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


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... dilemma.   12&12 p.142, Tradition Three
There was the dilemma.

2.
... dilemma.   12&12 p.152, Tradition Five
I bore down hard on the hopelessness of the drunk's dilemma.


3.
... dilemma.   BB p.45, We Agnostics   Go to page 45 in the Big Book
Lack of power, that was our dilemma.


4.
... dilemma but had failed.   BB xvi, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
This physician had repeatedly tried spiritual means to resolve his alcoholic dilemma but had failed.


5.
... dilemma in which our friend found himself ...   BB p.28, There Is A Solution   Go to page 28 in the Big Book
Here was the terrible dilemma in which our friend found himself when he had the extraordinary experience, which as we have already told you, made him a free man.

6.
... dilemma of the wanderer from faith is ...   12&12 p.28, Step Two
Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion.

7.
... dilemma, our sponsors pointed out our increasing ...   12&12 p.22, Step One
Relentlessly deepening our dilemma, our sponsors pointed out our increasing sensitivity to alcohol -- an allergy, they called it.

8.
... dilemma, sometimes a serious one.   12&12 p.25, Step Two
The moment they read Step Two, most A.A. newcomers are confronted with a dilemma, sometimes a serious one.

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... dilemma straight to God, and in prayer ...   12&12 p.103, Step Eleven
Of course, it is reasonable and understandable that the question is often asked: "Why can't we take a specific and troubling dilemma straight to God, and in prayer secure from Him sure and definite answers to our requests?"

10.
... dilemma was made clear.   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.


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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