Step Five:
Confession
This is another testament to the brilliance of the twelve steps and their order.
The addict is aware - aware that they are an addict and are now powerless on their own to overcome the addiction.
The addict believes - believes that the power of God and the Atonement can restore them to health and to happiness.
The addict now has faith - faith to turn their will over to God and to accept His timing in all things as well.
The addict has now written a grueling, lifelong moral inventory of their life. Realizations have surely happened.
NOW the addict is ready to confess with the knowledge and experience that the first four steps have given them.
Confession is invaluable.
I am an addict.
I have an addiction to validation, with tendency toward co-dependency.
We confess to ourselves first.
Without judgement or shame.
It just is.
We confess to God.
He knows already, yes.
But we GET to tell Him.
He's waiting to bless us with his love and peace that only He can provide.
We confess to our sponsor or accountability partner.
Why?
Because we no longer need to keep secrets.
We no longer need to lie or hide.
As an active recovering addict, I still confess to T when I feel myself slipping or being triggered heavily.
This allows me, as a recovering addict, to keep out of hiding.
To not keep secrets.
To be clear with where I am.
Confession is not scary and is not a punishment.
It is freeing.
As a recovering addict, you are taking your agency back little by little.
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