Forgiveness
Nov 12, 2018
"My husband/wife says that they’re sorry, but how can I ever forgive them after what they did to me?" "I’ll never forgive my parents!" "Why should I forgive him? He still doesn’t admit he did anything wrong!" Other members of...
Read MoreMeetings: I Keep Coming Back
Oct 15, 2018
As a tool, I see S-Anon meetings as truly one of the most powerful. When I came to my first meeting, I did not understand why I was there. This disease was my husband’s problem, not mine. Yet, I was...
Read MoreWhat Is A Slip In S-Anon?
Sep 24, 2018
For me, a co-addictive slip is going back to the beliefs and behaviors which characterized my adult life until I got into the S-Anon program. For many years I believed that I could control others and that I was responsible...
Read MoreStep Eight and Being of Service
Aug 27, 2018
When I first heard people say in S-Anon meetings that they were focusing on themselves, I thought this sounded like a selfish and self-absorbed fellowship. In my childhood, I was taught that giving to others first was the way to...
Read MoreThe Structure of My Recovery
Jul 30, 2018
Sex addiction came into my life seemingly out of nowhere. It felt like a big, black train in the night. After some serious step-work leading to self-examination, I realized that the “train whistles” had been very loud, and obvious. I...
Read MoreThe Garden
Jul 2, 2018
I had wanted very much to plant a vegetable garden this last spring, but I got a late start due to illness and deadlines at work. So, I dug up a smaller section of the huge garden that was once...
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