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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.23,
Step One
Alcoholics who still had their
health, their
families,
their
jobs, and even
two cars in the
garage,
began to
recognize their
alcoholism.
2.
... alcoholism?"
12&12 p.23,
Step One
Why don't you
try some more
controlled drinking,
bearing in
mind meanwhile what we have told you about
alcoholism?"
3.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
They are
abetted in this
blindness by a
world which
does not
understand the
difference between
sane drinking and
alcoholism.
4.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
Change of
scene, the
best efforts of
family,
friends,
doctors, and
clergymen
got no place with my
alcoholism.
5.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
To a
surprising extent,
A.A. has
offset the
damage to
family life brought about by
years of
alcoholism.
6.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
Our
main problem is not how
we are to
stay married; it
is how to be more
happily married by
eliminating
the
severe emotional twists that have so often
stemmed from
alcoholism.
7.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
8.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
The
A.A. groups, many
thought, could go into
business, might
finance
any
enterprise whatever in the
total field of
alcoholism.
9.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
Of
course, there couldn't be the
slightest objection if
such an
association hired an
A.A. member solely because of his
public relations ability and his
knowledge
of
alcoholism.
10.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
11.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
12.
... alcoholism.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Three (Long)
Three -- Our
membership
ought to
include all who
suffer from
alcoholism.
13.
... alcoholism.
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
This is the
great news this
book
carries to those who
suffer from
alcoholism.
14.
... alcoholism.
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
We told him what we
knew about
alcoholism.
15.
... alcoholism.
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
In the
preceding chapters you have
learned
something of
alcoholism.
16.
... alcoholism.
BB p.60,
How It Works
(b) That
probably no
human power could have
relieved our
alcoholism.
17.
... alcoholism.
BB p.85,
Into Action
We are not
cured of
alcoholism.
18.
... alcoholism.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
We
suggest you do this as we have done it in the
chapter on
alcoholism.
19.
... alcoholism.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
Maybe you have
disturbed him about the
question of
alcoholism.
20.
... alcoholism.
BB p.107,
To Wives
Some of them
rose out of
ignorance of
alcoholism.
21.
... alcoholism.
BB p.112,
To Wives
When a
discussion does
arise, you might
suggest he
read this book or at
least
the
chapter on
alcoholism.
22.
... alcoholism.
BB p.112,
To Wives
Thus you may
succeed in
interesting him in
alcoholism.
23.
... alcoholism.
BB p.112,
To Wives
Show him your
copy of this
book and tell him what you have
found out about
alcoholism.
24.
... alcoholism.
BB p.113,
To Wives
If you
think he will be
shy of
a
spiritual remedy,
ask him to
look at the
chapter on
alcoholism.
25.
... alcoholism.
BB p.114,
To Wives
Some
men cannot or will not get over
alcoholism.
26.
... alcoholism.
BB p.118,
To Wives
Another
feeling we are very
likely to
entertain is one
of
resentment that
love
and
loyalty could not
cure
our
husbands of
alcoholism.
27.
... alcoholism.
BB p.141,
To Employers
You now
know more about
alcoholism.
28.
... alcoholism.
BB p.144,
To Employers
Whether your
employee likes it or not, he will
learn
the
grim truth about
alcoholism.
29.
... alcoholism.
BB p.147,
To Employers
I have been
learning something about
alcoholism.
30.
... alcoholism.
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
He told how he
lived in
constant worry about those
who might find out about his
alcoholism.
31.
... alcoholism."
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
Said one of the
visitors, "We're
giving you a
treatment for
alcoholism."
32.
... alcoholism.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
3. Our
membership ought to
include all who
suffer from
alcoholism.
33.
... alcoholism.
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
34.
... alcoholism.
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
About one
year prior to this
experience a
man was
brought in to be
treated for
chronic alcoholism.
35.
... alcoholism.
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
From this
doctor, the
broker had
learned the
grave nature of
alcoholism.
36.
... alcoholism.
Grapevine,
Preamble
Alcoholics Anonymous is a
fellowship of
men and
women who
share their
experience,
strength
and
hope with each other that they may
solve their
common problem and
help others to
recover from
alcoholism.
37.
... alcoholism agree
there is no such thing ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Physicians who are
familiar with
alcoholism agree there is no such thing as
making a
normal drinker out of an
alcoholic.
38.
... alcoholism and
by attendance at a few ...
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
More
sobriety brought about by the
admission of
alcoholism and
by
attendance at a few
meetings is very
good indeed, but it is
bound to be
a far
cry from
permanent
sobriety and a
contented,
useful life.
