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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
... aware of being somehow abnormal, the man ...   BB p.155, A Vision For You   Go to page 155 in the Big Book
Painfully aware of being somehow abnormal, the man did not fully realize what it meant to be alcoholic.(*)


2.
... aware of the almost unlimited supply the ...   BB p.175, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
At that time I was not aware of the almost unlimited supply the government made it possible for us doctors to obtain, neither had I any knowledge of the bootlegger who soon appeared on the horizon.


3.
... aware of the difference long before he ...   BB p.567(569), Appendix II, Spiritual Experience   Display entire Appendix II
Quite often friends of the newcomer are aware of the difference long before he is himself.

4.
... aware of what we have done to ...   12&12 p.85, Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to convince those about us that we are indeed changing for the better, it is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or not at all aware of what we have done to them.


5.
... aware that he cannot drink like other ...   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
He is worried at times, and is becoming aware that he cannot drink like other people.

6.
... aware that there are wrong forms of ...   12&12 p.38, Step Three
Like our professional friends, we, too, are aware that there are wrong forms of dependence.


7.
... aware that these matters are, from their ...   BB p.19, There Is A Solution   Go to page 19 in the Big Book
We are aware that these matters are, from their very nature, controversial.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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