From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DISCOURAGED occurs
6 times
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1.
... discouraged.
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
We
become puzzled and
discouraged.
2.
... discouraged.
BB p.60,
How It Works
Do not be discouraged.
3.
... discouraged as
to our ability to carry ...
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
Perhaps this will
happen in a
succession of
cases, and
we may be
deeply discouraged
as to our
ability to
carry
A.A.'s
message.
4.
... discouraged, he
found himself in a strange ...
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
Bitterly discouraged, he
found himself in a
strange
place,
discredited and almost
broke.
5.
... discouraged if
your prospect does not respond ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
Do not be
discouraged if your
prospect does not
respond
at once.
6.
... discouraged when
we fall into the error ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
We
need not be
discouraged
when we
fall into the
error
of our
old ways, for these
disciplines are not
easy.
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