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Gratitude
Jul 3, 2017
This week, during a meeting on Step One and Tradition One, I became filled with gratitude for S-Anon and the courageous souls who share. A newcomer was in the meeting, sharing how she had tried to “go it alone,” but...
Read MoreWe, too, Are Spiritually and Emotionally Ill…
Jun 5, 2017
“We are seeking recovery from our own progressive illness. My thinking became confused and my perspective became distorted." Some symptoms of my disease include faulty thinking, obsessive thoughts, controlling behaviors, and my personal favorite, denial of reality. When first faced...
Read MoreGetting in Touch With My Feelings
May 15, 2017
When I first found out about the lies and betrayal that was sexaholism, the effects upon me were catastrophic. My hair fell out, I lost 20 lbs in about 3 weeks, and sleep became a lost luxury. I would actually...
Read MoreStep Eight and Being of Service
Apr 24, 2017
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 MoreGlad I Came
Mar 23, 2017
Lying in the floor in a puddle of tears shortly after disclosure from my spouse, I realized that my life was unmanageable. However, true to my deep self-reliance, I moved forward and kept busy. One week later the sexaholic in...
Read MoreOvercoming Self Reliance: From Isolation to Community
Feb 21, 2017
I’m an extravert, and no one who I’ve known over the years of Twelve-Step life would ever have called me isolated. I talk about myself a lot, but it wasn’t until I got into S-Anon after hitting a traumatic bottom...
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