members also take meetings into correctional facilities and treatment settings.į. Step meetings (usually closed) - discussion of one of the Twelve Steps.Į. Closed discussion meetings - conducted just as open discussions are, but for alcoholics or prospective A.A.s only.ĭ. recovery or any drinking-related problem anyone brings up.Ĭ. Open discussion meetings - one member speaks briefly about his or her drinking experience, and then leads a discussion on A.A. members “tell their stories.” They describe their experiences with alcohol, how they came to A.A., and how their lives have changed as a result of Alcoholics Anonymous.ī. is, what it does, and what it does not do.) At speaker meetings, A.A. meeting is the best way to learn what A.A. Open speaker meetings - open to alcoholics and nonalcoholics. program, set forth in our Twelve Steps, offers the alcoholic a way to develop a satisfying life without alcohol.ģ.

members share their experience with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem they give person-to-person service or “sponsorship” to the alcoholic coming to A.A. Although we are not affiliated with AA or with any other organization or agency, we are, indeed, grateful for permission to modify and apply the Steps and Traditions to sex addiction, making recovery possible for us.1.

The basic principles of recovery practiced by SAA are found in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. We learned through the SAA Fellowship that we were not hopelessly defective. In that setting we heard stories similar to ours and realized that recovery from our problem was possible. Many of us came to this realization when we started attending SAA meetings. Despite many failed promises to ourselves and attempts to change, we discovered that we were unable to stop acting out sexually by ourselves. Through long and painful experience, we came to realize that we were powerless over our sexual thoughts and behaviors and that our preoccupation with sex was causing progressively severe adverse consequences for us, our families, and our friends. As a fellowship of recovering addicts, Sex Addicts Anonymous offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from sex addiction.

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