I can now see how my sexaholism isolated me from family, friends, workers, and employers in the past. I found fault with them in my “terminal uniqueness.” Nobody had a story like mine; therefore, I could not relate to anyone else. In the end, all I had was my sexaholism.

Today, I value diversity, the differences in people and in myself. It is a uniqueness of a different sort; the polarity has changed. When I place principles before personalities, I can listen to everyone at the meeting. I need to relate to others, not compare myself to them.

Seeing the dignity of each SA member helps me fulfill my primary purpose for being a member—to stay sexually sober and to help other sexaholics achieve sexual sobriety.