"con" in the Big Book

But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours.

The experience of any alcoholic will abundantly confirm this.

These stark and ugly facts have been confirmed by legions of alco­

Though experience had made him skeptical, he finished his treatment with unusual confidence.

He does not need a bodyguard nor is he confined.

Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the person or persons with whom to take this intimate and confidential step.

It is important that he be able to keep a confidence; that he fully understand and approve what we are driving at;

Most people approached in this way will be glad to help; they will be honored by our confidence.

We have already admitted this in con­ fidence to another person, but we are sure we would be imprisoned or lose our job if it were known.

You can secure their confi­ dence when others fail.

Show him you have confidence in his power to stop or moderate.

We make this recommendation with some confidence.

Family confidence in dad is rising high.

We think that such a view is selfcentered and in direct conflict with the new way of living.

Can you have every confidence in his ability to recover?

While on the subject of confidence, can you adopt the attitude that so far as you are concerned this will be a strictly personal matter, that his alcoholic derelictions, the treatment about to be undertaken, will never be discussed without his consent?