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These facts appear to be of
extreme medical importance; because of the
extraordinary possibilities of rapid growth inherent in this group they may mark a new epoch in the annals of alcoholism.
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We are not cured of alcoholism.
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When a discussion does arise, you might suggest he read this book or at least the chapter on alcoholism.
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Another feeling we are very likely to entertain is one of resentment that love and loyalty could not cure our husbands of alcoholism.
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Unfortunately for me I was the only child, which perhaps engendered the selfishness which played
such an important part in bringing on my alcoholism.
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It must be remembered that
I had read a great deal and talked to everyone who knew, or thought they knew anything about the subject
of alcoholism.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
is a worldwide fellowship of more than one hundred thousand(*) alcoholic men and women who are banded together to solve their common problems and to help fellow sufferers in recovery from that age-old, baffling malady, alcoholism.
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Alcoholics who still had
their health, their families, their jobs, and even two cars
in the garage, began to recognize their alcoholism.
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Why don't you try some more controlled drinking, bearing in mind meanwhile what we have told you about alcoholism?"
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They are abetted in this blindness by a world which
does not understand the difference between sane drinking and alcoholism.
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Change of scene, the best efforts of family, friends, doctors, and clergymen got no place
with my alcoholism.
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To a surprising extent,
A.A. has offset the damage to family life brought about by years of alcoholism.
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Our main problem is not how
we are to stay married; it is
how to be more happily married by eliminating
the severe emotional twists that have so often stemmed from alcoholism.
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The A.A. groups, many thought, could go into business, might finance any enterprise whatever in
the total field of alcoholism.
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Of course, there couldn't be the slightest objection if such an association hired an A.A. member solely because of his public relations ability and his
knowledge of alcoholism.
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The Washingtonian Society, a movement among alcoholics which started in Baltimore a century ago, almost discovered the answer to alcoholism.
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A.A. Preamble -- Alcoholics Anonymous is
a fellowship of people
who share their experience, strength and
hope with each other that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
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Physicians who are familiar with alcoholism agree there is no such thing as making a normal drinker out of an alcoholic.
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More sobriety brought about by the admission of alcoholism and by
attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented,
useful life.
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... Alcoholism" and
earlier "Alcoholism the Illness.")
BB
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A., p.570
(This address is now available in pamphlet form at nominal cost through most A.A. groups or from Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, under the title "Three Talks to Medical Societies by Bill W." -- formerly called "Bill on Alcoholism" and earlier "Alcoholism the Illness.")
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Let him tell you about it: "I was
much impressed with what
you fellows said about alcoholism, and I frankly did not
believe it would be possible for me to drink again.
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But when the broker gave him
Dr. Silkworth's description of alcoholism
and its hopelessness, the
physician began to pursue the spiritual remedy for his malady with a willingness he had never before been able to muster.
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Both were severe cases of alcoholism and were destined to become co-founders of the A.A. Fellowship.
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"The American Public Health Association presents a Lasker Group Award for 1951 to Alcoholics Anonymous in recognition of its unique and highly successful approach to
that age-old public health and social problem, alcoholism ... In emphasizing
alcoholism as an illness, the
social stigma associated with this condition is being blotted out ... Historians may one day recognize Alcoholics Anonymous to
have been a great venture in
social pioneering which
forged a new instrument for social action; a new therapy based on the kinship of common suffering; one having a vast potential for the myriad other ills of mankind."
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Here were three exceptional men lost to this world because I did not understand alcoholism as I do
now.
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This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it -- this utter inability to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.
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In the following chapter, there appears an explanation of alcoholism,
as we understand it, then a chapter addressed to the agnostic.
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He interrupted to scoff
at this and asserted he'd fix
his wife, his partner, and
his alcoholism by himself.
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Our hope is that when this chip
of a book is launched on the
world tide of alcoholism, defeated drinkers will seize upon it, to follow its suggestions.
