From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... 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
3.
... remorse and
then we were sore at ...
BB p.66,
How It Works
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
The alarming physical
and mental symptoms, the
deepening pall of remorse, depression and inferiority that settled down on our loved ones -- these things terrified and distracted us.
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
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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