Trait One, Week One: January 21^st, 2026

Laundry List Trait 1: We became isolated and afraid of people and 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.

Appendix A and B on pages 152 through 154 offer a good review of the concept of dissociation.

This week’s study questions are found on pages 4 and 5 of the Laundry Lists Workbook under the heading “Trait 1 Reflections: The Laundry List”:

1. When have I been isolated and afraid of people and authority figures?
2. Where and when has this occurred?
3. How does my body react when I am in fear?
4. What do I do to help my body come back to a calm inner state?
5. Has isolation become almost comfortable? If so, how?
6. List all the people or types of people who you perceive today as authority figures?
7. This trait says “we became afraid of people.” Who have you been afraid of in the past and who are you afraid of now? This might be certain people with names or it might be types of people.

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