Fifth step burning questions

Early Sobriety

Hey folks — I did my first fifth step last Sunday. I was a little confused going into it as I didn’t realize this was the place where you share the bad things you’ve done — I shared a lot of them on the fly. At first it felt awful — I felt exposed and ashamed of myself — but a week later and I’m starting to feel some of the relief. Now here’s that part that confuses me. I have been dishonest for decades. Not every second of the day but there’s a lot. Maybe I’m

Special :). But it would take another three hours to really tell

It all. So the question is, at what point do you stop? Or are these bad things I’ve done (I don’t love that wording but can’t think of a kinder way to say this) supposed to be talked about if there was a direct relationship to

My drinking? I don’t want to exhaust my sponsor. I’d love to hear your fifth step experience.

Posted Apr 5, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC

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