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Word Analysis

"condition" in the Big Book

24

occurrences in 24 passages

By Chapter

Ch. 1: Bill's Story
1
Ch. 2: There Is a Solution
2
Ch. 3: More About Alcoholism
5
Ch. 6: Into Action
3
Ch. 7: Working with Others
5
Ch. 8: To Wives
2
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward
3
Ch. 10: To Employers
3
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Chapter 1: Bill's Story(1 passage)

It was years since I could remember his coming to New York in that condition.
Chapter 1: Bill's Story · Page 9Read in PDF →

Chapter 2: There Is a Solution(2 passages)

Doubtless you are curious to discover how and why, in the face of expert opinion to the contrary, we have recovered from a hopeless condition of mind and body.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 20Read in PDF →
His physical and mental condition were unusually good.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 26Read in PDF →

Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism(5 passages)

It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 32Read in PDF →
He agreed he was a real alcoholic and in a serious condition.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 35Read in PDF →
For a few days he was depressed about his condition.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 39Read in PDF →
They piled on me heaps of evidence to the effect that an alcoholic mentality, such as I had exhibited in Washington, was a hopeless condition.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 42Read in PDF →
But the moment I made up my mind to go through with the process, I had the curious feeling that my alcoholic condition was relieved, as in fact it proved to be.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 42Read in PDF →

Chapter 6: Into Action(3 passages)

Under no condition do we criticize such a person or argue.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 77Read in PDF →
That is how we react so long as we keep in fit spiritual condition.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 85Read in PDF →
What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 85Read in PDF →

Chapter 7: Working with Others(5 passages)

Get an idea of his behavior, his problems, his background, the seriousness of his condition, and his religious leanings.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 90Read in PDF →
The family may object to this, but unless he is in a dangerous physical condition, it is better to risk it.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 90Read in PDF →
Show him, from your own experience, how the queer mental condition surrounding that first drink prevents normal functioning of the will power.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 92Read in PDF →
tirely admitted his condition, he has become very curious to know how you got well.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 93Read in PDF →
The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 98Read in PDF →

Chapter 8: To Wives(2 passages)

Talk about his condition or this book only when he raises the issue.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 113Read in PDF →
If he is already committed to an institution, but can convince you and your doctor that he means business, give him a chance to try our method, unless the doctor thinks his mental condition too abnormal or dangerous.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 114Read in PDF →

Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(3 passages)

Cessation of drinking is but the first step away from a highly strained, abnormal condition.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 122Read in PDF →
This is a condition which, in ordinary life, would produce untold grief; there might be scandalous gossip, laughter at the expense of other people, and a tendency to take advantage of intimate information.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 125Read in PDF →
There should be no hesitancy in consulting a doctor or psychologist if the condition persists.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 134Read in PDF →

Chapter 10: To Employers(3 passages)

Your man will fare better if placed in such physical condition that he can think straight and no longer craves liquor.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 143Read in PDF →
If the book is read the moment the patient is able, while acutely depressed, realization of his condition may come to him.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 144Read in PDF →
We hope the doctor will tell the patient the truth about his condition, whatever that happens to be.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 144Read in PDF →