Working the Steps on My Defects
Apr 7, 2025
When I am holding tightly to some character defect (I can usually tell by my level of stubbornness), I ask myself these questions: What purpose does this defect serve? What is it doing for me? What price am I paying...
Read MoreSurrendering to a Higher Power
Jan 13, 2025
After working another Twelve Step program for several years, my life was filled with growth, peace, serenity and acceptance. Upon finding out about my spouse’s sexaholism, it all slipped away. I had great difficulty letting go of this new issue....
Read MoreMoving Ahead in My Program
Oct 21, 2024
I was a member of S-Anon for several years before I completed my Fourth Step. I had started to work on it a number of times, but lacked the courage, the willingness and the foundation to complete it. I feared...
Read MoreHumility
Aug 12, 2024
In Step Seven we find a way to settle our emotional turmoil and make a move toward God. Only God could remove our obsession with the sexaholic, and only God can remove our defects of character. As we approach Step...
Read MoreA Gradual Shift in Focus
May 27, 2024
We found that regardless of how the sexaholic acted out, our feelings were often quite similar. We experienced anger, disbelief, humiliation, betrayal, fear, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, guilt and numbness, to name just a few. In Step One we saw that...
Read MoreForgiveness and Healing
Mar 11, 2024
I know that many of us come into S-Anon feeling deeply lonely with a strong sense of not belonging. I definitely felt that when I came in. This loneliness and isolation made the prospect of admitting my wrongs to God...
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