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... lose all
control of his liquor consumption, ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.21
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
More About Alcoholism, p.35
3.
... lose his
fear of the alcoholic stigma, ...
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.186
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
To Wives, p.109
5.
... lose his
position; you are thinking of ...
BB
To Wives, p.116
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
Into Action, p.84
7.
... lose our
fear of creditors no matter ...
BB
Into Action, p.78
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
How It Works, p.63
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
Into Action, p.78
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
Into Action, p.79
11.
... lose our
support.
BB
We Agnostics, p.53
Perhaps we had been leaning too heavily on Reason that last mile and we did not like to lose our support.
12.
Lose sense
of isolation, receive forgiveness and ...
12&12
Contents (Step Five), p.6
Lose sense of isolation, receive forgiveness and give it; learn humility; gain honesty and realism about ourselves.
13.
... lose something
we already possessed or would ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
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.
14.
... lose that
good job.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.113
15.
... lose the
old life to find one ...
BB
To Wives, p.120
16.
... lose the
remainder of his business, only ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.155
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?
17.
... lose their
way.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.123
18.
... lose those
fears, no matter what our ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.121
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.
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