It was certainly helpful for me to get in touch with some of the resentments I still had left concerning my brother in “…” and how praying for a forgiving spirit is certainly helping me feel better about all of this. I have also been able to let go of digging out anymore from my past concerning the sexual abuse situations. I really believe I was beginning to get voyeuristic and for me there is a thin line between growth and getting vicarious stimulation from my own story.

I have been attending an SA group in Rochester, N.Y. since late July of this year. I completed treatment in an inpatient program in June, but have no SA in Syracuse, N.Y., my home. So I started to drive the 110 miles each week for the Mon. night meeting and then home again. I have found a wonderful support group in SA and can never thank God enough for this program. With His help and Dave G. and the rest of the group I am grateful to have just celebrated my first month of sobriety. And this occurring at a time when my wife has left me and I am losing most of my material possessions as a result of my addiction. Nonetheless, only as I stay sober can I hope to ever again regain what is important in this life, namely, my relationship with God, self-respect, my wife and friends.

Great News! S.A. is now in the group right along with A.Α./N.A./S.A.! Boy, this may be old news to you, but it is new to me, and I feel like jumping for joy! Praise the Lord!

I can hardly wait till I attend my first group Monday night.

May God continue to bless our efforts and spread S.A. into every prison in the world!

I have been personally convinced that the 12-step approach to sexual sobriety is the most reliable treatment program, but was unsure just how far to pursue starting an SA group here “on the yard.” The risks of admitting sexual crimes in prison are very high, yet I have found courage to step out. To my surprise, a number of men have said they, too, want help regardless of the personal price that may have to be paid.

The Monday night meeting in Boulder is about to do a group inventory for the second time. A year ago, we found the meeting to be slowly dying. After we took a group inventory, the amount of health, experience, strength and hope expressed at the meeting increased dramatically. Since then, that meeting has doubled in size.

A few years ago, newcomers seemed only to be curious or too scared to attend. Perhaps we had nothing to give them. Now our program seems to be growing. This is very exciting although scary at times. We do our best to offer hope and recovery no matter where any particular member is on the sobriety ladder.

SA in West-Germany is slowly growing, I think in quantity and quality. There are groups in Karlsruhe, Freiburg, Nurnberg, Mainz, Stuttgart, Koln, Bochum, Bremen, Hannover and in the psychosomatic clinics of Bad Herrenalb and Gronenback.

On November 8th and 9th we will have our second convention in Koln. I know the time is very short, but if it is possible for you, we would be glad to get a message from you or your group for this convention.