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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
UPSET occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... upset.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
Unless the
reason is
understood, there may be an
emotional upset.
2.
... upset by
anything he wishes to say, ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
If he
feels free to
discuss his
problems with
you, if he
knows you
understand and
will not be
upset by
anything he
wishes to
say, he
will probably be off to a
fast start.
3.
... upset when
I saw my friends drink ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I
used to
get terribly upset when I
saw my
friends drink and
knew I could not, but
I
schooled myself to
believe that
though I
once had the
same privilege, I had
abused it
so
frightfully that it was
withdrawn.
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