From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
IMPRESSION occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... impression, many
alcoholics have nevertheless concluded that ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
Though it was not our
intention to
create such an
impression, many
alcoholics have nevertheless
concluded that in
order to
recover they
must acquire an
immediate and
overwhelming "
God-
consciousness"
followed at once by a
vast change in
feeling and
outlook.
2.
... impression that
he is to be wrapped ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
Perhaps they
created the
impression that he is to be
wrapped in
cotton wool and
placed on a
pedestal.
3.
... impression that
these personality changes, or religious ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
4.
... impression upon
the problem as a whole.
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
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