This period in his life has given him time to grow. Hi, I'm James D., and I’ve been incarcerated since January 28, 2022. I’ve been sexually sober since November 29, 2023—one year, ten months, and one day from the worst day of my life. That day, I experienced the first of many of the best days of my life: the day I entered sobriety.
Sponsorship in Prison My name is Blue, and I am an incarcerated person serving a life sentence in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the crimes of sexual assault. This is the bad news. The good news is that coming to prison was the best thing that could have happened for me, because it forced me to take an honest look at myself and what I needed to do to transform and be healed.
Even when cut off from the world, you’re never cut off from recovery. A few years ago, I wrote an article about my experience sponsoring incarcerated fellows by mail. How different it is now to be one of them! As if I needed further proof that I’m just another “bozo on the bus”!
How a sponsor changed my life All my life I went to church, served others, and believed in a higher power. I am married with seven children. However, I lived a secret life of pornography addiction for 27 years. I had a lot of trauma I did not know how to deal with after being abused as a child several times by four different men while growing up. My pornography use eventually led to a crime that put me in prison for four years.
This was submitted by an inmate as his “one year sober reflection” My name is James D., and I have been sober since November 29, 2023. Since that day, I have had ups and downs. I’ve had several near-slips and a couple of regrets in the area of lustful thoughts.
My name is Raphael. I am a grateful, recovering sexaholic. I have been sober by the grace of God and with the help of all you in this program of SA since April 7, 2019. I am also currently serving a 50-month sentence for actions I took as a result of my addiction to lust.
One of my friends in prison informed me that he is going to be paroled soon. He asked for advice on what he should do upon release. I asked him where he plans to live and sent him a list of meetings in his area with contact phone numbers. I asked if he had transportation to his location. If not, I suggested that he find a local bus service or transportation service.
یکی از دوستان زندانی ما، رافائل اس.، که در چند سال گذشته دو مقاله در ESSAY داشته است، یک جلسه SA را در زندان ایالتی ویرجینیا آغاز کرد. او در حال حمایت از یک دوست دیگر است. ، اگرچه آنها در زندان هستند، برای آنها معنادار است که بخشی از انجمن باشند.
أحد أصدقائنا في السجن، رافائيل إس.، الذي كان له مقالتان على مدار العامين الماضيين في ESSAY، بدأ اجتماعا لــ س.م في سجن ولاية فرجينيا. وهو يوجه زميلا آخر. كونهم جزءًا من الزمالة أمرًا ذا معنى بالنسبة لهم رغم أنهم مسجونون.
Uno de nuestros amigos en prisión, Raphael S., que ha publicado dos artículos en ESSAY en los últimos dos años, ha iniciado una reunión de SA en la prisión estatal de Virginia. Está apadrinando a otro compañero. Para ellos es significativo formar parte de la fraternidad, aunque estén encarcelados.
