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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
IRRITABLE occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... irritable and
discontented, unless they can again ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
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.
2.
... irritable, critical,
impatient, and humorless.
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
Suppose that we are
irritable,
critical,
impatient, and
humorless.
3.
... irritable, he
may seem dull and boring, ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
If not
irritable, he may
seem
dull and
boring, not
gay and
affectionate as
the
family would like him to be.
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