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1.
... suffered.   BB p.126, The Family Afterward   Go to page 126 in the Big Book
They expect him to give them the nice times they used to have before he drank so much, and to show his contrition for what they suffered.


2.
... suffered alcoholic torture must believe -- that the ...   BB xxvi(xxiv), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
In this statement he confirms what we who have suffered alcoholic torture must believe -- that the body of the alcoholic is quite as abnormal as his mind.

3.
... suffered, because we were certain few knew ...   12&12 p.79, Step Eight
Our reputations hadn't suffered, because we were certain few knew of our drinking.

4.
... suffered enough under its weight to be ...   12&12 p.38, Step Three
Each of us has had his own near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered enough under its weight to be willing to look for something better.


5.
... suffered from a serious illness.   BB p.139, To Employers   Go to page 138 in the Big Book
He simply could not believe that his brother-executive suffered from a serious illness.


6.
... suffered horribly from his sprees, but it ...   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
He suffered horribly from his sprees, but it seemed as if nothing could be done for him.


7.
... suffered, how it deteriorates the body of ...   BB p.157, A Vision For You   Go to page 157 in the Big Book
The man in the bed was told of the acute poisoning from which he suffered, how it deteriorates the body of an alcoholic and warps his mind.

8.
... suffered many of the old pangs of ...   12&12 p.57, Step Five
But we soon discovered that while we weren't alone any more in a social sense, we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious apartness.


9.
... suffered more than anything else, it is ...   BB p.127, The Family Afterward   Go to page 127 in the Big Book
Since the home has suffered more than anything else, it is well that a man exert himself there.

10.
... suffered of irritability, anxiety, remorse, and depression; ...   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.

11.
... suffered severely from self-justification during their drinking ...   12&12 p.46, Step Four
First off, they can be told that the majority of A.A. members have suffered severely from self-justification during their drinking days.

12.
... suffered the feeling that we didn't quite ...   12&12 p.57, Step Five
Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong.

13.
... suffered the most.   12&12 p.53, Step Four
But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most.

14.
... suffered the same fears that they could ...   12&12 p.122, Step Twelve
When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too.

15.
... suffered unjust criticism from A.A. groups.   12&12 p.170, Tradition Eight
For this reason, some very good causes and all connected with them suffered unjust criticism from A.A. groups.


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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