The Explicit "Musts"
Found In Alcoholics Anonymous 3rd. Edition
[ PLEASE NOTE: These are intended for
further study and should not be taken out of context; e.g. #45-51,78,79
etc. ]
THE DOCTOR'S OPINION
1) page
xxiii:
As part of his rehabilitation he commenced
to present his conceptions to other alcoholics, impressing on them that
they must do likewise with still others.
2) page
xxiv:
In this statement he confirms what we
who have suffered alcoholic torture must believe -- that the body of the
alcoholic is quite as abnormal as his mind.
3) page
xxvi:
The message which can interest and hold
these alcoholic people must have depth and weight.
4) page
xxvi:
In nearly all cases, their ideals must
be grounded in a power greater then themselves, if they are to re-create
their lives.
5) page
xxvii:
I must stop, but I cannot!
6) page
xxvii:
You must help me!
7) page
xxvii:
Faced with this problem, if a doctor is
honest with himself, he must sometimes feel his own inadequacy.
8) page
xxvii:
Though the aggregate of recoveries resulting
from psychiatric effort is
considerable, we physicians must admit
we have made little impression upon the
problem as a whole.
CHAPTER 1 BILL'S
STORY
9) page
10:
I could almost hear the sound of the preacher's
voice as I sat,
on still Sundays, way over there on the
hillside; there was that proffered
temperance pledge I never signed; my grandfather's
good natured contempt
of some church folk and their doings;
his insistence that the spheres really
had their own music; but his denial of
the preacher's right to tell him how he
must listen; his fearlessness as he spoke
of these things just before he died;
these recollections welled up from the
past.
10) page 14:
I must turn in all things to the Father
of Light who presides over us all.
CHAPTER 2 THERE
IS A SOLUTION
11) page 20:
"His will power must be weak."
12) page 29:
Our hope is that many alcoholic men and
women, desperately in need will see
these pages, and we believe that it is
only by fully disclosing ourselves and
our problems that they will be persuaded
to say, "Yes I am one of them too;
I must have this thing."
CHAPTER 3 MORE
ABOUT ALCOHOLISM
13) page 33:
If we are planning to stop drinking, there
must be no reservation of any kind,
nor any lurking notion that someday we
will be immune to alcohol.
14) page 43:
His defense must come from a Higher Power.
CHAPTER 4 WE
AGNOSTICS
15) page 44:
But after a while we had to face the fact
that we must find a spiritual basis of life -- or else.
CHAPTER 5 HOW
IT WORKS
16) page 62:
Above everything, we alcoholics must be
rid of this selfishness.
17) page 62:
We must, or it kills us!
18) page 66:
We saw that these resentments must be
mastered, but how?
19) page 69:
Whatever our ideal turns out to be, we
must be willing to grow toward it.
20) page 69:
We must be willing to make amends where
we have done harm, provided that we do
not bring about still more harm in so
doing.
CHAPTER 6 INTO
ACTION
21) page 73:
We must be entirely honest with somebody
if we expect to live long or happily
in this world.
22) page 74:
Those of us who belong to a religious
denomination which requires confession
must, and of course, will want to go to
the properly appointed authority whose duty is to receive it.
23) page 74:
The rule is we must be hard on ourself,
but always considerate of others.
24) page 75:
But we must not use this as a mere excuse
to postpone.
25) page 78:
We must lose our fear of creditors no
matter how far we have to go, for we are
liable to drink if we are afraid to face
them.
26) page 79:
We must not shrink at anything.
27) page 80:
If we obtained permission, have consulted
with others, asked God to help and
the drastic step is indicated we must
not shrink.
28) page 81:
In fairness we must say that she may understand,
but what are we going to do
about a thing like that?
29) page 82:
Certainly he must keep sober, for there
will be no home if he doesn't.
30) page 83:
We must take the lead.
31) page 83:
We must remember that ten or twenty years
of drunkenness would make a skeptic
out of anyone.
32) page 85:
Every day is a day when we must carry
the vision of God's will into all of our
activities.
33) page 85:
These are the thoughts which must go with
us constantly.
34) page 85:
But we must go further and that means
more action.
35) page 86:
But we must be careful not to drift into
worry, remorse or morbid reflection,
for that would diminish our usefulness
to others.
