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

relief
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RELIEVED   occurs   11 times 8 in BB  •  3 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... relieved, as in fact it proved to ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.42
But the moment I made up my mind to go through with the process, I had the curious feeling that my alcoholic condition was relieved, as in fact it proved to be.


2.
  ... relieved, for he reflected that, after all, ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat relieved, for he reflected that, after all, he was a good church member.


3.
  ... relieved me somewhat to learn that in ...  BB Bill's Story, p.7
It relieved me somewhat to learn that in alcoholics the will is amazingly weakened when it comes to combating liquor, though it often remains strong in other respects.


4.
  ... relieved of his drink obsession by a ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xv
Six months earlier, the broker had been relieved of his drink obsession by a sudden spiritual experience, following a meeting with an alcoholic friend who had been in contact with the Oxford Groups of that day.


5.
  ... relieved of his emotional pain," and we ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.


6.
  Relieved of responsibility, every alcoholic would shrug ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.164
Relieved of responsibility, every alcoholic would shrug and say, "Oh, the Foundation is wealthy -- why should I bother?"


7.
  Relieved of the alcohol obsession, their lives ...  12&12 Step Two, p.28
Relieved of the alcohol obsession, their lives unaccountably transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power, and most of them began to talk of God."


8.
  ... relieved of the terrible curse with which ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.180
It is a most wonderful blessing to be relieved of the terrible curse with which I was afflicted.


9.
  ... relieved our alcoholism.  BB How It Works, p.60
(b) That probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism.


10.
  ... relieved owes something to those who have ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.124
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.


11.
  ... relieved when he finds we are not ...  BB Working With Others, p.103
Every new alcoholic looks for this spirit among us and is immensely relieved when he finds we are not witch-burners.


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