Alcoholics Anonymous: The Official "Big Book" from Alcoholic Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous

We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.

When conflicted

almost always in collision with something or somebody,

Problems don't disappear

He begins to think life doesn’t treat him right.

Angst

he is sure that other people are more to blame.

Playing the victim

producer of confusion rather than harmony?

Our actor is self-centered—ego-centric,

most of us concerned with ourselves, our resentments, or our self-pity? Selfishness—self-centeredness!

self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity,

Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. So ou...

rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us!

no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid.

Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God’s help.

quit playing God. It didn’t work.

God was going to be our Director. He is the Princ...