CHAPTER 7
WORKING WITH OTHERS
36) page 89:
To watch people recover, to see them help
others, to watch loneliness vanish,
to see a fellowship grow up about you,
to have a host of friends -- this is an
experience you must not miss.
37) page 90:
The family must decide these things.
38) page 93:
To be vital, faith must be accompanied
by self sacrifice and unselfish,
constructive action.
39) page 95:
After doing that, he must decide for himself
whether he wants to go on.
40) page 95:
If he is to find God, the desire must
come from within him.
41) page 99:
In many homes this is a difficult thing
to do, but it must be done if any
results are to be expected.
42) page 99:
But we must try to repair the damage immediately
lest we pay the penalty by a spree.
43) page 99:
If their old relationship is to be resumed
it must be on a better basis, since the former did not work.
44) page 100:
Both you and the new man must walk day
by day in the path of spiritual progress.
45) page 100:
People have said we must not go where
liquor is served; [continued]
46) page 101:
we must not have it in our homes; [continued]
47) page 101:
we must shun our friends who drink; [continued]
48) page 101:
we must avoid moving pictures which show
drinking scenes; [continued]
49) page 101:
we must not go into bars; [continued]
50) page 101:
our friends must hide their bottles if
we go to their houses;[continued]
51) page 101:
we mustn't think or be reminded about
alcohol at all.
CHAPTER 8 TO
WIVES
52) page 111:
Our next thought is that you should never
tell him what he must do about his drinking.
53) page 113:
Wait until repeated stumbling convinces
him he must act, for the more you hurry him the longer his recovery will
be delayed.
54) page 114:
But sometimes you must start life anew.
55) page 115:
But you must be on guard not to embarrass
of harm your husband.
56) page 115:
You will no longer be self-conscious or
feel that you must apologize as though
your husband were a weak character.
57) page 117:
Often you must carry the burden of avoiding
them or keeping them under control.
58) page 118:
Yet you must expect too much.
59) page 120:
Your husband will see at once that he
must redouble his spiritual activities if he expects to survive.
CHAPTER 9 THE
FAMILY AFTERWARD
60) page 127:
The family must realize that dad, though
marvelously improved, is still
convalescing.
61) page 127:
But he must see the danger of over-concentration
on financial success.
62) page 127:
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.
63) page 130:
That is where our fellow travelers are,
and that is where our work must be done.
64) page 135:
The others must be convinced of his new
status beyond the shadow of a doubt.
CHAPTER 10 TO EMPLOYERS
65) page 141:
State that you know about his drinking,
and that it must stop.
66) page 143:
Though you are providing him with the
best possible medical attention, he should understand that he must undergo
a change of heart.
67) page 144:
When a man is presented with this volume
it is best that no one tell him he must abide by its suggestions.
68) page 144:
The man must decide for himself.
69) page 146:
For he knows he must be honest if he would
live at all.
CHAPTER 11 A VISION
FOR YOU
70) page 152:
"...I know I must get along without liquor,
but how can I?..."
71) page 153:
They will approach still other sick ones
and fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous may spring up in each city
and hamlet, havens for those who must find a way out.
72) page 154:
There must be many such in this town.
73) page 156:
Both saw that they must keep spiritually
active.
74) page 159:
Though they knew they must help other
alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary.
75) page 164:
God will determine that, so you must remember
that your real reliance is always upon Him.
APPENDIX I.....THE A.A. TRADITION
76) page 563:
We alcoholics see that we must work together
and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone.
THE TWELVE TRADITIONS (LONG FORM)
77) page 565:
A.A. must continue to live or most of
us will surely die.
APPENDIX II....SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
78) page 569:
Yet it is true that our first printing
gave many readers the impression that these personality changes,
or religious experiences, must be in the nature of sudden and spectacular
upheavals.
79) page 569:
Though it was not our intention to create
such an impression, many alcoholics have nevertheless concluded that
in order to recover they must acquire an immediate and overwhelming
"God-consciousness" followed at once by a vast change in feeling and outlook.
APPENDIX III...THE MEDICAL VIEW ON
A.A.
80) page 571:
"...I think our profession must take appreciative
cognizance of this great
therapeutic weapon.
81) page 571:
Any therapeutic or philosophic procedure
which can prove a recovery rate of 50% to 60% must merit our consideration."
82) page 572:
They know that they must never drink.
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