Then ill suggest that you post a new thread in the big book study forum here and list some of the commonalities between your experience and that chapter. Minerva studioshutterstock those who enter recovery at a stepbased treatment center will often be handed a copy of alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book almost as soon as they are admitted and. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either. Minerva studioshutterstock those who enter recovery at a stepbased treatment center will often be handed a copy of alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book almost as soon as they are admitted and processed. The doctors opinion is an important part of the big book, as it details a physicians. Read from aa big book, the doctors opinion, page xxviii, adapted to compulsive overeating. The doctor s opinion xxv the subject presented in this book seems to me to be of paramount importance to those afflicted with alcoholic addiction.
More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Sep 1, 2014 posted by john s atheist big book study. Direct quotes from the big book are found in italics and are set off by quotation marks. The doctors opinion reprinted from pages xxv xxxii the book, alcoholics anonymous, 4th edition we of alcoholics anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan of recovery described in this book.
Includes the original foreword, the doctors opinion and dr. Going through the big book of alcoholics anonymous can sometimes be a struggle. It also uses words that the meanings have changed, literally, and this changes the meanings of the underlying concept of the lessons the book is meant to deliver also, the big book is a text book, although written more like a novel. But on one level, the idea of an allergy is a good one. These transcripts are not meant to be a replacement for the big book, but are an aid in the study of the program of recovery, found in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We the people demand one of the three following things of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc 1. Doctor silkworth was the first in his field to look at alcoholism and drug addiction in a disease model that he called an allergy of the body, and an obsession of the mind. The doctors opinion on alcoholism was presented on november 15. A wellknown doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave alcoholics anonymous this letter. If we practice the 12 steps, we are granted a daily reprieve. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. Aa step one 20 questions test worksheet a 20question test that was used by many a.
Alcoholism is a threefold malady that affects us mentally, physically, and spiritually. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. The doctors appraisal of the program suggested in the book lends authority to what the authors have to say. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. 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. Doctors in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions, in large part because of doctor silkworth. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The doctors opinion study questions alcoholics anonymous. This is the official website of the general service office g. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration.
If read in conjunction with chapter 2, there is a solution, you will have before you a range of typical characterisitics of the chronic alcoholic and probably enough information to make your. It was written in 1939 and the terminology was different then. Mann got sober save for a few shortterm relapses over the years and was an. This series of talks came about from a friendship that started in alcoholics.
Aa speakers joe and charlie cover the doctors opinion from the big book of alcoholics anonymous in a way no one else can one can find the complete list of the world famous joe and charlie big book study tapes in the order they. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. Following the forewords, there appears a section called the doctors opinion. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous.
Twitteraa book study alcoholics anonymous the doctors opinion bills story there is a solution more about alcoholism we agnostics how it works into action working with others to wives the family afterward to employers a vision for you. His breakdown of the different types of alcoholics helped me to understand why. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions. Silkworth chronic alcoholics pg xxv, xxvi, xxviii, xxix, 27 the doctors opinion. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous. The exproblem drinker xiv, 18, 20 there is a solution. To many recovered alcoholics, this section of the big book is considered to be the most important as it describes alcoholism in terms that make sense to the real alcoholic. My sponsor is strictly by the book he maid me start at the doctors opinion and when i got to the 3rd step prayer in how it works he asked me asked me the first to steps and i agreed then we went from there i took the third step and at once did an inventory then admitted to him and god and myself my wrongs then i was ready to have him remove my defects of. When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide.
Where are the steps outlinedlaid out in the big book. The doctors opinion on alcoholism november 2011 youtube. Eventually i decided that i should try working the steps, so i found a sponsor who suggested we read the big book and go through the steps together. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and 12step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions, in large part because of doctor silkworth. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. We can trust the opinion of a physician with qualifications such as these. Mann would soon befriend the books author, aa cocreator wilson, and she began attending aa meetings in 1939.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Some people get over allergies, but we learn later in the big book, that alcoholics never get over alcoholism. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. Book study 1 doctors opinion 11 by the big book study published on 20160829t19. The doctors opinion, a playlist by the big book study from desktop or your mobile device. 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. Reading guide for the doctors opinion amethyst recovery center.
The doctors opinion w e ofalcoholics anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical esti mate of the plan of recovery described in this book. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Book study 2 doctors opinion 12 by the big book study published on. Joe and charlies doctors opinion big book step study. Convincing testimony must surely come from medical men who have had experience with the sufferings of our members and have witnessed our return to health. Alcoholic addiction xxv or xxvii 1st edition the doctors opinion dr. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. How alcoholics anonymous lied to the american people. William duncan silkworth henceforth be removed from all printings of the big book. Study guide that explores solutions for alcoholics and drug addicts c. Reprinted with permission from the grapevine magazine.
It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format originated in hyannis, mass. In this part of the alcoholics anonymous big book study, joe and charlie discuss the chapter the doctors opinion. I say this after many years experience as medical di rector of one of the oldest hospitals in the country treat ing alcoholic and drug addiction. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Preface to the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The first 164 pages of the big book with lined pages opposite text for note taking. We of alcoholics anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan ofrecovery described in this book.