from the big book

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The Story Of
How Many Thousands of Men and Women have Recovered From Alcoholism

Fit Spiritual Condition;
New attitude towards liquor...it just comes. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. We are not cocky nor are we afraid. We are not cured of alcoholism.


V Permanent Sobriety

xiii ...men and women, who have recovered.....

Xv ...150,000 recovered alcoholics.

xvii .....recovered immediately.....

xxv ....others appear to have recovered.


Cured/Recovered

Pg
17 Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem.

30 We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control.

31 There is no such thing as making a normal drinker out of an alcoholic.

90 ...you as a person who has recovered.

132 We have recovered.....

180 Dr. Bob, “But this was a man....who had been cured by the very
means I had been trying to employ.”

188 Dr. Bob, “...had a cure for alcoholism.”

191 Bill, “..curing me of this terrible disease”


Recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another...sharing experience, strength, and hope.

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Begin Recovery

pg: XXII “ Recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience , strength, and hope.”

Requirements for recovery

pg: 20 What do I have to do?
It is the purpose of this book to answer such questions specifically.

25 There is a solution...we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved,....we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences.

93 To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action.

94 Suggest how important it is that he place the welfare of other people ahead of his own.

185 ...that plan was they tell it to another drunk. This was going to help them stay sober.

214 “..am I willing to think other people, of their needs instead of myself, in order to get rid of the problem?”


Temptation.

Pg: 85 New attitude towards liquor...it just comes. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. We are not cocky nor are we afraid. We are not cured of alcoholism, we have a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.

100 Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do. People have said we must not go where liquor is served, etc....
....we mustn’t think or be reminded of alcohol at all. Our experience shows that this is not necessarily so.

101 So our rule is not to avoid a place where there is drinking, if we have a legitimate reason for being there.

103 We are careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution.
Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone.