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

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DOCTOR   occurs   56 times 50 in BB  •  6 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... doctor.  BB There Is A Solution, p.18
Strangely enough, wives, parents and intimate friends usually find us even more unapproachable than do the psychiatrist and the doctor.


2.
  ... doctor.  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
Let us tell you the rest of the conversation our friend had with his doctor.


3.
  ... doctor.  BB To Employers, p.143
The matter of physical treatment should, of course, be referred to your own doctor.


4.
  ... doctor.  12&12 Step Five, p.61
This individual may be entirely outside of A.A. -- for example, your clergyman or your doctor.


5.
  ... doctor's advice.  BB The Family Afterward, p.133
One of the many doctors who had the opportunity of reading this book in manuscript form told us that the use of sweets was often helpful, of course depending upon a doctor's advice.


6.
  ... doctor agreed to a test among his ...  BB A Vision For You, p.163
And with such good effect that the doctor agreed to a test among his patients and certain other alcoholics from a clinic which he attends.


7.
  ... doctor and administer sedatives under his direction.  BB Working With Others, p.97
Sometimes you will have to call a doctor and administer sedatives under his direction.


8.
  ... doctor -- becomes operative, this man can also ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.21
If a sufficiently strong reason -- ill health, falling in love, change of environment, or the warning of a doctor -- becomes operative, this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome and may even need medical attention.


9.
  ... "Doctor Bob's Nightmare," and one other personal ...  BB Preface, p.xi
"Bill's Story," "Doctor Bob's Nightmare," and one other personal history from the first edition were retained intact; three were edited and one of these was retitled; new versions of two stories were written, with new titles; thirty completely new stories were added; and the story section was divided into three parts, under the same headings that are used now.


10.
  ... doctor came with a heavy sedative.  BB Bill's Story, p.6
A doctor came with a heavy sedative.


11.
  ... doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxv
A well-known doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave Alcoholics Anonymous this letter:


12.
  ... doctor concerned would at times wish he ...  12&12 Tradition Five, p.150
Every doctor concerned would at times wish he could devote himself to his chosen field rather than work only with the group.


13.
  ... doctor has been called in, and the ...  BB To Wives, p.110
Maybe the doctor has been called in, and the weary round of sanitariums and hospitals has begun.


14.
  ... doctor -- he certainly didn't look good.  12&12 Tradition Five, p.152
I had to agree with the doctor -- he certainly didn't look good.


15.
  ... doctor, his minister, and close friends.  12&12 Tradition Twelve, pp.185-186
He also wanted to tell others who had tried to help him -- his doctor, his minister, and close friends.


16.
  ... "Doctor, I cannot go on like this! ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxix
Men have cried out to me in sincere and despairing appeal: "Doctor, I cannot go on like this! I have everything to live for! I must stop, but I cannot! You must help me!"


17.
  ... doctor, if he will, tell him he ...  BB Working With Others, p.91
Let the doctor, if he will, tell him he has something in the way of a solution.


18.
  ... doctor in attendance there, for he, although ...  BB A Vision For You, p.162
We are greatly indebted to the doctor in attendance there, for he, although it might prejudice his own work, has told us of his belief in ours.


19.
  ... doctor in Chicago told me of cases ...  BB To Employers, p.140
I well remember the shock I received when a prominent doctor in Chicago told me of cases where pressure of the spinal fluid actually ruptured the brain.


20.
  ... doctor intimated strongly that he might be ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.39
The doctor intimated strongly that he might be worse than he realized.


21.
  ... doctor is honest with himself, he must ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxix
Faced with this problem, if a doctor is honest with himself, he must sometimes feel his own inadequacy.


22.
  ... doctor, "Is there no exception?"  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
He said to the doctor, "Is there no exception?"


23.
  ... doctor is willing to tell him that ...  BB Working With Others, p.92
If his own doctor is willing to tell him that he is alcoholic, so much the better.


24.
  ... doctor's judgment he was utterly hopeless; he ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.26
In the doctor's judgment he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected to live long.


25.
  ... doctor might suggest a visit from you.  BB Working With Others, p.91
When your man is better, the doctor might suggest a visit from you.


26.
  ... doctor now sees many men who have ...  BB Bill's Story, p.14
The good doctor now sees many men who have such experiences.


27.
  ... Doctor's Opinion" has been kept intact, just ...  BB Preface, p.xi
The section called "The Doctor's Opinion" has been kept intact, just as it was originally written in 1939 by the late Dr. William D. Silkworth, our Society's great medical benefactor.


28.
  ... doctor or an institution is a better ...  BB Working With Others, p.91
Approach through a doctor or an institution is a better bet.


29.
  ... doctor, or probably both, so that I ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
I think I must have been thoroughly scared by what had happened, or by the doctor, or probably both, so that I did not touch a drink again until the country went dry.


30.
  ... doctor or psychiatrist.  BB The Family Afterward, p.133
Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist.


31.
  ... doctor or psychiatrist can tell you whether ...  BB To Wives, p.114
A good doctor or psychiatrist can tell you whether these complications are serious.


32.
  ... doctor or psychologist if the condition persists.  BB The Family Afterward, p.134
There should be no hesitancy in consulting a doctor or psychologist if the condition persists.


33.
  ... doctor or psychologist will be the person.  BB Into Action, p.74
Perhaps our doctor or psychologist will be the person.


34.
  ... doctor out from my home town who ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
Finally my father had to send a doctor out from my home town who managed to get me back there in some way, and I was in bed about two months before I could venture out of the house.


35.
  ... doctor proved to be able and exceedingly ...  BB A Vision For You, p.163
The doctor proved to be able and exceedingly anxious to adopt any workable method of handling the situation.


36.
  ... doctor said to us, "Years of living ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.122
A doctor said to us, "Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic.


37.
  ... doctor said: "You have the mind of ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
The doctor said: "You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have never seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you."


38.
  ... doctor should always be consulted.  BB To Wives, p.114
When they become too dangerous, we think the kind thing is to lock them up, but of course a good doctor should always be consulted.


39.
  ... doctor, Silkworth, began to tell me of ...  12&12 Tradition Two, p.136
Three years ago, when my head doctor, Silkworth, began to tell me of the idea of helping drunks by spirituality, I thought it was crackpot stuff, but I've changed my mind.


40.
  ... doctor suggests our approach to one of ...  BB A Vision For You, p.162
Every few days this doctor suggests our approach to one of his patients.


41.
  ... doctor's telling him that while his religious ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
This hope, however, was destroyed by the doctor's telling him that while his religious convictions were very good, in his case they did not spell the necessary vital spiritual experience.


42.
  ... doctor that he means business, give him ...  BB To Wives, p.114
If he is already committed to an institution, but can convince you and your doctor that he means business, give him a chance to try our method, unless the doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal or dangerous.


43.
  ... doctor, the broker had learned the grave ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvi
From this doctor, the broker had learned the grave nature of alcoholism.


44.
  ... doctor's theory that we have an allergy ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvi
The doctor's theory that we have an allergy to alcohol interests us.


45.
  ... doctor, "there is.  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
"Yes," replied the doctor, "there is.


46.
  ... doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal ...  BB To Wives, p.114
If he is already committed to an institution, but can convince you and your doctor that he means business, give him a chance to try our method, unless the doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal or dangerous.


47.
  ... doctor, to ask if I were still ...  BB Bill's Story, p.14
For a moment I was alarmed, and called my friend, the doctor, to ask if I were still sane.


48.
  ... doctor to tell him the whole truth, ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.26
He begged the doctor to tell him the whole truth, and he got it.


49.
  ... doctor told him that if he ever ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.20
"The doctor told him that if he ever drank again it would kill him, but there he is all lit up again."


50.
  ... doctor who explained that though certainly selfish ...  BB Bill's Story, p.7
Best of all, I met a kind doctor who explained that though certainly selfish and foolish, I had been seriously ill, bodily and mentally.


51.
  ... doctor who gives him morphine or some ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.22
Perhaps he goes to a doctor who gives him morphine or some sedative with which to taper off.


52.
  ... doctor who is to attend your patient ...  BB To Employers, p.144
We suggest you draw the book to the attention of the doctor who is to attend your patient during treatment.


53.
  ... doctor, whom he admired, and asked him ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.26
So he returned to this doctor, whom he admired, and asked him point-blank why he could not recover.


54.
  ... doctor will tell the patient the truth ...  BB To Employers, p.144
We hope the doctor will tell the patient the truth about his condition, whatever that happens to be.


55.
  ... doctor would set his other ambitions aside, ...  12&12 Tradition Five, p.150
In the radiance of such a miraculous discovery, any doctor would set his other ambitions aside, at whatever personal cost.


56.
  ... doctor writes:  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvii
The doctor writes:


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