From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... symptoms, and
experiences to encourage him to ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
Tell him enough about your
drinking habits, symptoms, and experiences to
encourage him to speak
of himself.
2.
... symptoms and
results as well as I ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
This seemed to me like an opportunity to be helpful, so I spent two hours talking about alcoholism, the malady,
and described the symptoms and results as well as I could.
3.
... symptoms and
the way these disturbed us, ...
BB p.67,
How It Works
Though we did not like their
symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too.
4.
... symptoms, but
he was a long way ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
He was interested and conceded that he had some of the symptoms, but he was a long way from admitting that he
could do nothing about it himself.
5.
... symptoms, but
we have not gone to ...
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
We admit we have some of these symptoms, but we have not gone to
the extremes you fellows did, nor are we likely to, for we understand ourselves
so well after what you have
told us that such things cannot happen again.
6.
... symptoms of
emotional insecurity are worry, anger, ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
7.
... symptoms, see
large numbers of potential alcoholics ...
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
We, who are familiar with the symptoms, see large numbers of potential alcoholics
among young people everywhere.
8.
... symptoms, the
deepening pall of remorse, depression ...
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.
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