- The purpose of the 12 Steps is to help individuals discover and establish a conscious relationship with a Power greater than themselves.
- It aims to improve this conscious relationship, producing the personality change necessary for recovery.
- The steps provide a design for living that enables happiness, comfort, and peace, both personally and in relation to others and God, without reliance on alcohol or drugs.
- Step Four specifically is a fact-finding and fact-facing process to uncover attitudes, thoughts, beliefs, fears, actions, behaviors, and patterns that cause problems, allowing for personal growth and service to others.
- The Fourth Step Inventory Workshop uses worksheets derived directly from Alcoholics Anonymous’ Big Book to simplify taking the Fourth Step, referencing page numbers from the third edition unless using the fourth edition.
- The workshop emphasizes emotional sobriety as essential beyond physical sobriety, encouraging reflection on past disturbances to identify underlying issues.
- All content is based on Alcoholics Anonymous materials, with quotes attributed to the Big Book and additional resources available through Step12.com or Dallas B.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of aa 4th step.
