Originally Posted by
keithj 
Is there any practical reason for 'working' on Step 6? Are you willing to have these character defects removed? If so, say the 7th Step prayer and get busy making amends. I sponsor guys to do 6-7 an hour after we finish 5th Stepping. There is no need to be stuck where you are.
Good and valid points. I don't KNOW if there is a practical reason to work this step. This is as far as I've gotten, and I was told to do a thorough job on all the steps, not gloss over. I don't feel as if I am entirely ready. I don't know why exactly but I am being as honest as I know how. Maybe right now, with so much change and upset in my life, the idea of turning it all over and be ready to give up even more is just overwhelming.
I've already lost so many of the things that once helped me define myself, now what? I am afraid of what more might be taken away. I feel like I am such a horrid person, if the defects are taken away, there might be nothing left.