The Fourth Step is often considered one of the most challenging yet transformative steps in recovery. It requires honest examination of resentments, fears, sexual conduct, and character defects—areas where many people experience shame, denial, or avoidance. This assessment provides a structured approach to this inventory, helping you identify patterns that may have contributed to your drinking and continue to impact your recovery.

The complexity of Step 4 lies not just in its thoroughness, but in the courage required to face uncomfortable truths about yourself without the numbing effects of alcohol. Many people approach this step with trepidation, fearing what they might discover or how others might judge them. This assessment acknowledges these fears while providing a framework for moving through them toward greater self-awareness and freedom.

This tool explores seven key dimensions of moral inventory: resentments and anger, fear and anxiety, sexual conduct and relationships, character defects and shortcomings, assets and positive qualities, harm caused to others, and spiritual condition. There are no right or wrong answers—the goal is to promote honest self-examination and identify areas where amends may be needed and character development can occur.