From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... load alone;
how much they suffered of ...
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
They will tell how they tried to carry the load alone; how much they suffered of irritability, anxiety,
remorse, and depression; and how, unconsciously seeking
relief, they would sometimes accuse even their best friends of the very character defects they themselves were trying to
conceal.
2.
... load day
in and day out.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
Volunteer committeemen and assistants could be of great help, but they could not
be expected to carry this
load day in and day out.
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