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The Courage to Change the Things I Can
Jul 23, 2018
I began dating at age 16 when I was a junior in high school. I married when I was 27 years old. During the intervening eleven years, I was involved in seven significant relationships, each with a very different man....
Read MoreHumble Heart
Jun 18, 2018
I was afraid that if I asked God to remove my shortcomings, I would have nothing left. I was particularly fearful about shortcomings I had gotten a lot of mileage out of —- sarcasm, arguing with my spouse, being resentful...
Read MoreUnderstanding Humility
Jun 12, 2018
In Step Seven, I struggled with humility. I used to think that either I had to be the best or I was the absolute worst. In my relationship with my sexaholic partner, I always thought of myself as having authority...
Read MoreMaking Step Six “Happen”
May 28, 2018
Like so many in S-Anon who struggle with perfectionism, I initially experienced the words "entirely ready" as a huge obstacle. I thought I needed to achieve a state of perfect readiness in order to have my defects removed. I thought...
Read MoreWilling to Believe
May 7, 2018
Step Two for me has been like the bigger-and-bigger hammer theory exemplified in the old Bugs Bunny cartoons. Bugs hits Daffy Duck over the head with a hammer, only the hammer is the size of a gavel, insufficient to get...
Read MoreChanging the Channel in My Brain
Apr 30, 2018
For a long time I constantly obsessed about the sexaholic’s behavior. Vivid pictures ran through my head like a grainy, X-rated film. Unfortunately, my obsession was like pouring salt on an open wound — over and over again. After several...
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