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


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1.
  ... probably alcoholic.  BB We Agnostics, p.44
If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic.


2.
  ... probably arrived at the following conclusions: that ...  12&12 Step Four, p.50
By now the newcomer has probably arrived at the following conclusions: that his character defects, representing instincts gone astray, have been the primary cause of his drinking and his failure at life; that unless he is now willing to work hard at the elimination of the worst of these defects, both sobriety and peace of mind will still elude him; that all the faulty foundation of his life will have to be torn out and built anew on bedrock.


3.
  ... probably be insulted if he were called ...  BB To Wives, p.109
He would probably be insulted if he were called an alcoholic.


4.
  ... probably be off to a fast start.  BB To Employers, pp.144-145
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.


5.
  ... probably been trying to conceal a number ...  BB To Employers, p.140
Your man has probably been trying to conceal a number of scrapes, perhaps pretty messy ones.


6.
  ... probably both, so that I did not ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
I think I must have been thoroughly scared by what had happened, or by the doctor, or probably both, so that I did not touch a drink again until the country went dry.


7.
  ... probably contained more alcoholics per square mile ...  BB A Vision For You, p.163
He had lived there but a few weeks when he found that the place probably contained more alcoholics per square mile than any city in the country.


8.
  ... probably did come before the egg.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.97
Sure, we said to ourselves, the hen probably did come before the egg.


9.
  ... probably has several alcoholics among his own ...  BB To Wives, p.112
He probably has several alcoholics among his own acquaintances.


10.
  ... probably know about anyhow.  12&12 Step Five, p.55
Then, for good measure, we add dramatic descriptions of that part of our drinking behavior which our friends probably know about anyhow.


11.
  ... probably knows more about it than you ...  BB Working With Others, p.93
Admit that he probably knows more about it than you do, but call to his attention the fact that however deep his faith and knowledge, he could not have applied it or he would not drink.


12.
  ... probably need fresh interests and a great ...  BB To Wives, p.119
Therefore, you probably need fresh interests and a great cause to live for as much as your husband.


13.
  Probably no A.A. Tradition had the labor ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.160
Probably no A.A. Tradition had the labor pains this one did.


14.
  ... probably no human power could have relieved ...  BB How It Works, p.60
(b) That probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism.


15.
  ... probably not have long to wait.  BB To Wives, p.113
If he does not, you will probably not have long to wait.


16.
  ... probably not more numerous or worse than ...  12&12 Step Four, p.46
They comfort the melancholy one by first showing him that his case is not strange or different, that his character defects are probably not more numerous or worse than those of anyone else in A.A.


17.
  ... probably placed himself beyond human aid, and ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.24
When this sort of thinking is fully established in an individual with alcoholic tendencies, he has probably placed himself beyond human aid, and unless locked up, may die or go permanently insane.


18.
  ... probably points out that the newcomer has ...  12&12 Step Four, p.46
The sponsor probably points out that the newcomer has some assets which can be noted along with his liabilities.


19.
  ... probably says, "Take it easy.  12&12 Step Two, p.26
His sponsor probably says, "Take it easy.


20.
  ... probably should not emphasize the spiritual feature ...  BB Into Action, p.76
To some people we need not, and probably should not emphasize the spiritual feature on our first approach.


21.
  Probably there are still some misgivings.  BB Into Action, p.76
Probably there are still some misgivings.


22.
  ... probably true that you and your husband ...  BB To Wives, p.119
It is probably true that you and your husband have been living too much alone, for drinking many times isolates the wife of an alcoholic.


23.
  ... probably worry over what other people are ...  BB To Wives, p.114
If your husband is a drinker, you probably worry over what other people are thinking and you hate to meet your friends.


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