This was a staggering bit of self-disclosure. Joe had been in the group for a year, and no one in the group-not even me and my co-therapist-had known of this. Furthermore, it was vital information. For weeks, for example, Joe had bemoaned the fact that his wife was pregnant and had decided to have an abortion rather than have a child by him. The group was baffled by her behavior and over the weeks become highly critical of his wife-some members even questioned why Joe stayed in the marriage. The new information that Joe was an alcoholic provided a crucial missing link. Now his wife’s behavior made sense