Celebrate Recovery
Inventory Worksheet Guide and Helpful questions
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." Lamentations 3:40
THE NEGATIVES
The Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Damage
Who and/or what is the What specific action What effect did that What damage did that
object of my resentment and/or event hurt me? action have on my life? action have on my basic
or fear? social, security, and/or
sexual instincts?
Names Events Feelings Losses
Insititutions Incidences Emotions Broken Relationships
Places Belief System Financial
Issues Shame Fear/Intimacy
Guilt Distrust
Inadequacies
THE POSITIVES
The Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Result
Who and/or what has What specific action What effect did that What positive effect did
brought me joy? occurred to encourage action have on my life? that action have on my
me? basic social, security,
and/or sexual instincts?
Names Events Feelings Gains
Insititutions Incidences Emotions Positive Relationships
Places Belief System Financial
Self-image Security/Intimacy
Increased Faith/Trust
ons
" Lamentations 3:40
My Part
What part of the
resentment am I
responsible for?
Character Defects
Choices
Addictions
Behaviors
Compulsions
Attitudes
Who are the people I have
hurt?
How have I hurt them?
*Childhood abuses:
None, Not Guilty!
My Part
What part of the joy am I
responsible for?
Character Traits
Choices
Behaviors
Attitudes
Who are the people I
have brought joy to?
How have I brought them
joy?
Celebrate Recovery Inventory Worksheet - THE NEGATIVES
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." Lamentations 3:40
The
Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Damage
Who and/or what is What specific action and/or event What effect did that action have on What damage did that action have on
the object of my hurt me? my life? my basic social, security, and/or sexual
resentment or fear? instincts/relations? Self-esteem?
Ambitions? Personal Relationships?
d." Lamentations 3:40
My Part
What part of the resentment am I responsible for?
Celebrate Recovery Inventory Worksheet - THE POSITIVES
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." Lamentations 3:40
The Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Result
Who and/or what has brought me What specific action occurred to What effect did that action have on What positive effect did that action
joy? encourage me? my life? have on my basic social, security,
and/or sexual instincts?
ons 3:40
My Part
What part of the joy am I responsible
for?
The Person
The Damage The Effect The Cause and/or Event
My Part
Celebrate Recovery Inventory Worksheet - THE NEGATIVES
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." Lamentations 3:40
Who and/or what is the object of my resentment or fear?
What specific action and/or event hurt me?
What effect did that action have on my life?
What damage did that action have on my basic social, security, and/or sexual instincts?
What part of the resentment am I responsible for? What wrong action did I take? Who are the people I have hurt? How have I
hurt them?
The Person
The Result The Effect The Cause and/or Event
My Part
Celebrate Recovery Inventory Worksheet - THE POSITIVES
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." Lamentations 3:40
Who and/or what has brought me joy?
What specific action occurred to encourage me?
What effect did that action have on my life?
What positive effect did that action have on my basic social, security, and/or sexual instincts?
What part of the joy am I responsible for? Who are the people I have helped? How have I helped them?
List of Feelings to Help Identify: Step 4
Leading a Group Through the 4th Step: CR Summit 2009 Karrie Wood
Able Empty Isolated Restless
Adequate Energetic Jealous Rushed
Agonized Envious Joyous Sad
Alone Evil Jumpy Satisfied
Ambivalent Exasperated Kind Scared
Angry Excited Lazy Screwed up
Annoyed Exhausted Left out Selfish
Anxious Fascinated Lonley Sexy
Ashamed Fearful Longing Shocked
Bad Flustered Loving Silly
Beatufiful Foolish Low Skeptical
Betrayed Frantic Mad Sorrowful
Bitter Frustrated Mean Spiteful
Bold Frightened Miserable Startled
Bored Free Naughty Strange
Brave Full Neglected Stunned
Burdened Furious Nervous Sympathetic
Calm Glad Nice Tempted
Capable Good Nutty Tense
Cheated Greedy Obnoxious Terrible
Childish Grief Obsessed Threatened
Competitive Guilty Odd Tired
Condemned Happy Opposed Trapped
Confused Hateful Overwhelmed Troubled
Confident Helpful Pained Ugly
Concerned Helpless Panicked Uneasy
Crushed High Peaceful Used
Deceitful Homesick Persecuted Useful
Defective Honored Petrified Violent
Delighted Horrible Pitiful vulnerable
Depressed Hostile Pleasant Weak
Desirous Hurt Pressured Weepy
Despairing Hysterical Pretty Wicked
Destructive Ignored Powerful Wise
Determined Imposed on Proud Wonderful
Different Impressed Quiet Worried
Discontented Infatuated Rage
Distracted Infuriated Rejected
Distraught Inspired Relaxed
Disturbed Intimidated Relieved
Eager Indifferent Remoseful
Character Defects/Flaws Character Assets
Abrasive Guilty Conscience Rageful Accepting Lawful
Aggressive Hateful Rebellious Adventurous Loving
Aloof Head-strong Reckless Agreeable Moderate
