Character Defects

Character defects, in 12 Step addiction recovery language, are those aspects of our personality that we need to continually strive to improve should we wish to remain free from drug and alcohol relapse.
Step 6 of the 12 Step recovery program says:
“Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character”
This step comes after Step 5 where we explore the ‘exact nature of our wrongs’  and move towards making restitution for harms we caused.