From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
REMORSE occurs
8 times
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1.
... remorse, and
depression; and how, unconsciously seeking ...
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.
... remorse and
guilt when he thinks of ...
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
Our
friend is still
victimized by
remorse and
guilt when he
thinks of
yesterday.
3.
... remorse and
then we were sore at ...
BB p.66,
How It Works
Sometimes it was
remorse and then we were
sore at ourselves.
4.
... remorse before
those we have harmed, but ...
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
We
needn't wallow in
excessive remorse before
those we have
harmed, but
amends at this
level should
always be
forthright and
generous.
5.
... remorse, depression
and inferiority that settled down ...
BB p.106,
To Wives
6.
... remorse, horror
and hopelessness of the next ...
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
7.
... remorse might
cause us to dramatize and ...
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
Too much
guilt and
remorse
might
cause us to
dramatize and
exaggerate our
shortcomings.
8.
... remorse or
morbid reflection, for that would ...
BB p.86,
Into Action
But we
must be
careful not
to
drift into
worry,
remorse or
morbid reflection, for that would
diminish our
usefulness
to others.
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