Step 5 - Telling the Truth
“Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”
James 5:16
Speaking to God and another human being about what we learned in Step 4 is a crucial step in taking accountability for where things are and for releasing emotional burdens connected to past actions. As hard as it seems in the moment, this is one of the most freeing steps.
Click on any of the links below for more information on how to build these principles into a person's daily living as we consider Step Five.
Exact Nature Of My Wrongs
Admitting What's Wrong
Secrets
Other Helpful Information on This Step
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous or the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions