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1. We recognized that the aftereffects of sexual abuse and/or sexual exploitation of any kind had caused problems in our ability to live healthy lives. We respected the fact that many times our lives were controlled by others, to their profit and our loss.
2. We came to believe to believe that a power greater than ourselves could assist us on our journey.
3. Made a decision to turn to this higher power for help in guiding us on the recovery path.
4. Made an inventory of both our character assets and character liabilities. Acknowledged the harms done by others separately. In other words, we gave due respect to the difference between wrongs committed by us and wrongs committed against us by others.
5. Shared our personal inventories with another trusted person, such as another survivor, or a sponsor.
6. Humbly asked our creator to help us remove unhealthy behaviors and lifestyle choices that blocked us from our good.
7. Were entirely ready to have our core personal integrity rebuilt and become whole.
8. Made a list of how we had been hurt, and if we had hurt others, we were ready to look at that too.
9. Made amends to ourselves and/or to others, as was appropriate.
10. Continued to take personal inventory, recognizing how the aftereffects were playing out in our daily lives. If our behaviors were self-sabotaging, we chose to let that go. We inventoried the positive, life affirming choices we had made and acknowledged these too.
11. Sought through prayer, meditation and self-reflection to improve our conscious contact with God.
12. We recognize that we are on a journey towards becoming whole. We reached out our hand to another survivor and shared what we were learning. We understand that the therapeutic value of one survivor helping another is without parallel.