IISAA on July 29th, 2010

In a novel way of reaching out to the addict who still suffers, Keith P. distributed two pieces of recovery literature, the Sex Addicts Anonymous pamphlet published by SAA and A Letter to the Sex Offender Newcomer in SAA, a draft publication of IISAA, to inmates at the New Castle Correctional Center.
The opportunity for [...]

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IISAA on July 27th, 2010

Two individuals recently made donations of $500 each to IISAA.
It was pointed out that these gifts violated our bylaws which limit such personal gifts to $200.
Intergroup voted to correct this oversight by returning $300 to each donor.
Following much discussion of this point and in a subsequent group conscience vote, it was decided to [...]

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IISAA on July 25th, 2010

Mike M, the creator of the IISAA webpage and the only webmaster we have ever had, has notified Intergroup that he is moving out of state and that we need to find someone to replace him as webmaster.
Mike has been a faithful and generous servant leader for IISAA for many years. Not only has [...]

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IISAA on July 25th, 2010

From the Editor…
Tradition Five states that: Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the sex addict who still suffers.
If the “group” identifies itself as an SAA group, the message that it carries should be the SAA message: that freedom from addictive sexual behavior is possible through the Twelve Steps [...]

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IISAA on July 25th, 2010

IISAA’s 2010 – 2011 Theme
The Twelfth Step of SAA states that: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other sex addicts and to practice these principles in our lives.
In Chapter 3 of our basic text, Sex Addicts Anonymous, we learn: For some [...]

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IISAA on April 25th, 2010

Adapted from an email
A member of a certain 12-Step group, who previously had been attending meetings regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, his sponsor decided to visit him.
It was a chilly evening. The sponsor found the sponsee at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Knowing the reason for his sponsor’s visit, [...]

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IISAA on April 23rd, 2010

Pornography and in particular Internet pornography are a plague on modern society.
Here are some random stats from a variety of sources:

The number one search term used at search engine sites is “sex”.

70% of 18 to 24 year old men visit pornographic sites in a typical month.

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IISAA on April 21st, 2010

I recently came across the lyrics to this 1991 Stevie Nicks song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Billy Falcon. As I read the lyrics I couldn’t help but wonder whether or not the “it” referred to in the song might be addiction.

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IISAA on April 19th, 2010

Ryan I.
It’s interesting that sex addiction really has nothing to do with sex at all. Sex between two partners is all about communication, connecting and sharing. There is a bond established between the two partners that is intimate, trusting and loving.

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IISAA on April 17th, 2010

Frank W.
From my view, my role as sponsor (better described, I think, as “guide”) is:

To listen carefully, respond thoughtfully, pray diligently and care deeply while recognizing that I can only carry the message, not my sponsee. A sponsee is responsible for working their program, not me.

To limit my guidance to what SAA literature [...]

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