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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
RESENTMENTS occurs
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1.
... resentments.
BB p.70,
How It Works
We have
listed and
analyzed our
resentments.
2.
... resentments.
BB p.117,
To Wives
Some of the
snags you
will encounter are
irritation,
hurt feelings and
resentments.
3.
... resentments are
the "right kind."
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
Therefore we
think our
indignation is
justified and
reasonable -- that our
resentments are the "
right kind."
4.
... resentments must
be mastered, but how?
BB p.66,
How It Works
We
saw that these
resentments
must be
mastered, but how?
5.
... resentments, or
our self-pity?
BB p.62,
How It Works
Whatever our
protestations, are not most of us
concerned with
ourselves, our
resentments,
or our
self-
pity?
6.
... resentments, self-pity,
and unwarranted pride.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
But in
A.A. we
slowly learned that
something
had to be
done about our
vengeful resentments,
self-
pity, and
unwarranted pride.
7.
... resentments than
have we alcoholics.
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
Few people have been
more victimized by
resentments than have we
alcoholics.
8.
... resentments, we
set them on paper.
BB p.64,
How It Works
In
dealing with
resentments, we
set them on
paper.
9.
... resentments were
justified or not.
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
It
mattered little whether our
resentments were
justified or not.
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