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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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WORRY   occurs   11 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... worry.   BB p.151, A Vision For You   Go to page 151 in the Big Book
It means release from care, boredom and worry.


2.
... worry.   BB p.152, A Vision For You   Go to page 152 in the Big Book
There you will find release from care, boredom and worry.


3.
... worry about them if we can honestly ...   BB p.83, Into Action   Go to page 83 in the Big Book
We don't worry about them if we can honestly say to ourselves that we would right them if we could.


4.
... worry about those who might find out ...   BB p.155, A Vision For You   Go to page 155 in the Big Book
He told how he lived in constant worry about those who might find out about his alcoholism.


5.
... worry and hurt feelings is a wonderful ...   BB p.116, To Wives   Go to page 116 in the Big Book
When we do that, we find it solves our problems too; the ensuing lack of fear, worry and hurt feelings is a wonderful thing.


6.
... worry and suffering.   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
They experienced a few distressing failures, but in those cases they made an effort to bring the man's family into a spiritual way of living, thus relieving much worry and suffering.

7.
... worry, anger, self-pity, and depression.   12&12 p.52, Step Four
The most common symptoms of emotional insecurity are worry, anger, self-pity, and depression.


8.
... worry, depression, jealousy or the like.   BB p.37, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 37 in the Big Book
In some circumstances we have gone out deliberately to get drunk, feeling ourselves justified by nervousness, anger, worry, depression, jealousy or the like.


9.
... worry over what other people are thinking ...   BB p.114, To Wives   Go to page 114 in the Big Book
If your husband is a drinker, you probably worry over what other people are thinking and you hate to meet your friends.


10.
... worry, remorse or morbid reflection, for that ...   BB p.86, Into Action   Go to page 86 in the Big Book
But we must be careful not to drift into worry, remorse or morbid reflection, for that would diminish our usefulness to others.


11.
... worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions.   BB p.88, Into Action   Go to page 88 in the Big Book
We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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