Step One

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….

November 4
The First Step is a matter of honesty and openness—in the shadows of aloneness we can trip and bury ourselves in shame….

November 10
With [Step One] we recognize that we have a disease, not a mere weakness or character flaw, and that we are powerless to change this fact….

December 8
When we admit our powerlessness, we start letting go of control and become more open to receiving the help we so desperately need….

December 18
For most of us, those moments of acceptance, however or whenever they occurred, were followed by periods of doubt and denial….

December 23
In order to stay sober, I needed to make sure that, one day at a time, acting out was not an option….