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 [...]
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, [...]
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.
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.
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.
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 [...]
Richard S.
I received a call this past week from Bill H., a very good recov-ery friend, informing me that Randy R. had passed away. Sadly, it was by his own hand.
From the Editor
The sun is shining today and it seems unfair.
Last week, I learned of the suicide of Randy R., a recovery friend of many years (see adjacent article). Tomorrow, I will attend the funeral of a former colleague’s 19 year old son. Yesterday, my sister informed me that recent medical tests have [...]