Select stories from recovering sex addicts

Welcome to the Members Share section of our website.

Here members of Sexaholics Anonymous share their experience, strength and hope. There are stories for everyone, from all walks of life. We hope that you can find inspiration from these shares.

Please always remember that the Member Shares are not official literature of Sexaholics Anonymous, they remain the personal opinions of their respective authors.

No dabbling with lust

One year ago, I was approaching 12 months of sobriety and looking forward to receiving my One Year token.  Then I went on a business trip.  I was confronted by several temptations.  Though I knew better, I chose...

Perverted Grandpas Anonymous

Recently, a newcomer to our SA meeting was startingly frank.  He let us all know he wasn't going to join in with much of the group protocol, like introducing himself or saying "Thank you for sharing."  He said not...

Perfection-ISM

One of my big character defects is perfectionism.  It has manifested in many ways over the years.  As a result of my most recent slip, I have been granted a great spiritual insight – perfectionism drives my...

My ideas didn't work

I was talking to my sponsor about my latest slip.  I told him how I'd acted out and then said, "I know I need to work the steps, I know I need to do the next...

Carving out time to pray

The last couple of days, I've become aware that I've let my programme degrade. While I've been going through major life changes, I've focused on keeping up those parts which involve others, like sponsorship and...

Practicing self care

This week has been challenging for me, and was made worse by some drama last night. I allowed this to affect my mood and even allowed it to keep me up last night with worry and anxiety.

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Lust won't go easy on me

I'm loving all the shares on practical tips for surrendering lust temptations. I'm told sexaholism is three-fold: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Ideally my surrender would involve all three. A large part of...

One trigger after another

Tonight I'm in a city for a certain conference that is well known for lust. This is a tough trip for me so far. I feel most challenged in my hotel room. It's hard - just one trigger after another. And it's all me...

Happy destiny

I was imagining a conversation I must have had with God before I was born, in which we squared off on this issue of me being a sexaholic.  I'm thinking I just forgot it.  I imagine it went something like this....

Time for me to fly

This morning, as I was driving to work, still feeling tired after an emotional weekend, I started being assaulted by images.  Images I didn't want and was working hard to surrender, but was struggling and unable...

The Birds

I live by the sea, where there are many gulls.  Seagulls normally mind their own business but once, when I was walking along eating a cake, a seagull noticed me and swooped.  It hovering just above my head, close...

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