From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
Click
to display the full page from the Big Book1.
... lose all
control of his liquor consumption, ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may
or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of
his drinking career he
begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink.
2.
... lose his
family for whom he had ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
3.
... lose his
fear of the alcoholic stigma, ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
These quiet disclosures helped him
to lose his fear of the alcoholic stigma, and spread the news of A.A.'s existence in his community.
4.
... lose his
friends.
BB p.109,
To Wives
5.
... lose his
position; you are thinking of ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
You may be afraid your husband will lose his position; you are thinking of the disgrace
and hard times which will befall you and the children.
6.
... lose interest
in selfish things and gain ...
BB p.84,
Into Action
7.
... lose our
fear of creditors no matter ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go, for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face them.
8.
... lose our
fear of today, tomorrow or ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we
could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.
9.
... lose our
job if it were known.
BB p.78,
Into Action
We have already admitted this in confidence to another person, but we are sure we
would be imprisoned or lose our job if it were known.
10.
... lose our
position or reputation or face ...
BB p.79,
Into Action
11.
... lose our
support.
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
Perhaps we had been leaning too heavily on Reason that last mile and we did not like to lose our support.
12.
... lose something
we already possessed or would ...
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
The chief activator of
our defects has been self-centered fear -- primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to
get something we demanded.
13.
... lose that
good job.
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
14.
... lose the
old life to find one ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
15.
... lose the
remainder of his business, only ...
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
Why, he argued, should he
lose the remainder of his
business, only to bring
still more suffering to his family by
foolishly admitting
his plight to people from
whom he made his livelihood?
16.
... lose their
way.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
17.
... lose those
fears, no matter what our ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
But as time passed we found that with the help of A.A.'s Twelve Steps we could lose those fears, no matter what our material prospects were.
Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous
and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
The A.A. Preamble, copyright ©
The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.
Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or
endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.
Copyright © 2005-2012, Recovery Press LLC; All Rights Reserved.