RECOVERY STEP 4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Genesis 1. When and in what ways have I led a "double life," looking good on the outside while full of shame about my addiction inside? 2. By hiding my problems with image management, how has my shame taken root and grown in my heart? 3. Am I fearful to admit what is there? 4. Am I ready to deal with "the dirt," to wash the inside so I can live free? What holds me back? 5. What is the first thing that comes to my mind for the fearless moral inventory and then what comes next? Start writing it down.