May 1962
Where Will Power Comes In
The following is Bill's answer to a letter asking about the role of the will power in staying sober.--ED.
There has always been a lot of confusion about this matter of exerting the will. When the Twelve Steps say "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol,. . ." we assert what has always been a fact about that malady--namely, that a frontal attack by the will on the desire to drink almost never works.
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