Statements Into Questions
A Big Book study focused on engaging with the text in a personal way. We read, then ask: how does this apply to me?
Chapter questions
Choose a chapter to read its discussion questions, turned toward our own experience of recovery.
How the meeting works
Although our fellowship is Pornography Addicts Anonymous, we study the Big Book because many of the spiritual principles used throughout 12-step recovery were first expressed there. We don't read it because we identify as alcoholics, but because its experience, structure, and practical approach to recovery have shaped many fellowships, including those focused on pornography, sex, lust, fantasy, and related behaviors.
Each meeting includes a reading from the Big Book. After the reading, we identify several statements from the passage and turn them into questions about our own experience, recovery, and spiritual growth. Rather than treating the text as something distant or theoretical, the format invites us to ask, “How does this apply to me?”
Over time, the meeting is intended to study recovery literature from more than one 12-step tradition — the SAA Green Book, and possibly Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, using the same format. The purpose is not to blur the differences between fellowships, but to look for the shared spiritual principles, practical tools, and lived experience that can strengthen our recovery in PAA.
Members may participate by reading, answering questions, or sharing their experience, but participation is never mandatory. Listening is always welcome. The Big Book is shared on screen for those who would like to help read, and members may follow along with their own copy.