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Well, just that did happen and more, for what I had
learned of alcoholism did not
occur to me at all.
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We, who have been through the wringer, have to admit if we substituted alcoholism for
jay-walking, the illustration would fit us exactly.
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Of far more importance was the fact that
he was the first living human with whom I had ever talked, who knew what he was talking about in regard to
alcoholism from actual experience.
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For alcoholism had been a lonely business, even though we had been surrounded by people who loved us.
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Almost no recovery from alcoholism has ever been brought about by the
world's best professionals, whether
medical or religious.
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The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are
used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.
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Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
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Post-war disillusionment, ever more serious alcoholism, impending mental and physical collapse, brought him to the
point of self-destruction.
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... alcoholism ...
In emphasizing alcoholism as an illness, ...
BB
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award, p.571
"The American Public Health Association presents a Lasker Group Award for 1951 to Alcoholics Anonymous in recognition of its unique and highly successful approach to
that age-old public health and social problem, alcoholism ... In emphasizing
alcoholism as an illness, the
social stigma associated with this condition is being blotted out ... Historians may one day recognize Alcoholics Anonymous to
have been a great venture in
social pioneering which
forged a new instrument for social action; a new therapy based on the kinship of common suffering; one having a vast potential for the myriad other ills of mankind."
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Employers learn that great corporations have set their approval upon us, and wish to discover what can be done about
alcoholism in their own firms.
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At such moments we forget that alcoholism is an illness over which we could not
possibly have had any power.
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Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival.
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The moment we saw that we had
an answer for alcoholism, it
was reasonable (or so it seemed at the time) for us to feel that we might have the answer to a lot of other things.
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If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome
alcoholism, many of us would
have recovered long ago.
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Alcoholism may be causing
your organization considerable damage in its waste of time, men and reputation.
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New acquaintances who know nothing of alcoholism might be made and thoughtful considerations given
their needs.
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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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Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation
could yield more satisfying and valuable
rewards than this one.
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Still goaded by sheer necessity, we reluctantly come to grips with those serious character flaws that made problem drinkers of us in
the first place, flaws which must be dealt with to prevent a retreat into alcoholism once again.
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When alcoholism strikes, very unnatural situations may develop
which work against marriage partnership and
compatible union.
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(This address is now available in pamphlet form at nominal cost through most A.A. groups or from Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, under the title "Three Talks to Medical Societies by Bill W." -- formerly called "Bill on Alcoholism" and earlier "Alcoholism the Illness.")
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This seemed to me like an opportunity to be helpful, so I spent two hours talking about alcoholism, the malady, and described the symptoms and results as well as I could.
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In it alcoholism was described from the alcoholic's point of view, the spiritual ideas of the Society were codified for the first time in the Twelve Steps, and the application
of these Steps to the alcoholic's dilemma was made clear.
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People needed to be told what alcoholism was, so we'd
educate the public, even rewrite school and medical textbooks.
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Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A., and there we discover the
fatal nature of our situation.
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When we see a man sinking into the mire that is
alcoholism, we give him first aid and place what we have at his disposal.
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When writing or speaking
publicly about alcoholism,
we urge each of our Fellowship to omit his personal name, designating himself instead as "a member of Alcoholics Anonymous."
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We have heard of a few instances where people, who
showed definite signs of alcoholism, were able to stop for a long period because of an overpowering desire to do
so.
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Perhaps your husband has
been living in that strange
world of alcoholism where everything is distorted
and exaggerated.
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In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to failure.
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He had also been greatly helped by the late Dr. William D. Silkworth, a New York specialist in alcoholism who is now accounted no less than a medical saint by A.A. members, and whose story of the early days of our Society appears in the next pages.
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Having been granted a perfect release from alcoholism, why then shouldn't we be able to achieve by the same means a perfect release from every other difficulty or defect?
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"But," he asked, "will you let me join your group? Since I am the victim of
another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism,
you may not want me among you.
Or will you?"
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