From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... probably alcoholic.
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
If, when you honestly want
to, you find you cannot quit
entirely, or if when drinking, you have little
control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic.
2.
... probably arrived
at the following conclusions: that ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
By now the newcomer has
probably arrived at the following conclusions: that his character defects, representing instincts gone astray, have been the primary cause of his drinking and his failure
at life; that unless he is
now willing to work hard at the elimination of the worst
of these defects, both sobriety and peace of mind will still elude him; that all the
faulty foundation of
his life will have to be torn out and built anew on bedrock.
3.
... probably be
insulted if he were called ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
4.
... probably be
off to a fast start.
BB p.145,
To Employers
If he feels free to discuss his problems with
you, if he knows you understand and will not be
upset by anything he wishes to say, he will probably be off to a fast start.
5.
... probably been
trying to conceal a number ...
BB p.140,
To Employers
6.
... probably both,
so that I did not ...
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I think I must have been thoroughly scared by what
had happened, or by the doctor, or probably both, so that I did not touch a
drink again until the country went dry.
7.
... probably contained
more alcoholics per square mile ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
He had lived there but a few
weeks when he found that the
place probably contained more alcoholics per square mile than any city in the country.
8.
... probably did
come before the egg.
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
9.
... probably has
several alcoholics among his own ...
BB p.112,
To Wives
10.
... probably know
about anyhow.
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
Then, for good measure, we
add dramatic descriptions of that part
of our drinking behavior which our friends
probably know about anyhow.
11.
... probably knows
more about it than you ...
BB p.93,
Working With Others
Admit that he probably knows more about it than you do,
but call to his attention
the fact that however deep his
faith and knowledge, he
could not have applied it or he would not drink.
12.
... probably need
fresh interests and a great ...
BB p.119,
To Wives
13.
Probably no
A.A.
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
14.
... probably no
human power could have relieved ...
BB p.60,
How It Works
15.
... probably not
have long to wait.
BB p.113,
To Wives
16.
... probably not
more numerous or worse than ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
They comfort the melancholy one by first showing him that his case is not strange or different, that his character defects are
probably not more numerous or worse than those of anyone else in A.A.
17.
... probably placed
himself beyond human aid, and ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
When this sort of thinking
is fully established
in an individual with alcoholic tendencies,
he has probably placed himself beyond human aid, and unless locked up, may die or go permanently insane.
18.
... probably points
out that the newcomer has ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
The sponsor probably points out that the newcomer has some assets
which can be noted along
with his liabilities.
19.
... probably says,
"Take it easy.
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
20.
... probably should
not emphasize the spiritual feature ...
BB p.76,
Into Action
To some people we need not,
and probably should not emphasize the spiritual
feature on our first approach.
21.
Probably there
are still some misgivings.
BB p.76,
Into Action
22.
... probably true
that you and your husband ...
BB p.119,
To Wives
It is probably true that you
and your husband have been living too much alone, for drinking many times isolates the wife of an alcoholic.
23.
... probably worry
over what other people are ...
BB p.114,
To Wives
If your husband is a drinker, you probably worry over what other people are thinking and you hate to meet your friends.
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