From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... during a
talk between a New York ...
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
The spark that was to flare
into the first A.A. group was struck at Akron, Ohio, in June 1935, during a talk between a New York stockbroker and an Akron physician.
2.
During all
this time we became more ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
3.
... during all
those years, I'll never know, ...
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
4.
... during business
hours.
BB p.146,
To Employers
He may wish to do a lot for other alcoholics and something of the sort may come up during business hours.
5.
... during business
hours, drinking only at parties, ...
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.
6.
... during childhood.
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
To others, the word "God" brought up a particular idea of Him with which someone
had tried to impress them
during childhood.
7.
... during delirium
tremens, or I would develop ...
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
My weary and despairing
wife was informed that it
would all end with heart failure during delirium tremens, or I
would develop a wet brain, perhaps within a year.
8.
... during our
drinking careers.
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
9.
... during such
a discussion.
BB p.111,
To Wives
10.
... during the
day, at least up to ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My phobia for sleeplessness demanded that I get drunk every night, but in order to get more liquor for the next night, I had to stay sober during the day, at least up to four o'clock.
11.
... during the
first two and one-half years ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Unlike most of our crowd, I
did not get over my craving for liquor much during the first two and one-half years of abstinence.
12.
During the
intermission, the treasurer gave a ...
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
13.
... during the
months I was sober.
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
14.
During the
next few years, I developed ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
15.
... during the
period of premeditation of what ...
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
We now see that when we began to drink deliberately, instead
of casually, there was little serious or effective thought during the period of premeditation of what the terrific consequences
might be.
16.
During the
subsequent fifteen years I had ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
During the subsequent fifteen years I had sense enough never to go to the hospital if I had been drinking, and very seldom did I receive patients.
17.
... during their
drinking days.
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
First off, they can be told
that the majority of A.A. members have suffered severely from self-justification during
their drinking days.
18.
... during these
three years.
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
19.
During these
two years I was kept ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
20.
During these
years, I drank as much ...
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
During these years, I drank as much as my purse permitted, still without paying too great a penalty, although I was beginning to have morning
"jitters" at times.
21.
... during this
particular dry spell, so there ...
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
I had been out of town before during this particular dry spell, so there was nothing
new about that.
22.
During this
process of learning more about ...
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was
the change in our attitude toward God.
23.
... during this
stage of Step Five that ...
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
Many an A.A., once agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it
was during this stage of Step Five that he first actually felt the presence of God.
24.
During those
first days of convalescence, this ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
During those first days of convalescence, this will
do more to insure his sobriety than anything else.
25.
... during treatment.
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.
26.
... during which
I found little work.
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
It was fortunate, for my old business associates remained skeptical for a year and a
half, during which I found little work.
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