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bluidkiti · 08-16-2013, 10:24 AM

1.) Mental Obsession

How am I affected by Dr. Silkworth’s definition of alcoholism as a medical problem? [Disease: (L- To lack ease.) Involuntary disability. See 64: 3]
Did I drink essentially because [I] like the effect produced by alcohol? (xxviii: 4)
Have I been restless, irritable, and discontented (xxviii: 4)
Have I sought the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks? (xxix: 0)
Describe in detail how I succumbed to the desire again? (xxix: 0)
In what ways did I reach the point where I could not differentiate the true from the false? (xxviii: 4)
When did I first experience an abnormal mental obsession with alcohol? Describe.

2.) Physical Compulsion

How did I develop the physical…phenomenon of craving [allergy]? (xxvii: 7 -xxviii: 0,1; xxix: 0; xxix: 4; xxx: 1, 5)

How do I describe my pathological physical reaction to alcohol?
In what ways has my alcoholic body become as sick as my alcoholic mind? (xxvi: 3)
What is my understanding of the concept of alcoholism as the manifestation of an allergy? (xxviii: 1) [Allergy: An abnormal reaction.]
How do I feel about the idea of hospitalization? (xxviii: 0)
When did I first experience a physical compulsion or craving for alcohol? Describe.

3.) Drinking to Excess:

In what ways did I pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again? (xxix: 0)
In what ways did I repeat this over and over? (xxix: 0)
What are my reflections on the ideas that alcoholism has never been…permanently eradicated; and that the only relief…is entire abstinence? (xxx: 5)
When did I first experience the loss of control of my drinking? Describe.

4.) Psychic Change

What is my understanding of a psychic change? (xxix: 1, 3)
What is meant by being required to follow a few simple rules? (xxix: 1)
Am I aware that, if I have been abstinent from alcohol a while, Step 1 is about my powerlessness over some other behavior that reflects the unmanageability of my life?
Am I aware that I need to find a way to stop that behavior so that my surrender is not blocked by continued acting out?
What is of significance to me in this chapter? What do I not agree with?

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08-16-2013, 10:24 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,370	1.) Mental Obsession How am I affected by Dr. Silkworth’s definition of alcoholism as a medical problem? [Disease: (L- To lack ease.) Involuntary disability. See 64: 3] Did I drink essentially because [I] like the effect produced by alcohol? (xxviii: 4) Have I been restless, irritable, and discontented (xxviii: 4) Have I sought the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks? (xxix: 0) Describe in detail how I succumbed to the desire again? (xxix: 0) In what ways did I reach the point where I could not differentiate the true from the false? (xxviii: 4) When did I first experience an abnormal mental obsession with alcohol? Describe. 2.) Physical Compulsion How did I develop the physical…phenomenon of craving [allergy]? (xxvii: 7 -xxviii: 0,1; xxix: 0; xxix: 4; xxx: 1, 5) How do I describe my pathological physical reaction to alcohol? In what ways has my alcoholic body become as sick as my alcoholic mind? (xxvi: 3) What is my understanding of the concept of alcoholism as the manifestation of an allergy? (xxviii: 1) [Allergy: An abnormal reaction.] How do I feel about the idea of hospitalization? (xxviii: 0) When did I first experience a physical compulsion or craving for alcohol? Describe. 3.) Drinking to Excess: In what ways did I pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again? (xxix: 0) In what ways did I repeat this over and over? (xxix: 0) What are my reflections on the ideas that alcoholism has never been…permanently eradicated; and that the only relief…is entire abstinence? (xxx: 5) When did I first experience the loss of control of my drinking? Describe. 4.) Psychic Change What is my understanding of a psychic change? (xxix: 1, 3) What is meant by being required to follow a few simple rules? (xxix: 1) Am I aware that, if I have been abstinent from alcohol a while, Step 1 is about my powerlessness over some other behavior that reflects the unmanageability of my life? Am I aware that I need to find a way to stop that behavior so that my surrender is not blocked by continued acting out? What is of significance to me in this chapter? What do I not agree with? p. 17 __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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