The 5th step of OA (Overeaters Anonymous) is based on the 5th step of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). It involves admitting to God, to oneself, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The purpose of this step is to be honest and vulnerable about one’s struggles with addiction and how it affected oneself and others. The other human being is usually a sponsor or a trusted person.
This ceremony has two purposes. The first is to celebrate with your sponsoree his/her completion of his/her fourth and fifth step. Secondly, it can help him/her begin to identify for him/herself the character defects that have contributed to his/her problems with living. It is also good at this time for him/her to acknowledge those character assets that have added to his/her life. This outline is suggestive only.