39.
... Alcoholism" and
earlier "Alcoholism the Illness.")
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
40.
... alcoholism, and
I frankly did not believe ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
Let him tell you about it: "I was much
impressed
with what you
fellows said about
alcoholism, and I
frankly did not
believe it would be
possible for me to
drink
again.
41.
... alcoholism and
its hopelessness, the physician began ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
42.
... alcoholism and
misery.
12&12 p.54,
Step Four
Whatever the
defects, they have finally
ambushed us into
alcoholism
and
misery.
43.
... alcoholism and
the answer we had found.
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
We told him what we
knew of
alcoholism and the
answer we had
found.
44.
... alcoholism and
were destined to become co-founders ...
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
Both were
severe cases of
alcoholism and were
destined to
become co-
founders of the
A.A. Fellowship.
45.
... alcoholism as
an illness, a fatal malady.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
Continue to
speak of
alcoholism as an
illness, a
fatal malady.
46.
... alcoholism as
an illness, the social stigma ...
BB p.571(573),
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award
47.
... alcoholism as
I do now.
BB p.137,
To Employers
Here were
three exceptional men lost to this
world because I did
not
understand alcoholism as I do now.
48.
... alcoholism as
we know it -- this utter ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
This is the
baffling feature of
alcoholism as we
know it -- this
utter inability to
leave it
alone, no
matter how
great
the
necessity or the
wish.
49.
... alcoholism, as
we understand it, then a ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
50.
... alcoholism because
you offer a solution.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
But you may
talk to him about the
hopelessness of
alcoholism because you
offer a
solution.
51.
... alcoholism by
himself.
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
He
interrupted to
scoff at this and
asserted
he'd
fix his
wife, his
partner, and his
alcoholism by
himself.
52.
... alcoholism could
be licked, so could any ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
It
stood to
reason that if
alcoholism could be
licked,
so could any
problem.
53.
... alcoholism, defeated
drinkers will seize upon it, ...
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
Our
hope is that when this
chip of a book is
launched on
the
world tide of
alcoholism,
defeated drinkers will
seize upon it,
to
follow its suggestions.
54.
... alcoholism did
not occur to me at ...
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
Well, just that did
happen and more, for what I had
learned of
alcoholism did
not
occur to me at all.
55.
... alcoholism for
jay-walking, the illustration would fit ...
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
We, who have been through the
wringer, have to
admit if we
substituted
alcoholism for
jay-
walking, the
illustration would
fit us
exactly.
56.
... alcoholism for
many years.
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
I have
specialized in the
treatment of
alcoholism for
many
years.
57.
... alcoholism had
been a lonely business, even ...
12&12 p.116,
Step Twelve
For
alcoholism had been a
lonely business, even
though we had been
surrounded by people who
loved us.
58.
... alcoholism has
ever been brought about by ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
Almost no
recovery from
alcoholism has ever been brought about by the
world's
best professionals, whether
medical or
religious.
59.
... alcoholism has
manifested itself among us in ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
The
terms "
spiritual experience" and "
spiritual awakening"
are used many
times in this book which, upon
careful reading,
shows that the
personality change sufficient to bring about
recovery from
alcoholism has
manifested itself among us in many
different forms.
60.
... alcoholism, He
can solve your problems too.
BB p.116,
To Wives
If
God can
solve the
age-
old riddle of
alcoholism, He can
solve your
problems too.
61.
... alcoholism, I
could not stay sober; unless ...
BB p.417(449),
Acceptance
Until I could
accept my
alcoholism, I could not
stay sober;
unless I
accept life completely on
life's
terms, I cannot be
happy.
62.
... alcoholism, impending
mental and physical collapse, brought ...
BB p.56,
We Agnostics
63.
... alcoholism ...
In emphasizing alcoholism as an illness, ...
BB p.571(573),
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award
64.
... alcoholism in
their own firms.
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
Employers learn that
great corporations have
set their
approval upon us,
and
wish to
discover what
can be done about
alcoholism in their
own firms.
65.
... alcoholism is
an illness over which we ...
BB p.118,
To Wives
At such
moments we
forget
that
alcoholism is an
illness over which we could not
possibly have had any
power.
66.
... alcoholism is
complicated by other disorders.
BB p.114,
To Wives
Sometimes there are
cases where
alcoholism is
complicated by
other
disorders.
67.
... alcoholism is
costing his organization a year.
