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In Step Four we identified patterns of behavior that have been hurtful to us and to others. These negative patterns are defects of character that developed in our lives over a long period of time. Some examples of character defects are blaming others, controlling others, isolating ourselves, and numbing our feelings. We may have observed during our inventory that we use blame to protect ourselves from realities that we do not want to face. Or we may have observed that we withdraw from the people closest to us whenever there is a conflict. Or we may have seen how we medicate ourselves with chemicals, food, TV, or work to avoid feeling emotional pain. These and other behaviors are often survival skills that helped us at one time in our lives. But they are no longer helpful to us. They have turned into character defects–patterns of behavior that are hurtful to us and to others.
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