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1.
... requires a definite hospital procedure, before psychological ...   BB xxviii(xxvi), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
Of course an alcoholic ought to be freed from his physical craving for liquor, and this often requires a definite hospital procedure, before psychological measures can be of maximum benefit.


2.
... requires a definite morning devotion, we attend ...   BB p.87, Into Action   Go to page 87 in the Big Book
If we belong to a religious denomination which requires a definite morning devotion, we attend to that also.


3.
... requires action on our part, which, when ...   BB p.72, Into Action   Go to page 72 in the Big Book
This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects.

4.
... requires an admission and correction of errors ...   12&12 p.89, Step Ten
It requires an admission and correction of errors now.

5.
... requires an admission that our lives have ...   12&12 p.23, Step One
Since Step One requires an admission that our lives have become unmanageable, how could people such as these take this Step?


6.
... requires confession must, and of course, will ...   BB p.74, Into Action   Go to page 74 in the Big Book
Those of us belonging to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of course, will want to go to the properly appointed authority whose duty it is to receive it.


7.
... requires discussion with other people.   BB p.94, Working With Others   Go to page 94 in the Big Book
He may rebel at the thought of a drastic housecleaning which requires discussion with other people.


8.
... requires, each member of it should be ...   BB p.124, The Family Afterward   Go to page 124 in the Big Book
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.


9.
... requires for its successful consummation.   BB p.25, There Is A Solution   Go to page 25 in the Big Book
Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.

10.
... requires no willpower; here is one place ...   12&12 p.61, Step Five
No one ought to say the A.A. program requires no willpower; here is one place you may require all you've got.

11.
... requires the preservation of this principle.   12&12 p.150, Tradition Five
The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle.


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.

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