Finish this sentence: the body of the alcoholic is quite as abnormal _________
as his mind.
100
When Ebby Made his 12th step visit to Bill's home, Bill was drinking this...
What is: Gin
100
WE, OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the ________ ______.
What is: Drink Problem.
100
At some of these we balked. thought we could find....
What is: an easier, softer way.
100
This is the how and the why of it. First of all, we had to quit playing...
What is: God.
200
The phenomenon of craving never occurs in these drinkers...
What is: The average temperate drinker.
200
Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of __________.
What is: self-centeredness.
200
The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a _______ __________.
What is: Common Solution.
200
No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these...
What is: principles.
200
This step involves "Launching out on a course of vigorous action".
What is: Step Four.
300
When talking to an alcoholic, This "Seldom suffices".
What is: Frothy emotional appeal.
300
An alcoholic in his cups is this...
What is: an unlovely creature.
300
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we...
What is: may help meet their needs.
300
This is the number one offender.
What is: Resentment.
300
The _______ and the _______ were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison.
What is: The Grouch and The Brainstorm.
400
An Alcoholic can find himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol if he follows these...
What is: a few simple rules.
400
In early sobriety Bill was not to well and was plagued by these two emotions...
What is: self-pity and resentment.
400
These are laid at our feet...
What is: the simple kit of spiritual tools.
400
No one among us has been able to maintain anything like ________ _________ to these principles.
What is: Perfect Adherence.
400
The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on ____-_____ can hardly be a success.
What is: Self-Will.
500
This type of alcoholic is the least understood by his friends and perhaps a whole chapter could be written about him.
What is: The manic-depressive type.
500
Most of us feel we need look no further for ________. We have it with us right here and now.
What is: Utopia.
500
This has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God.
What is: A flimsy reed
500
That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
What is: Selfishness--self-centeredness!
500
The fabric of our existence was shot through with this...