Humor

The Fiery Sermon

A newer member of SA decided he didn’t need to go to any more meetings. After a few weeks, his sponsor decided to visit him. It was a chill evening and the sponsor found the sponsee at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire.

By |2023-09-06T12:43:10-05:00April 30, 2022|Comments Off on The Fiery Sermon

The Sexaholic in the Hole

I heard this story recently at one of the many meetings I go to and I wanted to share it with the Essay readers: A sexaholic is cruising the pavement, looking at triggers everywhere, and falls into a hole. He tries and tries to get out but can’t. He starts shouting. “Help me! Help me!”

By |2023-09-13T15:39:33-05:00October 13, 2021|Comments Off on The Sexaholic in the Hole

The Obsession of the Sexaholic Mind

A lust drunk was stranded on a desert island with no lust hits or any other way of escaping his loneliness. One day he saw an old brown bottle washed up on the strand. He picked it up, dusted it off and at once, a genie appeared. “For joy, you have freed me!” cried the genie. “Ten thousand years I have spent in that bottle. For your pains, young man, I will gladly grant you three wishes for freeing me.”

By |2023-09-18T16:24:17-05:00August 18, 2021|Comments Off on The Obsession of the Sexaholic Mind

We Are Not a Glum Lot

One of the most effective Practical Tools is HUMOR. A man in a hot air balloon realized he was completely lost. He was overwhelmed, in despair and utter bewilderment. He saw a person on the ground and yelled down to him, “Can you help me? I don’t know where I am.”

By |2023-09-20T14:03:06-05:00May 20, 2021|Comments Off on We Are Not a Glum Lot

We Are Not A Glum Lot

One of the most effective Practical Tools is HUMOR. CORONAVIRUS AND ADDICTION We were MADE to survive this!

By |2023-10-24T18:25:33-05:00February 24, 2021|Comments Off on We Are Not A Glum Lot

We Are Not A Glum Lot

One of the most effective Practical Tools is HUMOR. The difference between your sponsor and a therapist 1. Your sponsor isn’t all that interested in the reasons you acted out.

By |2023-10-31T12:46:04-05:00December 27, 2020|Comments Off on We Are Not A Glum Lot

We Are Not A Glum Lot

One of the most effective Practical Tools is humor. I have been sober for a long time. I tried to give my recovery knowledge away like a fire hose. I realized I was overwhelming newcomers with way too much information at one time. I slowed it down to a garden hose.

By |2023-11-01T11:43:55-05:00October 1, 2020|Comments Off on We Are Not A Glum Lot

We Are Not A Glum Lot

One of the most effective Practical Tools is HUMOR. Recently a sexaholic had a severe car accident. He had followed his sponsor’s suggestion to always look at his feet when he saw something that might trigger him.

By |2023-11-07T10:28:44-06:00August 7, 2020|Comments Off on We Are Not A Glum Lot