Trait One, Week Three: February 4th, 2026

The Flip Side of The Laundry List Trait 1: We move out of isolation and are not unrealistically afraid of other people, even authority figures.

Reading assignment for the first four weeks:       

Laundry Lists Workbook: Foreword, pages vii through ix, and Trait One chapter pages 2 through 4.

This week’s study questions are found on pages 7 and 8 of the Laundry Lists Workbook under the heading “Trait 1 Reflections: The Flip Side of The Laundry List”:

1. What tools have I used to move out of isolation?  {Moderator’s note: the ACA Tools of Discovery/Recovery include the Steps and Traditions, the Problem and Solution, Meetings, Reading and Writing, the Telephone, Sponsorship, and Service.}
2. Which ACA Steps have helped me gauge when it was appropriate to be afraid of other people, even authority figures? (Moderator’s note: see https://adultchildren.org/literature/steps/ )
3. Which people in my life do I consider an authority figure? Can these people’s status change over time?
4. Since finding ACA, what phases have I gone through in coming out of isolation?

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