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... tell! 12&12 Tradition Three, p.143

"Now do tell!

... tell a story or two about himself ... 12&12 Step Five, p.62

Before long, your listener may well tell a story or two about himself which will place you even more at ease.

... tell alcoholic patients the whole story unless ... BB Working With Others, p.92

Doctors are rightly loath to tell alcoholic patients the whole story unless it will serve some good purpose.

... tell all these they may still find ... 12&12 Step Two, p.28

Can A.A. experience tell all these they may still find a faith that works?

... tell her? BB Into Action, p.81

If we are sure our wife does not know, should we tell her?

... tell her in detail? BB Into Action, p.81

If she knows in a general way that we have been wild, should we tell her in detail?

... tell him. BB A Vision For You, p.163

Our friend proceeded to tell him.

... tell him about the Fellowship of Alcoholics ... BB Working With Others, p.94

On your first visit tell him about the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Tell him enough about your drinking habits, ... BB Working With Others, p.91

Tell him enough about your drinking habits, symptoms, and experiences to encourage him to speak of himself.

10.

Tell him exactly what happened to you. BB Working With Others, p.93

Tell him exactly what happened to you.

11.

... tell him he has something in the ... BB Working With Others, p.91

Let the doctor, if he will, tell him he has something in the way of a solution.

12.

... tell him he must abide by its ... BB To Employers, p.144

When the man is presented with this volume it is best that no one tell him he must abide by its suggestions.

13.

Tell him how baffled you were, how ... BB Working With Others, p.92

Tell him how baffled you were, how you finally learned that you were sick.

14.

... tell him how he must listen; his ... BB Bill's Story, p.10

I could almost hear the sound of the preacher's voice as I sat, on still Sundays, way over there on the hillside; there was that proffered temperance pledge I never signed; my grandfather's good natured contempt of some church folk and their doings; his insistence that the spheres really had their music; but his denial of the preacher's right to tell him how he must listen; his fearlessness as he spoke of these things just before he died; these recollections welled up from the past.

15.

... tell him humorous stories of your escapades. BB Working With Others, p.91

If his mood is light, tell him humorous stories of your escapades.

16.

... tell him much about you. BB Working With Others, p.90

Neither should the family hysterically plead with him to do anything, nor should they tell him much about you.

17.

... tell him, 'Nothing at all.' 12&12 Tradition Five, p.152

"I was thankful I could tell him, 'Nothing at all.'

18.

Tell him some of the interesting stories ... BB To Wives, p.112

Tell him some of the interesting stories you have read.

19.

... tell him that he is alcoholic, so ... BB Working With Others, p.92

If his own doctor is willing to tell him that he is alcoholic, so much the better.

20.

Tell him that if he wants to ... BB Working With Others, p.95

Tell him that if he wants to get well you will do anything to help.

21.

... tell him that possibly he can -- if ... BB Working With Others, p.92

If he sticks to the idea that he can still control his drinking, tell him that possibly he can -- if he is not too alcoholic.

22.

... tell him that we will never get ... BB Into Action, p.77

Simply we tell him that we will never get over drinking until we have done our utmost to straighten out the past.

23.

... tell him the whole truth, and he ... BB There Is A Solution, p.26

He begged the doctor to tell him the whole truth, and he got it.

24.

... tell him what he must do about ... BB To Wives, p.111

Our next thought is that you should never tell him what he must do about his drinking.

25.

... tell him what he should do. BB Into Action, pp.77-78

We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do.

26.

... tell him what you have found out ... BB To Wives, p.112

Show him your copy of this book and tell him what you have found out about alcoholism.

27.

Tell him you have been worried, though ... BB To Wives, p.112

Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly.

28.

Tell him you once felt as he ... BB Working With Others, p.94

Tell him you once felt as he does, but you doubt whether you would have made much progress had you not taken action.

29.

... tell his story, but do not insist ... BB Working With Others, p.96

Let him know you are available if he wishes to make a decision and tell his story, but do not insist upon it if he prefers to consult someone else.

30.

... tell his story to other patients here ... BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvii

Later, he requested the privilege of being allowed to tell his story to other patients here and with some misgiving, we consented.

31.

... tell how his affairs have taken remarkable ... 12&12 Step Eleven, pp.104-105

Almost any experienced A.A. will tell how his affairs have taken remarkable and unexpected turns for the better as he tried to improve his conscious contact with God.

32.

... tell how they tried to carry the ... 12&12 Step Five, p.56

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.

33.

... tell me. BB Bill's Story, p.7

They did not need to tell me.

34.

... tell me, I know more than ever ... BB A Vision For You, p.157

From what you tell me, I know more than ever I can't stop."

35.

... tell me of the idea of helping ... 12&12 Tradition Two, p.136

Three years ago, when my head doctor, Silkworth, began to tell me of the idea of helping drunks by spirituality, I thought it was crackpot stuff, but I've changed my mind.

36.

... tell mother, who has been religious all ... BB The Family Afterward, p.128

He may tell mother, who has been religious all her life, that she doesn't know what it's all about, and that she had better get his brand of spirituality while there is yet time.

37.

... tell of the loneliness and despair I ... BB Bill's Story, p.8

No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity.

38.

... tell others who had tried to help ... 12&12 Tradition Twelve, pp.185-186

He also wanted to tell others who had tried to help him -- his doctor, his minister, and close friends.

39.

... tell our families that we are really ... 12&12 Step Nine, p.83

The moment we tell our families that we are really going to try the program, the process has begun.

40.

