THE DOCTOR'S OPINION

I must stop, but I cannot!
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You must help me! 
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I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all.  page 14

"His will power must be weak." 
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Our hope is that many alcoholic men and women, desperately in need will see these pages, and we believe that it is only by fully disclosing ourselves and our problems that they will be persuaded to say, "Yes I am one of them too; I must have this thing." 
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If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation
of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will
be immune to alcohol.  page 33


His defense must come from a Higher Power. 
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CHAPTER 4    
WE AGNOSTICS

But after a while we had to face the fact that we
must find a spiritual basis of life -- or else.
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CHAPTER 5    
HOW IT WORKS   

Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness.
We must, or it kills us!
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We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how?
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Whatever our ideal turns out to be, we must be willing to grow toward it.
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We must be willing to make amends where we have done harm, provided that we do not bring about still more harm in so doing.
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  CHAPTER 6    
INTO ACTION
 
We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world.
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Those of us who belong to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of course, will want to go to the properly
appointed authority whose duty is to receive it.
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The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always considerate of others.
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But we must not use this as a mere excuse to postpone.
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We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go,
for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face them.
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We must not shrink at anything.
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If we obtained permission, have consulted with others,
asked God to help and the drastic step is indicated we must not shrink.
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In fairness we must say that she may understand, but what are
we going to do about a thing like that?
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Certainly he must keep sober, for there will be no home if he doesn't.
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We must take the lead.
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We must remember that ten or twenty years of drunkenness
would make a skeptic out of anyone.
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Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's
will into all of our activities.
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These are the thoughts which must go with us constantly.
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But we must go further and that means more action.
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But we must be careful not to drift into worry, remorse or
morbid reflection, for that would diminish our usefulness to others.
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CHAPTER 7     
WORKING WITH OTHERS
 
To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch
loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you,
to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not miss.
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The family must decide these things.
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To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice
and unselfish, constructive action.
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After doing that, he must decide for himself whether he wants to go on.
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If he is to find God, the desire must come
In many homes this is a difficult thing to do, but it must be done if any
results are to be expected.
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But we must try to repair the damage immediately lest d it must be on a better basis, sincethe former did not work.
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Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the
path of spiritual progress.
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People have said we must not go where liquor is served; [continued]
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we mustn't think or be reminded about alcohol at all.
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   CHAPTER 8    
TO WIVES
 
Our next thought is that you should never tell him what he
must do about his drinking.
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Wait until repeated stumbling convinces him he must act,
for the more you hurry hiass of harm your husband.
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You will no longer be self-conscious or feel that you must apologize as though your husband were a weak character.
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Your husband will see at once that he must redouble his
spiritual activities if he expects to survive.
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CHAPTER 9    
THE FAMILY AFTERWARD
 
The family must realize that dad, though marvelously
improved, is still convalescing.
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But he must see the danger of over-concentration on financial success.
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We know there are difficult wives and families, but the man who is getting over alcoholism must remember he did much to make them so.
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That is where our fellow travelers are, and that is where
our work must be done.
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The others must be convinced of his new status beyond
the shadow of a doubt.
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CHAPTER 10   
TO EMPLOYERS
 
State that you know about his drinking, and that it must stop.
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Though you are providing him with the best possible
medical attention, he should understand that he must undergo
a change of heart.
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When a man is presented with this volume it is best that
no one tell him he must abide by its suggestions.
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The man must decide for himself.
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For he knows he must be honest if he would live at all.
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CHAPTER 11   
A VISION FOR YOU

"...I know I must get along without liquor, but how can I?..."
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They will approach still other sick ones and fellowships of Alcoholics
Anonymous may spring up in each city and hamlet, havens for those
who must find a way out.
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Both saw that they must keep spiritually active.
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Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they
would remain sober, that motive became secondary.
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God will determine that, so you must remember that your
real reliance is always upon Him.
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APPENDIX I.....
THE A.A. TRADITION

We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together,
else most of us will finally die alone.
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THE TWELVE TRADITIONS (LONG FORM)
 
A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die.
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APPENDIX II....SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
 
Yet it is true that our first printing gave many readers the
impression that these personality changes, or religious experiences,
must be in the nature of sudden and spectacular upheavals.
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Though it was not our intention to create such an impression, many alcoholics have nevertheless concluded that in order to recover they
must acquire an immediate and overwhelming "God-consciousness" followed at once by a vast change in feeling and outlook.
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APPENDIX III...THE MEDICAL VIEW ON A.A.

Any therapeutic or philosophic procedure which can prove
a recovery rate of  50% to 60% must merit our consideration."
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They know that they must never drink.
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