Rarely have we seen a person fail who
has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people
who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple
program, usually men and women
who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.
There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have
been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping
and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty.
Their chances are less than average. There are those, too, who suffer
from grave emotional and mental disorders but many of them do recover
if they have the capacity to be honest.
From Chapter 5, pages 58-60
of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
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