Type, mutualhelp addiction recovery twelvestep program. To order multiple copies of our publications, please contact the naa office at. This book concerns itself with the nature of recovery. Suggested origins of na phrases william white papers. If you are an addict and have found this book, please give yourself a. Big book personal stories part iii they lost nearly. Chapter 9 the family afterward o ur women folk have suggested certain atti tudes a wife may take with the husband who is recovering. Narcotics anonymous learn more about the 12 steps of na. Original manuscript chaper 6 into action alcoholics anonymous alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. National apartment association 2020 naa board of directors naa national suppliers council chair.
Perhaps they created the impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal. Aa derives its name from the title of this book and is written by aa members. Chapter 4 we agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. Our activities in behalf of women who drink are on the increase. Alcoholics anonymous, from the title of its own book. Many books have been written about the nature of addiction. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Narcotics anonymous na describes itself as a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and. Na sprang from the alcoholics anonymous program of the mid1930s, and was founded. The 12step na recovery program was designed to parallel the one implemented by.
Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. The first eight chapters are based on the topic headings in the white. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Instead, he called a local religious leader, who gave him a list of 10 names to call. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. This basic text is based on an outline derived from our white book, narcotics anonymous. Overview preface preface chapter 1 bills story chapter 2 there is a solution chapter 3 more about alcoholism chapter 4 we agnostics chapter 5 how it works chapter 6 into action chapter 7 working with others chapter 8 to wives chapter 9 the family afterward chapter 10 to employers chapter 11 a vision for you. Website, alcoholics anonymous aa is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. Join our newsletter get lates naa articles straight to your emails. The basic text of na says, in chapter four, in reference to all twelve steps, these are. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented, as well as many political, economic, social, and reli. But what we have said applies quite as much to women.
Na began as an offshoot of alcoholics anonymous aa. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we. Bill wilson, the cofounder of alcoholics anonymous, recalls the fateful. Thats the way my drinking began, as a way to make the pain go away. Silkworth aa big book aa anonymity statement anonymity is the spiritual foundation of. In the big book chapter bills story, wilson recounts his witness to. Chapter 8 to wives w ith few exceptions, our book thus far has spoken of men. Chapter 2 there is a solution w e, of alcoholics anonymous, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as bill. There is every evidence that women regain their health as readily as men if they try our suggestions. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the nonalcoholic. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa.
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