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Kristen E. · 03-15-2007, 03:38 PM

I need advice- I am on my fourth step and I am having a hard time with writing things down on paper. Does anyone have suggestion on how to do this? I would ruin my family if the things I have done in the past get out.

**CarolD** · 03-16-2007, 05:12 PM

Welcome to SR!

Yes it is difficult quietly sit down and write!

Have you considered using Word
and print it from there?

Then you give it to your sponsor.
You do have a sponsor to help you I hope.

Of course privacy might be an issue for you.

I live alone so it is not for me
but you might have others sharing your PC.

Glad you are here...Congratulations on your
sober time!

Sugah · 03-16-2007, 05:54 PM

Well, another idea is to spend a day with your sponsor and get it all over with at once. At the end, you can burn what you wrote. Or, perhaps going to a park and writing, then visiting a nearby priest. They, I've heard, are no strangers to hearing 5th steps (a friend of mine did this for, as he phrased it, "anything for which the statute of limitations had not yet expired").

While it's ultimately better to have things out in the open with your family, we can't tell them hurtful things that serve no other purpose than to clear our consciences. It's a good motivator to keep walking in the sunlight of the spirit where nothing has to be hidden away.

Peace & Love,
Sugah

Carol87 · 03-16-2007, 05:57 PM

Just to add to CarolD's suggestion ... if privacy is an issue for you and you do put it in Word, you might save it with a password that only you know. OR save it only on a CD or diskette ... and keep them in a safe place !

SaTiT · 03-16-2007, 07:36 PM

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Kristen E. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 13	Writing things on paper I need advice- I am on my fourth step and I am having a hard time with writing things down on paper. Does anyone have suggestion on how to do this? I would ruin my family if the things I have done in the past get out. Last edited by Kristen E.; 03-15-2007 at 03:41 PM. Reason: bad spelling

03-16-2007, 05:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA Posts: 16,037	Welcome to SR! Yes it is difficult quietly sit down and write! Have you considered using Word and print it from there? Then you give it to your sponsor. You do have a sponsor to help you I hope. Of course privacy might be an issue for you. I live alone so it is not for me but you might have others sharing your PC. Glad you are here...Congratulations on your sober time! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

03-16-2007, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sugah Om, Aum, Ohm... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Punxsutawney/Pittsburgh Posts: 2,633	Well, another idea is to spend a day with your sponsor and get it all over with at once. At the end, you can burn what you wrote. Or, perhaps going to a park and writing, then visiting a nearby priest. They, I've heard, are no strangers to hearing 5th steps (a friend of mine did this for, as he phrased it, "anything for which the statute of limitations had not yet expired"). While it's ultimately better to have things out in the open with your family, we can't tell them hurtful things that serve no other purpose than to clear our consciences. It's a good motivator to keep walking in the sunlight of the spirit where nothing has to be hidden away. Peace & Love, Sugah __________________ There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done Keep me in your heart for awhile ~WZ ANS 01/29/86 - 08/04/08 Last edited by Sugah; 03-16-2007 at 05:56 PM. Reason: because I can't type

03-16-2007, 05:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Carol87 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 165	Just to add to CarolD's suggestion ... if privacy is an issue for you and you do put it in Word, you might save it with a password that only you know. OR save it only on a CD or diskette ... and keep them in a safe place ! __________________ If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.- Meister Eckhart If you are headed in the wrong direction ... God allows U-Turns

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