This last step typically takes the form of becoming a sponsor for a new member of Sexaholics Anonymous. Reach out and help others overcome their own sexual addictions. Continue seeking guidance on overcoming your lust through prayer and meditation. There are no dues or fees for meetings in some cases people contribute in meetings to help cover the expenses incurred for the rent of facility space. Continue to take inventory of personal wrongs. There are no social, religious, economic, racial, ethnic, national, gender, or class-status membership restrictions. SLAA was started in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1976 by members of Alcoholics Anonymous who discovered that they had problems with sex and love that they could not freely discuss in AA meetings, so a new 12-Step program of recovery was born. We are self-supporting through our own contributions. There are no dues or fees for membership. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using marijuana. He said he had a friend who worked with sex addicts and gave me his number. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (more commonly known as 'S.L.A.A.' or just 'SLAA') is a 12-Step program of recovery from sex and/or love addiction. Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. Its goal is to effect enough change in the alcoholic's thinking "to bring about recovery from alcoholism" through "an entire psychic change," or spiritual awakening.ĪA meetings are held at multiple locations and throughout the week depending on the location.ĪA members are offered recovery based on a twelve step program including group meetings. Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) is a twelve-step program founded in 1977 for people who want to stop their addictive sexual behavior. One acting out partner was a doctor and I told him that I was a sex addict. AA's program extends beyond abstaining alcohol. Although we are not affiliated with AA or with any other organization or agency, we are, indeed, grateful for permission to modify and apply the Steps and Traditions to sex addiction, making recovery possible for us.AA(Alcoholics Anonymous) is an international mutual aid fellowship that supports across multiple language and cultures to overcome alcoholic addictions. The basic principles of recovery practiced by SAA are found in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. We learned through the SAA Fellowship that we were not hopelessly defective. In that setting we heard stories similar to ours and realized that recovery from our problem was possible. Many of us came to this realization when we started attending SAA meetings. Spoiler Alert 12th Step Spiritual Awakening. We find the Promises coming true, one day at a time. Includes a listing of Georgia-area 12-step meetings for recovery from sex, love, and relationship addictions. You may also browse Better Addiction Care’s resources for other nearby locations. Resources to assist in treatment and recovery of Catholic clergy members, consecrated men and women religious, and clergy of major Christian denominations. We find by working the Steps and Traditions, we find the strength to be that which God intended, Precious & Free, with healthy, loving relationships. Despite many failed promises to ourselves and attempts to change, we discovered that we were unable to stop acting out sexually by ourselves. Today I am grateful to be an addict and grateful to be in recovery. You may be able to find other Alcoholics Anonymous meetings near New York City, New20york by clicking on the button provided on this page. Through long and painful experience, we came to realize that we were powerless over our sexual thoughts and behaviors and that our preoccupation with sex was causing progressively severe adverse consequences for us, our families, and our friends.
Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 5: 107-117. As a fellowship of recovering addicts, Sex Addicts Anonymous offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from sex addiction. 'Assessment of The Sex Addicts Anonymous Questionnaire: Differentiating Between The General Population, Sex Addicts, and Sex Offenders'.