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Fear sobered me for a bit.

We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn’t control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn’t make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn’t seem to be of real help to other people— was not a basic solution of these bedevilments more important than whether we should see newsreels of lunar flight?

Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate.

As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.

Self-esteem (fear) Told my wife of my Sex relations. mistress.

Self-esteem (fear) Brown may get my Security. job at the office.

Self-esteem (fear) She’s a nut—she Personal relationsnubbed me.

Self-esteem committed her hus(fear) band for drinking.

Unreasonable—Unjust Self-esteem (fear) — Overbearing — Security.

Likes Brown. sex relations— Wants house put in Security (fear) her name.

Notice that the word “fear’’ is bracketed alongside the difficulties with Mr. Brown, Mrs. Jones, the employer, and the wife.

we think fear ought to be classed with stealing.

Some of us once had great self-confidence, but it didn’t fully solve the fear problem, or any other.

We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.

At once, we commence to outgrow fear.

They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear; they only thought they had humbled themselves.

He is under constant fear and tension—that makes for more drinking.

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.

Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.

Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear.

running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.’’ We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions.

But for every man who drinks others are involved— the wife who trembles in fear of the next debauch; the mother and father who see their son wasting away.

We have had long rendezvous with hurt pride, frustration, self-pity, misunderstanding and fear.

There is another paralyzing fear.

When we do that, we find it solves our problems too; the ensuing lack of fear, worry and hurt feelings is a wonderful

The slightest sign of fear or intolerance may lessen your husband’s chance of recovery.

The greatest enemies of us alcoholics are resentment, jealousy, envy, frustration, and fear.

Fear gripped him.