Step 5

DDA Members Share their Experience on Step 5:

“When first approaching Step Five, it can be a bit daunting, but in my experience, this Step separates those who are going to do well from those who skip Steps 4 & 5 (who often end up relapsing at some point down the line).

I discovered that when I finally did this Step properly, and we’d talked about all of the things I’d done in my active addiction, or that had happened to me, I found that this Step gave me a massive boost.

Not only did I have no big secrets left after doing this Step, but I also realised that a lot of the things that I’d been through or had happened, were more common than you might think and that other people often had often made similar if not worse mistakes than I had, at times.

It was the first time I’d talked about a lot of the stuff that I’d internalised, and it was so powerful when I realised that I had a forgiving Higher Power rather than the punishing God that I’d always expected. It was a massive relief.

For me, Step 5 was the end of my isolation and loneliness.

Step 5 also gave me a list of attributes that I would need to work on in order to live a more comfortable and contented life.

The 12 Steps:

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DDA's Additional 5 Steps for Dual Diagnosis:

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The 12 Just for Today Stanzas:

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Submit Your Experience on the Step of Your Choice:

Please use the form below to submit your experience on the DDA Step of your choice and help other newer members to learn more about the different ways people have worked the DDA recovery programme.

If you need a reminder of the wording for each of the Steps or the Just for Today Stanzas, then you can view them by clicking on the button to the Meeting Readings that has all of the Steps and the Just for Today reading to be able to see each of the 12 Stanzas:

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