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... suffered.
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
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
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
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
6.
... suffered horribly
from his sprees, but it ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
7.
... suffered, how
it deteriorates the body of ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
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
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.
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