapter to the end of page 63; i.e., to the end of the Third Step.
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Do you question whether or not you are capable of being honest with yourself?.
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(If you do, you are not.)
What is the value of half measures?
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Are you convinced a life run on self-will can hardly be successful?
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Can you see the effects of self-centeredness in your life?
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Did you know that you cannot significantly reduce self-centeredness by wishing or by trying on your will-power? (page 62)
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Are you willing to make the decision that is set forth at the bottom of page 62?
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Are you sincerely willing to take this Step?
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Did you have a good experience with Step 5?
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Did you have any reservations about doing Step 5?
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If so, what were they?
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Have you skimped on any portion of the Program to this point?
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What are you asked to do about these defects?
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Is will-power and trying harder a part of this Step?
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Do you have misgivings (page 76) and feel diffident about making amends?
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Misgivings definition: a feeling of doubt about something. Diffident definition: lacking confidence: very careful about acting or speaking
What is your real purpose in doing this Step? (page 77)
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Is timing important?
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Can you approach the people in your Eighth Step list in a helpful and forgiving spirit? (page 77, pages 66-67)
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Do you recognize that nothing worthwhile can be accomplished until you clean your side of the street? (page 78)
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How important is it that you be praised for your Ninth Step efforts? (page 78)
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Do you understand the importance of losing your fear of creditors? (page 78)
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Have you discussed with your sponsor any criminal offenses you may have committed and which are still open?
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Do you recognize that your Ninth Step can harm others? (page 79)
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Do you see the importance of not doing further harm by creating more jealousy/resentment in a 'tell all' session? (page 81)
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What is meant by the statement that the spiritual life is not a theory; we have to live it? (page 83)
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Do you agree that in taking your Ninth Step you should be sensible, tactful, considerate and humble without being servile or scraping? (page 83)
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What are the specific instructions for the Tenth Step?
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Explain what the word watch means. Give detail!
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What do we watch for?
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Why is it important to admit a wrong "promptly"?
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* Note that "We have ceased fighting anything and anyone...by this time sanity will have returned...we will seldom be interested in alcohol." Is this the sanity referred to in the Second Step?
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What is the proper use of will-power? (page 85)
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What is the suggestion for taking the Eleventh Step every night?
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When one feels resentment, selfishness, fear or dishonesty what does he or she do?Comment
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We watch for them when they occur we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. B.B. p. 84
W.A.T.C.H.
W
atch,
A
sk,
T
alk,
C
ease,
H
elp
memorize this
What do we watch for? (page 84)
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Do you plan to practice this Step on a daily basis?
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Discuss in detail the procedure suggested on page 86 regarding daily morning meditation.
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What is the precise technique outlined on pages 86 & 87 for finding answers to problems?
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Has your attitude about a Power greater than yourself changed since studying The Big Book thus far?
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Do you have reason to believe "It works - it really does?"
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Alcoholics who have derided religious people will be helped by such contacts. B.B. 131
A doctor said to us, “Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child __________.(page 122)
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inconsiderate remarks can raise the very________.(page 125)
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Cessation of drinking is but the first step away from a highly strained, abnormal condition. (page 122)
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But it is clear that we made our own misery. God didn’t do it. Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery, but if trouble comes, cheerfully capitalize it as an opportunity to demonstrate His ______________.
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Another principle we observe carefully is that we do not relate intimate experiences of another person unless we are sure he would approve.
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See page 125
We think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness.
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So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn’t we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others. B.B. p. 133
Define Neurotic
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Simple Definition of neurotic medical : having or suggesting neurosis : often or always fearful or worried about something : tending to worry in a way that is not healthy or reasonable.
Although financial recovery is on the way for many of us, we found we could not place money first. For us, material well-being always followed spiritual progress; it never______________
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We have three little mottoes which are apropos. What are those genuine AA mottos? (page 135)
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THE CHAPTER Working With Others
, AND PREPARE FOR THE ONLINE EVALUATION AND HOW APPLIES TO YOUR LIFE.
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What insures an alcoholic won't drink better than anything else?
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On page 90 we are to be identified to a new person as a person who has_________
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What are the step-by-step requirements for a Twelfth Step?
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Hint: these are listed in the first sentence of each paragraph on pages 91 through 94 of the Big Book.
Share any experiences you have had in this regard.
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Do you work with a family in a case where the alcoholic has not responded?
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Do you agree that "every man can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust God and clean house."? (Page 98)
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Is the program selfish?
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By helping others selflessly we benefit most? (page 15)
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THE CHAPTER A Vision For You
, AND PREPARE FOR THE ONLINE EVALUATION AND HOW APPLIES TO YOUR LIFE.
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What do we call a new member says "I don’t miss it at all. Feel better. Work better. Having a better time."?
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What is a "sally"?
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Simple Definition of sally : a clever and funny remark : a sudden attack in which a group of soldiers rush forward against an enemy
A sufficient substitute is? And what are we substituting.
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On page 153 bottom paragraph it discusses "one our number made a journey to a certain western city." What was he going to that city to do?
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His business deal wound up in a_________?
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Page 154 why did this man call someone from the church directory?
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What occurred when this man started thinking about other alcoholics?
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In the first full paragraph on page 154 does it appear bill is seeking help or seeking to give help?
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Seeking Help
Seeking to give help
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In the last paragraph on page 154 does it appear bill is seeking help or seeking to give help?
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Seeking Help
Seeking to give help
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Describe what an alcoholic should do when discouraged and tempted to drink or use. (page 154)
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We trudge the road _____happy destiny?
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