Silkworth, who worked at towns hospital in new york city. Step 1 the doctors opinion bills story there is a solution more about alcoholism step 2 we agnostics steps 312 how it works into action working with others. It appears in the big book based on a suggestion by dr esther l richardson of john hopkins hospital. Even when the big book was written, the founders recognized that alcoholics with mental illness needed additional help. The chapter the doctors opinion we discuss letters from dr william d. The second narrative by dr silkworth was not a letter. 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. 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. They can produce a sense of ease and comfort and contentment. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions. Ernest kurtz says this is the closest the book alcoholics anonymous comes to a definition of alcoholism. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholism12 step support doctor s opinion in big book question. 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.
Welcome to the spiritual awakenings group website audio. Some people get over allergies, but we learn later in the big book, that alcoholics never get over alcoholism. Content verified as being uptodate by twelvedrawings in 2018. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction. Aa speakers joe and charlie bills story the big book comes alive duration. 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 website is dedicated to sharing information gathered by the siesta key men s group of aa. Ive been instructed to reread the doctor s opinion in the big book by my sponsor. In the forward to the first edition of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, it defines an a. Joe and charlie big book workshop part 18 gemma b, a very funny woman. But on one level, the idea of an allergy is a good one. We demand that the chapter the doctors opinion of the. Aa speakers joe and charlie the doctors opinion the big.
The doctors opinion on alcoholism november 2011 youtube. Phenomenon of craving the doctors opinion big book. Silkworth who contributed greatly to our young fellowship in its adolescence. Show how you did it in your aa big book and how they can abbreviate do i believe as dib. The doctors opinion is an important part of the big book, as it details a physicians view of alcoholism and recovery. 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. Mar 09, 2010 joe gerstein, founder of the smart recovery treatment programme that is spreading from the us as an alternative to aa, explains why he rejects the myth that alcoholism is a disease to be endured. 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. Aa speakers joe and charlie the doctors opinion the. A book that was read by members in the early days of alcoholics anonymous. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century.
Doctors in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. I suppose the doctor s opinion is a medical assessment of the causes, effects and symptoms of alcoholism, as manifested in a particular type of alcoholic. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. The doctors opinion we of alcoholics anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan ofrecovery described in this book. The doctor s opinion began on page 1 in the first edition of the big book 4th edit. I told him that i felt guilty and inadequate because i took medicine.
Aa big book big book of aa alcoholics anonymous doctor s opinion how it works aa preamble alcoholism recovery 4th edition 3rd edition 2nd edition alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. The first 164 pages of the big book with lined pages opposite text for note taking. And the i heavily rely on those free solid workshops to have them learn the rest of the steps. We the people demand one of the three following things of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc 1. I noticed that they mention the word craving several times in this section. Jan 29, 2017 in this part of the alcoholics anonymous big book study, joe and charlie discuss the chapter the doctor s opinion. 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. As you read bba workbook pages 9, put them in the doctors opinion of the aa big book. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Recovery times has but one purpose and goal, and that is to carry the message of 12step recovery as written and practiced in its founding organization s aa s unaltered 12 steps, 12 traditions, and 12 concepts for world service, but not limited to only aa sanctioned material such as the holy bible, the koran, the upanishads, etc. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12 steps. Includes the original foreword, the doctor s opinion and dr. He is usually longwinded, repeats himself frequently, and has an opinion on just about anything or everything pertaining to the aa program.
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. In the aa big book, read the doctors opinion on pages xxv xxxii. We of alcoholics anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan ofrecovery described in this book. The doctors opinion xxv the subject presented in this book seems to me to be of paramount importance to those afflicted with alcoholic addiction. It is a big book discussion, feel free to respond the original post with any comments, questions, etc regarding it. I have posted threads that are an introduction to each chapter of the big book in the first 164 pages to get discussions off the ground. Mann would soon befriend the book s author, aa cocreator wilson, and she began attending aa meetings in 1939. This is the approach that our big book of alcoholics anonymous suggests.
Then if he is sure that he is powerless, we then move to the next few steps. This is a special big book study because it includes the old joe joe mcq. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Alcoholics anonymous is, by far, the largest and most venerable addiction recovery group in the world. Science may one day accomplish this, but it hasnt done so yet. For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them. 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. Apr, 2019 mann would soon befriend the books author, aa cocreator wilson, and she began attending aa meetings in 1939.
Aug 05, 20 some people get over allergies, but we learn later in the big book, that alcoholics never get over alcoholism. 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 alcoholics. This diagram is a handy reference for where the steps are located in the big book. Following are excerpts from the comments of doctors present at the annual meeting of the medical society of the state of new york where a paper on a. A very good study of the big book of alcoholics anonymous with all three joe and charlie speakers. As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. As laymen, our opinion as to its soundness may, of course, mean little. Joe and charlies doctors opinion big book step study. The four absolutes of the oxford group were used by early a. 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 are intended to be viewed at our website. How alcoholics anonymous lied to the american people.
The doctors theory that we have an allergy to alcohol interests us. Read from aa big book, the doctor s opinion, pages xxixxxx, adapted to compulsive overeating. A wellknown doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave alcoholics anonymous this letter. He opened the big book, alcoholics anonymous, to the doctor s opinion and told me to read it. The doctors opinion study questions alcoholics anonymous. There is a solution 21 him physically and mentally. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. National big book meeting covina zoom archives baltimore, md. Even though they never made it into the big book, bill w.
Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous. Springtime in the ozarks big book study eureka springs, ar chris s and charlie p 42010. If we practice the 12 steps, we are granted a daily reprieve. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Reprinted with permission from the grapevine magazine. Aa big book ch3 more about alcoholism 4th edition duration. The letter also served as a medical endorsement in the foundations fund raising efforts and later was included in its entirety in the big book introduction the doctors opinion.
Aa s big book calls alcoholism an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer. William duncan silkworth henceforth be removed from all printings of the big book. Aa books, aa speakers, history, oxford group books, and anything that any of our group members felt was helpful in the journey, challenges, rewards, and adventures of the spiritual life of sobriety. 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. In this part of the alcoholics anonymous big book study, joe and charlie discuss the chapter the doctors opinion.
Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. Joe and charlie giving their big book comes alive presentation 8418. Joe mcquany and charlie parmley, a team of two men who died in 2007 and 2011, respectively known as joe. Joe and charlie bring the big book alive recovery times. The doctors opinion 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. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery.
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