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Chapter 10: Alcoholism as a Disease: The Quest for Coherence |
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Introduction |
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A Coherent Self: A Cohesive Personhood |
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Attributing Causes of Alcoholism |
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‘Hitting Bottom’ and the Collapse of Coherence |
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Surrendering to New Possibilities |
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The ‘Ah-Ha’ Moment |
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Conclusion |
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Chapter 11: Storied Epiphanies and Serendipity |
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Introduction |
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Powerlessness and Accountability |
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Epiphanies of Acceptance |
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The Relevance of the Here and Now |
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Altered Attributions, Altered Emotions |
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Willingness: Creating Serendipity |
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Knowing Through Narrative Understandings |
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Appendices |
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A. The Twelve Steps |
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B. AA Twelve Traditions |
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C. The Opening of Chapter 5 in the Big Book: A Comparison of the First Printed Draft and the 4th Edition |
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D. Transcription Conventions |
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References |
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Index |