4. Made a searching and fearless moral
inventory of ourselves, the abuse, and its effects on our lives. We have no
more secrets.
5. Admitted to a loving Higher Power, to ourselves,
and to another human being our strengths and weaknesses.
6. Were entirely ready to have a loving Higher
Power help us remove all the debilitating consequences of the abuse, and became
willing to treat ourselves with respect, compassion, and acceptance.
7. Humbly and honestly asked a loving Higher
Power to remove the unhealthy and self-defeating consequences stemming from the
abuse.
8. Made a list of all the people we had harmed
(of our own free will), especially ourselves and our inner child, and became
willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made amends to such people wherever
possible, except when to do so would result in physical, mental, spiritual or
emotional harm to ourselves or others.
10.
Continue to take responsibility for our own recovery, and when we find
ourselves behaving in patterns still dictated by the abuse, promptly admit it.
When we succeed, we promptly enjoy it.
11.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with
ourselves and a loving Higher Power, as we understood Higher Power, asking only
for knowledge of Higher Power’s will for us and the power and courage to carry
that out.
12.
Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these Steps, we tried to carry
this message to other survivors and to practice these principles in all our
endeavors.