The Doctor's Opinion
Dr. Silkworth described alcoholism as this two-part phenomenon.
What is an allergy of the body plus an obsession of the mind?
Bill W. had this type of experience when he cried out to God in the hospital
What is a spiritual experience (or white light experience)?
In Step One, we admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become this.
What is unmanageable?
The promises say we are going to know a new freedom and a new this.
What is happiness?
According to page 62, this is the root of our troubles.
What is selfishness and self-centeredness?
According to the Doctor's Opinion, this is the only relief suggested for the chronic alcoholic.
What is entire abstinence?
Bill realized that if he did not work with others, he would surely do this.
What is drink again (and die)?
Step Three says we made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of this.
What is God as we understood Him?
The promises say this feeling will disappear
What is the feeling of uselessness and self-pity?
The Big Book says this is the number one offender that destroys more alcoholics than anything else.
What is resentment?
The doctor's opinion states that the general opinion among physicians is that most chronic alcoholics face this fate.
What is being doomed?
Bill's wife and he abandoned themselves with enthusiasm to this idea
What is helping other alcoholics to a solution of their problems?
Step Nine says we made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would do this.
What is injure them or others?
We will suddenly realize that God is doing this for us.
What is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves?
The Big Book tells us to continue to watch for these four defects
What are selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear?
Dr. Silkworth said that alcoholics have had what are called these types of experiences to recover.
What are vital spiritual experiences?
Bill discovered that when all other measures failed, this would save the day.
What is work with another alcoholic?
The long form of Step Twelve mentions having had this as the result of these steps.
What is a spiritual awakening?
According to the promises, this attitude of self-seeking will slip away
What is that feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear?
The alcoholic is described as an extreme example of this run riot.
What is self-will?
This medical professional wrote the Doctor's Opinion in the Big Book.
Who is Dr. William D. Silkworth?
Bill described A.A. as this kind of design
What is a design for living?
On page 60, the book says that being convinced, we were at Step this in the program.
What is Step Three?
According to page 84, sometimes these promises happen quickly, and sometimes more slowly.
What is they will always materialize if we work for them?
Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and this?
What is frightened (or afraid)?