One day a sexaholic out walking alone fell into a pit. The pit was deep. As much as he tried, the sexaholic couldn’t get out. He tried to jump up and to climb up, but this proved useless. He was stuck in the pit with no apparent way out.
I got married twice before finding my way into Sexaholics Anonymous. I thought those marriages would save me but my best thinking got me divorced.
When we issue the revised edition of “Recovery Continues,” I suggest “Recovery Continues Continuing.”
Sexaholics Anonymous so often is just plain confusing! Here are some challenges we face in SA recovery:
A Polish SA meeting suggests that we might work Tradition 5 with a man-on-the-street approach. Słuźby is Polish for “service.”
A sexaholic is energetically doing chores around the house and yard. The partner knows from experience that this behavior is probably “chore-play.”
There is no “I” in Team — and there is a “we” and “I” in weird.
Some SA Acronyms: ODAAT - One Day At A Time
Do you find yourself wanting to be vague about your sobriety date? The endgame strategy of choice is to say “I am grateful to be sober today.” It allows you to be the mysterious humble one in the meeting without giving an actual sobriety date.
Are you on a telephone call that’s starting to go on too long or veer into unwanted subjects? The endgame strategy of choice is to begin talking about a Step — any Step, 1 through 12, will do. The conversation will usually end within a minute.
