Sexual anorexia

February 11, 2021

February 11

By admitting that powerlessness extended to compulsive sexual avoidance, we made it possible to move from a kind of superficial abstinence into deeper sobriety….

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April 27, 2021

April 27

Sexuality is part of who we are, a part that became lost and distorted through our addiction. When we reclaim the possibility of healthier sexuality, we regain a vital aspect of our being….

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July 7, 2021

July 7

The middle circle can be seen as a safety net, allowing us to walk the tightrope of abstinence without having to fear that a false step would necessarily be disastrous….

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July 10, 2021

July 10

We have come to realize that both extremes represent symptoms of the same disease. Whether we were acting out or not being sexual at all, our addiction involved being emotionally unavailable….

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August 5, 2021

August 6

We share our program so that we can gain a balanced recovery and we do this by directly showing our three circles to our sponsor and to people in our group. Without this clarity we can continue to act out, because we are confused about what sobriety is for us…

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December 20, 2021

December 20

Step Two offers hope that sanity is possible, and at the same time it implies that, in our addiction, we were insane….

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December 22, 2021

December 22

Belief in a Higher Power can be difficult for many of us in SAA who come to the program with a faith that was damaged in one way or another….

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May 3, 2022

The Outer Circle May-Jun 2020

Navigating Online Meetings: Using the internet to combat isolation during the COVID-19 crisis…

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The Outer Circle, Sep-Oct 2020

Don’t Break the Bank: Taking actions keeps your spiritual account flush–and pays dividends…

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