From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... drinks again,
but acts worse than the ...
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
2.
... drinks, and
began to wonder if I ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
I had no trouble refusing drinks, and began to wonder if I had not
been making too hard work of a simple matter.
3.
... drinks and
get away with them.
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
4.
... drinks coffee,
but neither his wife nor ...
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
Though he is now a most effective member of Alcoholics Anonymous,
he still smokes and drinks coffee, but neither his wife nor anyone else stands in judgment.
5.
... drinks --
drinks which they see others taking ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
They are restless, irritable and discontented, unless
they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks -- drinks which they see others taking with impunity.
6.
... drinks, he
might not have the courage ...
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
Unless he took some drinks, he might not have the courage to scrape an acquaintance and would have a lonely week-end.
7.
... drinks in
the morning and through the ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
8.
... drinks, never
drinking alone, never drinking in ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of
drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at
home, never having it in the
house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties,
switching from scotch
to brandy, drinking only
natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a
solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational
books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums --
we could increase the list
ad infinitum.
9.
... drinks --
no more!
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
10.
... drinks no
more, they may not like ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
While grateful that he
drinks no more, they may not like the idea that God has accomplished the miracle where they failed.
11.
... drinks now
and then?
BB p.142,
To Employers
If he says yes, does he really mean it, or down inside does he think he is fooling you, and
that after rest and treatment he will be able to get away with a few drinks now and then?
12.
... drinks on
the way home from the ...
BB p.110,
To Wives
13.
... drinks others
are involved -- the wife who ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
But for every man who drinks others are involved -- the wife who trembles in fear of the next debauch; the mother and father who see their son wasting away.
14.
... drinks so
much that his job suffers, ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
15.
... drinks that
night, and one bottle of ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
He came and got me home and to bed, gave me a few drinks that night, and one bottle of beer the next morning.
16.
... drinks that
they spoiled the occasion.
BB p.105,
To Wives
17.
... drinks too
much.
BB p.112,
To Wives
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should
have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much.
18.
... drinks which
they see others taking with ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
They are restless, irritable and discontented, unless
they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks -- drinks which they see others taking with impunity.
19.
... drinks would
alleviate my gastric distress, at ...
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.
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