From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... difficult.
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
But it isn't so difficult.
2.
... difficult and
deeper revelations.
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
It may turn out, however, that
you'll choose someone else for the more difficult and deeper revelations.
3.
... difficult, and
in much detail is outside ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
The classification of alcoholics seems most
difficult, and in much detail is outside the scope of this book.
4.
... difficult and
no unhappiness too great to ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
We want to leave you with the
feeling that no situation is too difficult
and no unhappiness too great to be overcome.
5.
... difficult and
often unbearable -- could be extended ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
Such a roster of harms done others -- the kind that make daily living with us as practicing alcoholics
difficult and often unbearable -- could be extended almost indefinitely.
6.
... difficult and
troublesome and may even need ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
If a sufficiently strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, change of environment,
or the warning of a doctor -- becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may
find it difficult and troublesome and may even
need medical attention.
7.
Difficult as
it was, they officially declined ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
Difficult as it was, they officially declined
that ten thousand dollars, and adopted a formal, airtight resolution that all such future gifts would be similarly declined.
8.
... difficult, but
not at all impossible.
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
9.
... difficult circumstances.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances.
10.
... difficult --
especially discussing our defects with another ...
BB p.72,
Into Action
11.
... difficult for
me to return to my ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I soon discovered that a
couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return to my
former excessive indulgence.
12.
... difficult, has
to do with forgiveness.
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
13.
... difficult position.
BB p.147,
To Employers
14.
... difficult; the
rest I disregarded.
BB p.11,
Bill's Story
For myself, I had adopted
those parts which seemed convenient and not
too difficult; the rest I disregarded.
15.
... difficult thing
to do, but it must ...
BB p.99,
Working With Others
In many homes this is a difficult thing to do, but it must be done if any results are to be expected.
16.
... difficult to
believe.
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
That was great news to us,
for we had assumed we could not make use of spiritual principles
unless we accepted many things on faith which seemed difficult to believe.
17.
... difficult to
deal with.
BB p.110,
To Wives
18.
... difficult to
follow, but you will save ...
BB p.111,
To Wives
We know these suggestions are sometimes difficult to follow, but you will save many a heartbreak if you can succeed in observing
them.
19.
... difficult to
solve.
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
These allergic types can
never safely use alcohol in any form at all; and once having formed the habit and found they cannot break it, once having lost their self-confidence, their reliance upon things human, their problems pile up on them and become astonishingly difficult
to solve.
20.
... difficult wives
and families, but the man ...
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.
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