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... doctor.
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
2.
... doctor.
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
Strangely enough, wives, parents and intimate friends usually find us even more unapproachable than do the psychiatrist and the doctor.
3.
... doctor.
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
4.
... doctor.
BB p.143,
To Employers
5.
... doctor's advice.
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
One of the many doctors who had the opportunity of reading
this book in manuscript
form told us that the use of sweets was often helpful, of course depending upon a doctor's advice.
6.
... doctor agreed
to a test among his ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
And with such good effect that the doctor agreed to a test among his patients and certain other alcoholics from a clinic
which he attends.
7.
... doctor and
administer sedatives under his direction.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
8.
... doctor --
becomes operative, this man can also ...
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.
9.
... "Doctor Bob's
Nightmare," and one other personal ...
BB xi,
Preface
"Bill's Story," "Doctor Bob's Nightmare," and one other personal history from the first edition were retained intact; three were edited and one of these was retitled; new versions of two stories were written, with
new titles; thirty completely new stories were added; and the story section was divided into three parts, under the same headings that are used now.
10.
... doctor came
with a heavy sedative.
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
11.
... doctor, chief
physician at a nationally prominent ...
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
A well-known doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent
hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave Alcoholics Anonymous
this letter:
12.
... doctor concerned
would at times wish he ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Every doctor concerned would at times wish he could devote himself to his chosen field rather than work only with the group.
13.
... doctor has
been called in, and the ...
BB p.110,
To Wives
14.
... doctor --
he certainly didn't look good.
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
15.
... doctor, his
minister, and close friends.
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
He also wanted to tell others who had tried to help him -- his doctor, his minister, and close friends.
16.
... "Doctor, I
cannot go on like this!
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
17.
... doctor, if
he will, tell him he ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
18.
... doctor in
attendance there, for he, although ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
We are greatly indebted
to the doctor in attendance there, for he, although it might prejudice his own work, has told us of his belief in ours.
19.
... doctor in
Chicago told me of cases ...
BB p.140,
To Employers
I well remember the shock I received when a prominent doctor in Chicago told me of cases where pressure of the
spinal fluid actually ruptured the brain.
20.
... doctor intimated
strongly that he might be ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
21.
... doctor is
honest with himself, he must ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
Faced with this problem,
if a doctor is honest with
himself, he must sometimes feel his own inadequacy.
22.
... doctor, "Is
there no exception?"
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
23.
... doctor is
willing to tell him that ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
24.
... doctor's judgment
he was utterly hopeless; he ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the doctor's judgment
he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected
to live long.
25.
... doctor might
suggest a visit from you.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
26.
... doctor now
sees many men who have ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
27.
... Doctor's Opinion"
has been kept intact, just ...
BB xi,
Preface
The section called "The
Doctor's Opinion" has been
kept intact, just as it was originally
written in 1939 by the late Dr. William D. Silkworth, our
Society's great medical benefactor.
28.
... doctor or
an institution is a better ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
29.
... doctor, or
probably both, so that I ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I think I must have been thoroughly scared by what
had happened, or by the doctor, or probably both, so that I did not touch a
drink again until the country went dry.
30.
... doctor or
psychiatrist.
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist.
31.
... doctor or
psychiatrist can tell you whether ...
BB p.114,
To Wives
32.
... doctor or
psychologist if the condition persists.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
33.
... doctor or
psychologist will be the person.
BB p.74,
Into Action
34.
... doctor out
from my home town who ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Finally my father had to
send a doctor out from my home town who managed to get me back there in some way, and I was in bed about two months before I could venture out of the house.
35.
... doctor proved
to be able and exceedingly ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
The doctor proved to be able and exceedingly anxious to adopt any workable method of handling the situation.
36.
... doctor said
to us, "Years of living ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
A doctor said to us, "Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic.
37.
... doctor said:
"You have the mind of ...
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
38.
... doctor should
always be consulted.
BB p.114,
To Wives
When they become too dangerous, we think the kind thing is to lock them up, but of course a good doctor should always be consulted.
39.
... doctor, Silkworth,
began to tell me of ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
Three years ago, when my head doctor, Silkworth, began to tell me of the idea of helping drunks by spirituality,
I thought it was crackpot stuff, but I've changed my mind.
40.
... doctor suggests
our approach to one of ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
41.
... doctor's telling
him that while his religious ...
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
This hope, however, was destroyed by the doctor's telling him that while his religious convictions
were very good, in his case they did not spell the necessary vital spiritual experience.
42.
... doctor that
he means business, give him ...
BB p.114,
To Wives
If he is already committed to an institution, but can convince you and your doctor
that he means business,
give him a chance to try our method, unless the doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal
or dangerous.
43.
... doctor, the
broker had learned the grave ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
44.
... doctor's theory
that we have an allergy ...
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
45.
... doctor, "there
is.
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
46.
... doctor thinks
his mental condition too abnormal ...
BB p.114,
To Wives
If he is already committed to an institution, but can convince you and your doctor
that he means business,
give him a chance to try our method, unless the doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal
or dangerous.
47.
... doctor, to
ask if I were still ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
48.
... doctor to
tell him the whole truth, ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
49.
... doctor told
him that if he ever ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
"The doctor told him that if
he ever drank again it would kill him, but
there he is all lit up again."
50.
... doctor who
explained that though certainly selfish ...
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
Best of all, I met a kind doctor who explained that though certainly selfish and foolish, I had been seriously ill, bodily and mentally.
51.
... doctor who
gives him morphine or some ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
52.
... doctor who
is to attend your patient ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
We suggest you draw the book to the attention of the
doctor who is to attend your
patient during treatment.
53.
... doctor, whom
he admired, and asked him ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
54.
... doctor will
tell the patient the truth ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
We hope the doctor will tell the patient the truth about his
condition, whatever
that happens to be.
55.
... doctor would
set his other ambitions aside, ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
In the radiance of such a
miraculous discovery, any doctor would set his other ambitions aside, at whatever personal cost.
56.
... doctor writes:
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
The doctor writes:
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