PO Box 1980

Bill F.'s article in the September Grapevine is an excellent discourse on the essentially disproven "hidden cause" theory of alcoholism contained in the Big Book and the "Twelve and Twelve." I've written my own Fourth Step and listened to others share their Fifth Step with me. I now know that I initially made these Steps more difficult than they had to be because I got hung up looking for some "hidden cause" of my alcoholism that turned out to have no consequence in my recovery. I really didn't have to identify anything hidden in my personality to recognize "self-centered fear" and other human shortcomings, but like Bill F., I realize that I must deal with them to protect my sobriety.