The Basics
This is the name of the main book used in AA.
What is the Big Book?
The first step is admitting this.
What is powerlessness over alcohol / unmanageability?
The Big Book suggests this can be a source of strength.
What is a Higher Power?
“One day at a time” means focusing on this.
What is today / the present moment?
“Rarely have we seen a person fail…” refers to this condition.
What is those who are willing to follow the program?
The Big Book was first published in this year.
What is 1939?
This step involves believing in a Higher Power.
What is Step 2?
This concept is used to help people stop relying only on themselves.
What is spirituality or surrender?
This is a key idea in AA meetings and recovery support.
What is honesty?
The Big Book says alcoholism is described as this type of illness.
What is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease?
This chapter shares personal recovery stories.
What is “Personal Stories”?
This step involves making a searching moral inventory.
What is Step 4?
The Big Book says your Higher Power can be this if you choose.
What is anything you define it as?
This action helps maintain sobriety by helping others.
What is service / helping others?
“Came to believe…” is part of this step.
What is Step 2?
This organization wrote the Big Book.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
This step involves admitting wrongs to another person.
What is Step 5?
This is what Step 3 involves doing.
What is turning your will and life over to a Higher Power?
This is often called “spiritual experience” in the Big Book.
What is a personality change sufficient to recover?
The Big Book says resentment is this type of danger.
What is the #1 offender / cause of relapse?
The Big Book is divided into this many main sections.
What is four parts (or sections)?
This step involves carrying the message to others.
What is Step 12?
The Big Book says this helps remove obsession with drinking.
What is spiritual awakening / change?
The Big Book says relapse often comes from this combination.
What is self-will, dishonesty, or lack of support?
This chapter explains how AA works.
What is “How It Works”?