BB p.149,
To Employers
He might be
shocked if he
knew how much
alcoholism is
costing his
organization a
year.
68.
... alcoholism is
entirely a problem of mental ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
I do not
hold with those who
believe that
alcoholism is
entirely a
problem of
mental control.
69.
... alcoholism is
life itself to us, it ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
Since
recovery from
alcoholism is
life itself to us, it
is
imperative that we
preserve in
full strength our
means of
survival.
70.
... alcoholism, it
was reasonable (or so it ...
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
The
moment we saw that we had an
answer for
alcoholism, it was
reasonable (or so it
seemed at the
time) for us to
feel that we might have the
answer to a
lot of other things.
71.
... alcoholism, many
of us would have recovered ...
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
If a
mere code of
morals or a
better philosophy of
life were
sufficient to
overcome
alcoholism, many of us would have
recovered long ago.
72.
Alcoholism may
be causing your organization considerable ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
73.
... alcoholism might
be made and thoughtful considerations ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
74.
... alcoholism must
remember he did much to ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
We
know there are
difficult wives and
families, but the
man who is
getting over
alcoholism must remember he did much to
make them so.
75.
... alcoholism, no
field of investigation could yield ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
Since
defective relations with other
human
beings have
nearly always
been the
immediate cause
of our
woes,
including
our
alcoholism, no
field of
investigation could
yield more
satisfying and
valuable rewards than
this one.
76.
... alcoholism on
the theory it may cause ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
Nor are we
afraid of
disclosing our
alcoholism
on the
theory it may
cause
financial harm.
77.
... alcoholism once
again.
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Still
goaded by
sheer necessity, we
reluctantly come to
grips with those
serious character flaws that made
problem drinkers of us
in the
first place,
flaws
which
must be
dealt with to
prevent a
retreat into
alcoholism once again.
78.
... alcoholism strikes,
very unnatural situations may develop ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
79.
... alcoholism, the
illness.
BB p.142,
To Employers
At this
point, it might be well to
explain alcoholism, the
illness.
80.
... "Alcoholism the
Illness.")
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
81.
... alcoholism, the
malady, and described the symptoms ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
This
seemed to me like an
opportunity to be
helpful, so I
spent two hours talking about
alcoholism, the
malady, and
described
the
symptoms and
results as well as I could.
82.
... alcoholism was
described from the alcoholic's point ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
In it
alcoholism was
described from the
alcoholic's
point of
view, the
spiritual ideas of the
Society were
codified for the
first time in the
Twelve Steps, and the
application of these
Steps to the
alcoholic's
dilemma was made
clear.
83.
... alcoholism was,
so we'd educate the public, ...
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
People
needed to be told what
alcoholism was, so we'd
educate
the
public, even
rewrite
school and
medical textbooks.
84.
... alcoholism, we
are driven to A.A., and ...
12&12 p.24,
Step One
Under the
lash of
alcoholism,
we are
driven to
A.A., and
there we
discover the
fatal nature of our
situation.
85.
... alcoholism, we
give him first aid and ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
When we see a
man sinking
into the
mire that is
alcoholism, we
give him
first aid and place what we have
at his
disposal.
86.
... alcoholism, we
urge each of our Fellowship ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
87.
... alcoholism --
well, they just don't believe they ...
BB p.149,
To Employers
But
alcoholism -- well, they just don't
believe they have it.
88.
... alcoholism, were
able to stop for a ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
We have
heard of a few
instances where people, who
showed definite signs of
alcoholism, were able
to
stop for a
long period because of an
overpowering desire to
do so.
89.
... alcoholism where
everything is distorted and exaggerated.
BB p.108,
To Wives
Perhaps your
husband has been
living in that
strange world of
alcoholism where
everything is
distorted and
exaggerated.
90.
... alcoholism which
proposes to shield the sick ...
BB p.101,
Working With Others
91.
... alcoholism who
is now accounted no less ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
He had also been
greatly helped by the
late Dr.
William D.
Silkworth, a New
York specialist in
alcoholism
who is now
accounted no
less than a
medical saint by
A.A. members, and whose
story of
the
early days of our
Society appears in the
next pages.
92.
... alcoholism, why
then shouldn't we be able ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
Having been
granted a
perfect release from
alcoholism, why then shouldn't we be able to
achieve by the same
means a
perfect release from
every other
difficulty or
defect?
93.
... alcoholism, you
may not want me among ...
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
Since I am the
victim of another
addiction even
worse stigmatized than
alcoholism, you may not
want me
among you.
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