... tell ourselves it wasn't true. BB We Agnostics, p.55

We had seen spiritual release, but liked to tell ourselves it wasn't true.

41.

... tell ourselves, ought not be shared with ... 12&12 Step Five, p.56

Certain distressing or humiliating memories, we tell ourselves, ought not be shared with anyone.

42.

... tell some of his. BB Working With Others, p.91

Get him to tell some of his.

43.

... tell the children. BB To Wives, p.115

You do not know what to tell the children.

44.

... tell the following pointed story. 12&12 Tradition Seven, p.162

In this connection, Bill likes to tell the following pointed story.

45.

... tell the group there how to run ... 12&12 Tradition Nine, p.173

Who is more unpopular than the oldtime A.A., full of wisdom, who moves to another area and tries to tell the group there how to run its business?

46.

... tell the newcomer's family how that was ... BB Working With Others, p.100

If you have been successful in solving your own domestic problems, tell the newcomer's family how that was accomplished.

47.

... tell the patient the truth about his ... BB To Employers, p.144

We hope the doctor will tell the patient the truth about his condition, whatever that happens to be.

48.

... tell the truth. BB There Is A Solution, p.23

Once in a while he may tell the truth.

49.

... tell their stories. BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xviii

In the spring of 1940, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. gave a dinner for many of his friends to which he invited A.A. members to tell their stories.

50.

... tell them what A.A. is, and what ... 12&12 Step Nine, p.84

Then we are ready to go to these people, to tell them what A.A. is, and what we are trying to do.

51.

... tell those he feared what his trouble ... BB A Vision For You, p.156

One morning he took the bull by the horns and set out to tell those he feared what his trouble had been.

52.

... tell to someone who will understand, yet ... BB Into Action, p.74

Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be unaffected.

53.

... tell us exactly how it happened. BB More About Alcoholism, p.36

We asked him to tell us exactly how it happened.

54.

... tell us is true, but it doesn't ... BB More About Alcoholism, p.38

Some of you are thinking: "Yes, what you tell us is true, but it doesn't fully apply.

55.

... tell us so. BB How It Works, p.70

Some people tell us so.

56.

... tell us that Charlie's proposal is ethical. 12&12 Tradition Two, p.137

You tell us that Charlie's proposal is ethical.

57.

... tell us that the intellect of men ... BB We Agnostics, p.51

Students of ancient history tell us that the intellect of men in those days was equal to the best of today.

58.

... tell us they no longer feel alone. 12&12 Step Twelve, p.120

Surrounded by so many A.A. friends, these so-called loners tell us they no longer feel alone.

59.

... tell us where we are astray? 12&12 Step Five, p.59

We said, "Why can't 'God as we understand Him' tell us where we are astray?

60.

... tell what had been drunk, so I ... BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.178

It then occurred to me that after one was all smelled up with beer nobody could tell what had been drunk, so I began to fortify my beer with straight alcohol.

61.

... tell why living was so unsatisfactory. BB We Agnostics, p.51

Leaving aside the drink question, they tell why living was so unsatisfactory.

62.

... tell why we think our present faith ... BB We Agnostics, p.53

Hence we are at pains to tell why we think our present faith is reasonable, why we think it more sane and logical to believe than not to believe, why we say our former thinking was soft and mushy when we threw up our hands in doubt and said, "We don't know."

63.

... tell you: BB To Employers, p.136

But let him tell you:

64.

... tell you about it even if it ... BB To Employers, p.146

If he is, and is still trying to recover, he will tell you about it even if it means the loss of his job.

65.

... tell you about it: "I was much ... BB More About Alcoholism, p.40

Let him tell you about it: "I was much impressed with what you fellows said about alcoholism, and I frankly did not believe it would be possible for me to drink again.

66.

... tell you anything about religion. 12&12 Tradition Five, p.153

So I can't tell you anything about religion.

67.

... tell you exactly how to relax. 12&12 Step Two, p.26

I think I can tell you exactly how to relax.

68.

... tell you he is misunderstood. BB To Wives, p.111

He will tell you he is misunderstood.

69.

... tell you Paul jumped from a hotel ... BB To Employers, p.136

I still expected a plea for clemency, but these words came through the receiver: "I just wanted to tell you Paul jumped from a hotel window in Hartford last Saturday.

70.

... tell you shocking things? BB To Employers, p.145

In this connection, can you remain undisturbed if the man proceeds to tell you shocking things?

71.

... tell you some of the obstacles a ... BB The Family Afterward, p.123

Suppose we tell you some of the obstacles a family will meet; suppose we suggest how they may be avoided -- even converted to good use for others.

72.

... tell you that, once across, their faith ... 12&12 Step Two, p.27

All of them will tell you that, once across, their faith broadened and deepened.

73.

... tell you the rest of the conversation ... BB There Is A Solution, p.27

Let us tell you the rest of the conversation our friend had with his doctor.

74.

... tell you there was nothing funny about ... 12&12 Tradition Three, p.140

But I can tell you there was nothing funny about the situation then.

75.

... tell you what we have done. BB There Is A Solution, p.20

We shall tell you what we have done.

76.

... tell you whether these complications are serious. BB To Wives, p.114

A good doctor or psychiatrist can tell you whether these complications are serious.

77.

... tell your husband's employer and his friends ... BB To Wives, p.115

Frequently, you have felt obliged to tell your husband's employer and his friends that he was sick, when as a matter of fact he was tight.

78.

... tell your story. BB Working With Others, p.91

Usually the family should not try to tell your story.

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