J'ai récemment célébré mon cinquième anniversaire de sobriété en SA et je n'en ai jamais été assez reconnaissant. Je me souviens avoir discuté avec un ancien après une réunion dans mon pays. Je ne connaissais pas encore les SA. Il était dans le programme depuis huit ans.
Je suis de retour ici. Cette ville m'a manqué. Cela fait tout juste dix ans que je n'y suis pas venue. Je respire l'air de la côte. L'étreinte rafraîchissante de la mer devant moi, et les gratte-ciel et les montagnes derrière moi.
My name is Yoshi. I have a desire to stop lusting and become sexually sober. My sobriety date is July 29, 1994. I am now 77 years old and have had many "lifesavers" in my life.
I recently celebrated my fifth sobriety anniversary in SA and I’ve never been grateful enough for that. I remember talking to an oldtimer after a meeting in my country. I was still new to SA. He had been in the program for eight years.
I'm back here again. I have missed this city. It has been just shy of a decade since I've been here. I breathe in the coastal air. The cooling embrace of the sea in front of me, and the towering skylines and mountains behind.
Traveling per se is a great gift bestowed by God - some people cannot afford it due to physical or financial issues. Traveling broadens outlook, inspires, acquaints with new places, new people, and new countries. Whether I’m relaxing or working, traveling is a part of my life. I am so grateful to God for this gift. Why is sobriety required for me when traveling?
Even after I connected with SA and started taking the steps, there were many things I did not understand. One of them was the "timing of Higher Power." I was repeatedly told by one of my fellows ahead of me in the steps, that I would "always know" when to make amends, and to whom, and what to say to them, as long as I was properly connected to Higher Power.
I started my SA journey on May 25, 2021 when my husband confronted me once more but the difference this time was that my inner voice (Higher Power's voice) strongly directed me to some God (Good Orderly Directions), so I googled, found sa.org, and got connected to an SA India sister who introduced me to the SA program.
На первых порах я думала, что термин «трезвость» не соответствует тому, чем в моем представлении был сексоголизм, потому что у меня не было опыта алкоголизма. Но когда я впервые попала на собрания АС восемь лет назад, я узнала, что трезвости трудно достичь, потому что все дело в том, каково мое внутреннее состояние и что с ним делать, если я не в хорошей духовной форме.
Ho iniziato il mio viaggio in questo programma quando un’amica di Al-Anon mi ha detto che ero una sessodipendente. Per dimostrarle che si sbagliava, ho accettato di partecipare a sei incontri di SA. Durante questi sei incontri sono arrivata lentamente ad ammettere di essere una sessodipendente. All'inizio non guardavo negli occhi gli altri membri e non condividevo. Alla mia prima riunione di gruppo c'erano altre sei donne di SA. Abbiamo partecipato a due incontri settimanali come gruppo, questo mi ha aiutata a entrare in contatto con il programma e poi ho iniziato a condividere.
