From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... totally unable
to be rid of the ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
Step One showed us an amazing paradox: We found that we
were totally unable to be rid of the alcohol obsession until we first admitted that we were
powerless over it.
2.
... totally unscientific.
12&12 p.27,
Step Two
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