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