Pain: The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment;distress; sadness; grief; solicitude; disquietude.
And for those of us who use The A of A as a tool to stay sober, here are a few quotes - duly credited - from our literature about pain.
Actually, that doesn't sound too good. That doesn't sound too good at all. The literature isn't about pain. The word "pain" appears 12 times in the 12&12 and the first 164 pages of the Big Book. I would have thought it appeared dozens and dozens of time, forgetting that the literature is all about solving problems, about solutions, not about the problems themselves.
Actually, that doesn't sound too good. That doesn't sound too good at all. The literature isn't about pain. The word "pain" appears 12 times in the 12&12 and the first 164 pages of the Big Book. I would have thought it appeared dozens and dozens of time, forgetting that the literature is all about solving problems, about solutions, not about the problems themselves.
... pain, and even calamity turned to good ... 12&12 Step Twelve, p.112 
We know this because we see monotony, pain, and even calamity turned to good use by those who keep on trying to practice A.A.'s Twelve Steps.
... pain and problems. 12&12 Step Seven, p.74
... pain had been the price of admission ... 12&12 Step Seven, p.75
... pain less, and desire humility more than ... 12&12 Step Seven, p.75
... pain subsides, a healing tranquillity takes its ... 12&12 Step Five, p.62
... pain was the touchstone of all spiritual ... 12&12 Step Ten, p.93
Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress.
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