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Answers in the Heart: Daily Meditations For Men And Women Recovering From Sex Addiction
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Release date | October 1989 |
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We, of SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other sex addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. We think this account of our experiences will help everyone to better understand the sex addict. Many do not comprehend that the sex addict is a very sick person. And besides, we are sure that our way of living has its advantages for all.
Paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreword to First Edition, xiii
Read: Why the Big Book of A.A.?
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Tips For Getting Started
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(http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/alcoholics-anonymous) It contains the original 12 Step program upon which our entire fellowship is based. We have found that is it simple to replace "selfish sex" when we come across the word "alcohol." Or "sex addict" for "alcoholic." Unfortunately, there are certain places in the book where we are not able to translate the text word-for-word so that it relates identically with our sex addiction. These parts are few and far between, and besides, we had a pretty important reason for working our SAA program as directed by the Big Book.
"Of alcoholics, who came to AA, and really tried, 50% got sober at once and remained that way; 25% sobered up after some relapses, and among the remainder, those who stayed on with AA showed improvement."
This indicates a success rate at around 75% during the first 20 years of AA's existence. The first 4 years there was no instruction manual. During the following 14 years, the Big Book was AA's only book. Read more on Why the Big Book of AA?
telemeetings and
in-person meetings.
Answers in the Heart
Touchstones: A Book Of Daily Meditations For Men
Twenty Four Hours a Day
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...for the SAA newcomer who identifies as atheist or agnostic.
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Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him [or Her]. Afterward, we found ourselves accepting many things which had seemed entirely out of reach. That was growth. But if we wished to grow we had to begin somewhere. So at first we used our own conceptions of God, however limited they were.
We need to ask ourselves but one short question: "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man [or woman] can say that he does believe, even in this small degree, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p47
To our atheist and agnostic brothers and sisters, please do not let the spiritual nature of the program deter you from giving it an honest chance. Almost half of the original one hundred members who wrote Alcoholics Anonymous identified as atheist or agnostic. Many of us who have entered the program were not spiritual people and yet we have found a lasting sense of peace and serenity through working the 12 Steps. We are happy, joyous, and free. We are recovered.
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If you believe you may be suffering from sex addiction or compulsive sexual behavior, you have come to the right place. We provide information and resources in support of your recovery. Sex addiction is NOT a hopeless or unrecoverable condition. Many sex addicts achieve life-long recovery with the help of this program. SAA is grounded in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. It is through the application of these fundamental tools that we sex addicts open ourselves to the reality of permanent recovery in our lives. At the end of the day, it's "the steps we take" not "the meetings we make" that keep us sober.
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Here are a list of some great telemeeting that I would recommend giving a try:
http://www.saapp.org/ameetings
Shoot me a message if you want to get started working the 12 Steps and I can talk with you about finding a sponsor.