Step One
May 5
If we are continuing to act out as a pattern, it is possible that we aren’t fully willing to admit powerlessness over our addiction….
June 3
With this step, we recognize that we have a disease, not a mere weakness or character flaw, and that we are powerless to change this fact….
June 18
We chose sex and romantic obsession over those things we cherished the most—including friends, family, and career….
June 29
We find now that we have to take the First Step daily in order to keep current or centered….
July 30
Some of us who rushed into the First Step later discovered this might be another expression of our need to control things and work the “perfect” program….
July 31
We start by admitting that we are completely powerless to stop our addictive sexual behaviors on our own. We admit that our lives are out of our control….
October 21
When we were active in our addiction, it was difficult to stop our sexual preoccupations….
October 28
SAA is open to all people regardless of age, race, religion, and gender or sexual preference….
November 1
In taking the First Step, we admit that our addiction is destroying us, and that we are unable to stop it. We surrender, raise the white flag, and accept that the battle is over….