Leprosy is a dread disease. It horribly disfigures and numbs one to pain. If that were not enough, there is an immense social stigma involved. People do not associate with a leper and keep their distance. The leper cries out, “Unclean! Unclean!”

Sexaholism is also a disease. It can disfigure a life. It certainly tries to numb me from my pain and my feelings. There is a huge social stigma linked with sexaholism. It is the “leprosy” of all addictions. People do not knowingly associate with me. Although I do not cry out “unclean,” my guilt and shame have certainly made me feel that way.

Modern medicine is now able to arrest the disease of leprosy and prevent many of its devastating effects. By the grace of God and the program of SA, my disease can also be arrested. I learn to feel my feelings. I am given the tools to deal with my pain. The guilt and shame are lifted as I begin to walk in sobriety and true recovery. Thanks be to God that in this day there is a program for me.