"case" in the Big Book

This tragic situation has already arrived in practically every case long before it is suspected.

I have never seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you.’’ Our friend felt as though the gates of hell had closed on him with a clang.

This hope, however, was destroyed by the doctor’s telling him that while his religious convictions were very good, in his case they did not spell the necessary vital spiritual experience. *For amplification—see Appendix II.

It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition.

This case contains a powerful lesson.

You may think this an extreme case.

We first saw Fred about a year ago in a hospital where he had gone to recover from a bad case of jitters.

If that be the case, you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer.

This Power has in each case accomplished the miraculous, the humanly impossible.

He becomes, on the next occasion, still more demanding or gracious, as the case may be.

In that case he is going to wonder how you can add anything to what he already knows.

But point out that we alcoholics have much in common and that you would like, in any case, to be friendly.

His case presents additional questions which we shall try to answer for you.

In either case certain family problems will arise.

Their services are often indispensable in treating a newcomer and in following his case afterward.

Here is a case in point: One of our friends is a heavy smoker and coffee drinker.

I know, in my own particular case, that nothing my company could have done would have stopped me for, so long as I was able to hold my position, I could not possibly realize how serious my situation was.

In another case, an alcoholic was sent to a hospital for treatment.

In case he does stumble, even once, you will have to decide whether to let him go.