doctors opinion
we of alcoholics anonymous believe that the reader will be.......
complete the sentence
interested in the medical estimate of the plan of recovery describe in this book.
pg xxv
i commenced to forge the weapon that one day would turn in its flight like a boomerang and all but cut me to ribbons.
what was this weapon forged from
drink and speculation
we shall bring to task our combined ................
name the two things
experience and knowledge
what have most of us have been unwilling to admit to?
we were the real alcoholics
from what pages does this chapter start and end at?
58 - 71
it did not satisfy us to be told that we could not control our drinking just because we were ......
give the 3 factors
maladjusted to life
full flight from reality
outright mental defectives
how long was bill unemployed after he moved in with his wifes parents?
5 years
the feeling of having shared in a ................... .......... is one element in the powerful .............. which binds us
name the two things
common peril
cement
what caused the man of dirty to drink again after a long period of time?
reservation.
because he want to be successful and he saw he would not get anywhere if he drank
give the three pertinet ideas?
a) that we were alcoholics and could not manage our own lives
b) that probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism
c) that god could and would if he were sought
one feels that something more than ........... is needed to produce the essential..........
fill in the blanks
human power
psychic change
liquor has ceased to be what and became a what?
liquor ceased to be a luxury, it became a neccesity
we must not have an attitude of what when we deal with a new comer?
holier than thou
name the two guys that was mentioned in the stories of this chapter?
jim and fred
what does the program requires you to be in order to work it?
honesty
open mindness
willingness
what develops after they pass throough a well known stage of a spree
phenomenon craving
pg xxix
for if an alcoholic failed to enlarge his what?
spiritual life through work and self - sacrifice for others.
what must we do to have a successful consummation
self searching
leveling of our pride
confession of our short comings
what could we quit on based on the many years of drinking?
will power
what is the first requirement is that we be convinveed that any............
complete the phrase
life run on self-will can hardly be a success
we doctors have realized for a long time that some form of .......................... was of urgent importance to alcoholics, but this application presented difficulties beyond our .............
moral psychology
conceptions
most of us feel we need look no furthur for ........
fill in te blank
utopia
what memeberships do we favour but are not all part of?
religious bodies
what is the thing we cant stop drinking based on?
self knowledge
recite the step 3 prayer
god i offer myself to thee- to build with me and to do with me as thou wilt. relieve me of the bondage of self, that i may better do thy will. take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those i would help of thy power, thy love, and thy way of life. may i do thy will always!