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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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DEPENDENCE   occurs   23 times 4 in BB  •  19 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... dependence.  12&12 Step Three, p.36
In this area it is startling to discover how dependent we really are, and how unconscious of that dependence.


2.
  ... dependence.  12&12 Step Three, p.38
Like our professional friends, we, too, are aware that there are wrong forms of dependence.


3.
  ... dependence.  12&12 Step Twelve, pp.116-117
Even when our fortunes had not ebbed that much and we nevertheless found ourselves alone in the world, we still vainly tried to be secure by some unhealthy kind of domination or dependence.


4.
  Dependence as a means to independence.  12&12 Contents (Step Three), p.5
Dependence as a means to independence.


5.
  ... dependence, as A.A. practices it, is really ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
Therefore dependence, as A.A. practices it, is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit.


6.
  ... dependence at the level of everyday living.  12&12 Step Three, p.36
Let's examine for a moment this idea of dependence at the level of everyday living.


7.
  ... dependence has caused many a rebellious alcoholic ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
This very form of faulty dependence has caused many a rebellious alcoholic to conclude that dependence of any sort must be intolerably damaging.


8.
  ... "dependence" is as distasteful to many psychiatrists ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
We realize that the word "dependence" is as distasteful to many psychiatrists and psychologists as it is to alcoholics.


9.
  ... dependence of any sort must be intolerably ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
This very form of faulty dependence has caused many a rebellious alcoholic to conclude that dependence of any sort must be intolerably damaging.


10.
  ... dependence on God.  BB Working With Others, p.98
Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job -- wife or no wife -- we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God.


11.
  ... dependence; our main hope is that nothing ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
We are delighted with this dependence; our main hope is that nothing will ever cut off the supply of current.


12.
  ... dependence they had learned in A.A. carry ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
Would the kind of dependence they had learned in A.A. carry them through?


13.
  ... dependence upon a Higher Power worked.  12&12 Step Three, p.38
Whether in Alaska or on the Salerno beachhead, their dependence upon a Higher Power worked.


14.
  ... dependence upon a parent.  12&12 Step Three, p.38
No adult man or woman, for example, should be in too much emotional dependence upon a parent.


15.
  ... dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves was ...  BB We Agnostics, pp.45-46
We were bothered with the thought that faith and dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves was somewhat weak, even cowardly.


16.
  ... dependence upon an A.A. group or upon ...  12&12 Step Three, p.38
But dependence upon an A.A. group or upon a Higher Power hasn't produced any baleful results.


17.
  ... dependence upon God.  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvi
Though he could not accept all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for moral inventory, confession of personality defects, restitution to those harmed, helpfulness to others, and the necessity of belief in and dependence upon God.


18.
  Dependence upon God necessary to recovery of ...  12&12 Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
Dependence upon God necessary to recovery of alcoholics.


19.
  ... dependence upon God, we were still the ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.121
When a job still looked like a mere means of getting money rather than an opportunity for service, when the acquisition of money for financial independence looked more important than a right dependence upon God, we were still the victims of unreasonable fears.


20.
  ... dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.116
We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would.


21.
  ... dependence upon other people ahead of dependence ...  BB Working With Others, p.98
Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job -- wife or no wife -- we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God.


22.
  ... dependence upon this marvel of science, we ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
By so accepting our dependence upon this marvel of science, we find ourselves more independent personally.


23.
  ... dependence was their chief source of strength.  12&12 Step Three, pp.38-39
And far from being a weakness, this dependence was their chief source of strength.


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