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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... sex.
BB p.68,
How It Works
Now about sex.
2.
... sex and marital problems, and sometimes they ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
But just like all other
societies, we do have
sex and
marital problems, and sometimes they are
distressingly acute.
3.
... sex and more sex; who bewail the ...
BB p.69,
How It Works
Then we have the
voices who
cry for
sex and more
sex; who
bewail the
institution of
marriage; who
think that
most of the
troubles of the
race are
traceable to
sex causes.
4.
... sex and power, to become angry when ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
Unreasonable fear that
our
instincts will not be
satisfied drives us to
covet the
possessions of
others, to
lust for
sex and
power, to
become angry when our
instinctive demands are
threatened, to be
envious when the
ambitions of others
seem to
be
realized while ours are not.
5.
... sex as others are loose.
BB p.70,
How It Works
We
realize that some people are as
fanatical about
sex as
others are
loose.
6.
... sex as we would any other problem.
BB p.69,
How It Works
In other
words, we
treat
sex as we would any other
problem.
7.
... sex causes.
BB p.69,
How It Works
Then we have the
voices who
cry for
sex and more
sex; who
bewail the
institution of
marriage; who
think that
most of the
troubles of the
race are
traceable to
sex causes.
8.
... sex conduct.
BB p.69,
How It Works
We do not
want to be the
arbiter of anyone's
sex conduct.
9.
... sex conduct is selfish, we may excite ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
10.
... sex desire ahead of everything else.
12&12 p.43,
Step Four
11.
... sex excursions are apt to be all ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
And even while
staying within conventional bounds, many people have to
admit that their
imaginary
sex excursions are
apt to be all
dressed up as
dreams of
romance.
12.
... sex, for material and emotional security, and ...
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
Our
desires for
sex, for
material and
emotional
security, and for an
important place in
society often
tyrannize
us.
13.
... sex is a lust of our lower ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
14.
... sex is very troublesome, we throw ourselves ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
If
sex is very
troublesome, we
throw
ourselves the
harder into
helping others.
15.
... sex life.
BB p.69,
How It Works
In this way we
tried to
shape a
sane and
sound ideal for our
future sex life.
16.
... sex powers were God-given and therefore good, ...
BB p.69,
How It Works
We
remembered always that our
sex powers were
God-
given and therefore
good, neither to be used
lightly or
selfishly nor
to be
despised and
loathed.
17.
... sex problems.
BB p.69,
How It Works
We all have
sex problems.
18.
... sex relation damage other people and me?
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
When, and how, and in just what
instances did my
selfish pursuit of the
sex relation damage other people and me?
19.
... sex relation, for material and emotional security, ...
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
20.
... sex relations.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
A
word about
sex relations.
21.
... sex relations in the home.
BB p.81,
Into Action
22.
... sex relations; security (fear).
BB p.65,
How It Works
23.
... sex relations; self esteem (fear).
BB p.65,
How It Works
24.
... sex relations; self esteem (fear).
BB p.65,
How It Works
25.
... sex relations, which had been interfered with?
BB p.65,
How It Works
Was it our
self-
esteem, our
security, our
ambitions, our
personal,
or
sex relations, which
had been
interfered with?
26.
... sex runs riot, there is a similar ...
12&12 p.44,
Step Four
If
sex runs riot, there is a
similar uproar.
27.
... sex, security, and society.
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Using his
best judgment of what has been
right and what has been
wrong,
he might make a
rough survey of his
conduct with
respect to his
primary
instincts for
sex,
security, and
society.
28.
... sex, security, and society becomes the sole ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
29.
... sex situation.
BB p.69,
How It Works
God alone can
judge our
sex situation.
30.
... sex situations have caused me anxiety, bitterness, ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
31.
... sex: We earnestly pray for the right ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
To
sum up about
sex: We
earnestly pray for the
right ideal, for
guidance in each
questionable situation, for
sanity, and
for the
strength to do the
right thing.
32.
... sex) were hurt or threatened.
BB p.65,
How It Works
33.
... sex; who bewail the institution of marriage; ...
BB p.69,
How It Works
Then we have the
voices who
cry for
sex and more
sex; who
bewail the
institution of
marriage; who
think that
most of the
troubles of the
race are
traceable to
sex causes.
34.
... sex with whom the fullest possible union ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
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