From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... anxiety and
fear.
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
If all those rules had been
in effect everywhere,
nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all, so great was the sum of our anxiety and fear.
2.
... anxiety, bitterness,
frustration, or depression?
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
Questioning directed to this end might run like this: Looking at both past and present, what sex situations have caused me anxiety, bitterness, frustration, or depression?
3.
... anxiety --
in other words, to all of ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety --
in other words, to all of us
-- this newfound peace is
a priceless gift.
4.
... anxiety, remorse,
and depression; and how, unconsciously ...
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
They will tell how they tried to carry the load alone; how much they suffered of irritability, anxiety, remorse, and depression;
and how, unconsciously seeking relief, they would
sometimes accuse even their best friends of the very character defects they themselves were trying to
conceal.
5.
... anxiety wear
away, a subtle change begins.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
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