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Common sense would thus become uncommon sense.

He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of his drinking career he begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink.

What has become of the common sense and will power that he still sometimes displays with respect to other matters?

If you draw this fallacious reasoning to the attention of an alcoholic, he will laugh it off, or become irritated and refuse to talk.

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol— that our lives had become unmanageable. 2.

To some extent we have become God-conscious.

We become much more efficient.

tirely admitted his condition, he has become very curious to know how you got well.

If you leave such a person alone, he may soon become convinced that he cannot recover by himself.

What had become of their judgment, their common sense, their will power?

Of those who keep on, a good number will become true alcoholics after a while.

When they become too dangerous, we think the kind thing is to lock them up, but of course a good doctor should always be consulted.

When your husband is bad, you become a trembling recluse, wishing the telephone had never been invented.

Still another difficulty is that you may become jealous of the attention he bestows on other people, especially alcoholics.

We find the more one member of the family demands that the others concede to him, the more resentful they become.

It is possible to dig up past misdeeds so they become a blight, a veritable plague.

Giving, rather than getting, will become the guiding principle.

Dad may feel that for years his drinking has placed him on the wrong side of every argument, but that now he has become a superior person with God on his side.

Drinking occasionally, and understanding your own reactions, it is possible for you to become quite sure of many things which, so far as the alcoholic is concerned, are not always so.

It may seem incredible that these men are to become happy, respected, and useful once more.

He too, has become a respected and useful member of his community.

This couple has since become so fascinated that they have dedicated their home to the work.

Some of them may sink and perhaps never get up, but if our experience is a criterion, more than half of those approached will become fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous.