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(A letter written by AA Co-founder Bill Wilson in 1960)
(Also on page 308 in the book 'As Bill Sees It)
A Way Out Of Depression
Durring acute depression, avoid trying to set your whole life in order at once. If you take on assignments so heavy that you are sure to fail them at the moment, then you are allowing yourself to be tricked by your unconscious. Thus you will continue to make sure of your failure, and when it comes you will have another alibi for still more retreat into depression.
In short, the 'all or nothing' attitude is a most destructive one. It is best to begin with whatever the irreducible minimums of activity are. Then work for an enlargment of these--day by day. Don't be disconcerted by setbacks--just start over.
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