From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... discussed.
BB p.78,
Into Action
His faults are not discussed.
2.
... discussed.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
So we think that unless
some good and useful purpose is to be served, past occurrences should
not be discussed.
3.
... discussed at
length might be worth while.
BB p.140,
To Employers
If this presents difficulty, re-reading chapters two and three, where the alcoholic sickness is
discussed at length might be
worth while.
4.
... discussed in
an atmosphere of helpfulness and ...
BB p.99,
Working With Others
5.
... discussed, let's
try to avoid harming third ...
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
And even in those cases where such a matter must be discussed, let's try to avoid harming third parties, whoever they may
be.
6.
... discussed them
with another, and have become ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
But when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them
with another, and have become willing to have them
removed, our thinking
about humility commences to have a wider
meaning.
7.
... discussed with
another person at once?
BB p.86,
Into Action
8.
... discussed without
his consent?
BB p.143,
To Employers
While on the subject of confidence, can you adopt
the attitude that so far as
you are concerned this will be a strictly personal matter, that his
alcoholic derelictions, the treatment about to be undertaken, will never be discussed without his consent?
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