Angry Hostile Resentful Analytical Modest
Anxious Humorless Rigid Approving Nice
Apathetic Immature Rude Assertive Open
Argumentative Impatient Rueful Attention-giving Open-minded
Arrogant Impulsive Sarcastic Attentive Optimistic
Attention-seeking In-authentic Secretive Bold Organized
Belligerent Inconsiderate Self-centered Careful Outgoing
Bigot Inconsistent Self-condeming Cautious Patient
Bitter Indecisive Self-doubting Cheerful Peaceful
Bossy Indulgent Self-hating Concerned Permissive
Braggart Inhibited Self-important Confident Persistent
Careless Insecure Selfish Considerate Playful
Closed-minded Insensitive Self-justification Content Polite
Cold-hearted Intolerant Self-pity Controlled Punctual
Complaining Irritable Self-seeking Cooperative Rational
Compulsive Isolated Short-tempered Courageous Realistic
Controlling Jealous Shy Decisive Relaxed
Critical Judgemental Snob Dependable Reliable
Cruel Lazy Stingy Disciplined Responsible
Deceitful Lonely Stubborn Extroverted Romantic
Defensive Lust Submissive Faithful Selfless
Denial Lying Superficial Flexible Self-liking
Dependent Manipulative Thin-skinned Forgiving Self-sufficient
Depression Materialistic Thoughtless Free Sensitive
Detached Negative Thinking Tight Friendly Serene
Discriminatory Neglectful Timid Generous Sociable
Dishonest Obsessed Undependable Gentle Specific
Disorganized Opinionated Undisciplined Giving Spiritual
Distant Over-cautious Unemotional Good Listener Steady
Distrustful Overly-emotional Unforgiving Grateful Straight-forward
Dominating Passive Unfriendly Guilt-free Thoughtful
Dramatic Perfectionistic Unrealistic Helpful Tolerant
Egocentric Perverted Unromantic Honest Trusting
Envious Pessimistic Unscrupulous Humble Unassuming
Evasive Possesive Unstable Industrious Warm
Fearful Prejudiced Vague Involved Willing
Flighty Preoccupied Vain Kind Witty
Forgetful Pride Vindictive
Gluttonous Procrastinator Vulgar
Gossipy Promiscuous White-knuckled
Grandiose Prudish Withdrawn
Greedy Quarrelsome Workaholic
Examples of THE NEGATIVES
The Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Damage
Who and/or what is the What specific action What effect did that What damage did that
object of my resentment and/or event hurt me? action have on my life? action have on my basic
or fear? social, security, and/or
sexual instincts?
Dad Threatened to kill my Scared Strained relationship
mother when he was Threatened with dad
drunk one time Unhealthy fear of dad
Dad Unrealistic expectations Shame Strained relationship
Pressured with dad
Rejected Afraid that
Perfection failure would lead to
equals love abandonment
Low self esteem
Examples of THE POSITIVES
The Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Result
Who and/or what has What specific action What effect did that What positive effect did
brought me joy? occurred to encourage action have on my life? that action have on my
me? basic social, security,
and/or sexual instincts?
Step Dad Taught me to fish Special Quality time with my
Proud step dad
Successful Love for fishing
Donald Showed me new way to Inspired Love for computer
program something on Energized programing
a computer Encouraged Opened a new world
Efficiency in programing
My Part
What part of the
resentment am I
responsible for?
Not guilty
Not guilty
Hurt wife and kids
by trying to control their
behavior, Put unrealistic
expectations on them
My Part
What part of the joy am I
responsible for?
Continued to fish with
my step dad, family,
and friends
Career path
Good paying job
Provide for my family
Did some tutoringDAd
4th Step Personal Inventory
The Person/Event The Cause The Effect The Damage
Who and/or what is the What specific action What effect did that What damage did that
object of my resentment and/or event hurt me? action have on my life? action have on my basic
or fear? social, security, and/or
sexual instincts?
Dad Degrading comments Confusion Anger Isolated, shy, low self-
about women since esteem, distance from
childhood Vulunerable Fear dad, physical perfection
and beauty equals love,
sexuality made me
uncomfortable; mistrust of
men
Ex-Husband Verbally attacked me until Anger Believed my feelings were
I was hysterical Shame not important, low-self-
Panic esteem, walked in shame
Vulnerable and unworthiness, pushed
others away, mistrust of
men, sexual=none
Traditional Recovery Ex-stepfather, after Rage Isolated more from others,
Program attending 1 week followed Panic turned me away from 12
and begged me for Vulneralbe step groups, father figure
forgiveness because step can't be trusted; don’t be
9 said so, then was back vulnerable because you'll
to same person later. get hurt, sexual=none
My Part
What part of the
resentment am I
responsible for?
NOT GUILTY No
boundaries, could have
asked to stop or not
listen, eating disorder:
used to control my body
image to earn that love,
tested husband to see if
can be trusted
NOT GUILTY
Approached others in
anger when I didn't feel
valued or listened to,
continued to allow him to
hurt me by staying in the
relationship, disrespected
male authority
Not understanding how
recovery process is
supposed to work, blamed
recovery program for
stepfather's way of
working the steps.