"serious" in the Big Book

My drinking assumed more serious proportions, continuing all day and almost every night.

In the early days of our drinking we occasionally remained sober for a year or more, becoming serious drinkers again later.

He agreed he was a real alcoholic and in a serious condition.

I had a few words with the boss, but nothing serious.

We now see that when we began to drink deliberately, instead of casually, there was little serious or effective thought during the period of premeditation of what the terrific consequences might be.

Post-war disillusionment, ever more serious alcoholism, impending mental and physical collapse, brought him to the point of self-destruction.

If he is in a serious mood dwell on the troubles liquor has caused you, being careful not to moralize or lecture.

It is not good for him, and it sometimes creates serious complications in a family.

He is remorseful after serious drinking bouts and tells you he wants to stop.

Meanwhile you might try to help the wife of another serious drinker.

A good doctor or psychiatrist can tell you whether these complications are serious.

You and your husband will find that you can dispose of serious problems easier than you can the trivial ones.

Next time you and he have a heated discussion, no matter what the subject, it should be the privilege of either to smile and say, “This is getting serious.

It takes some of us a long time to outgrow that serious handicap.

We have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes tragic things.

We, who have recovered from serious drinking, are miracles of mental health.

She sees she was wrong to make a burning issue out of such a matter when his more serious ailments were being rapidly cured.

brother-executive suffered from a serious illness.

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.

They often jeopardize their own positions by trying to help serious drinkers who should have been fired long ago, or else given an opportunity to get well.

We hope our suggestions will help you plug up this sometimes serious leak.

Now and then a serious drinker, being dry at the moment says, “I don’t miss it at all.