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Ally @ 07/07/2009 ( 12:52:21 PM )
This blog is a gift. I don't know if you know the service you have done, for suffering addicts. At least for this suffering addict.

Who am I? I too am a common human with the common affliction of addiction. If it gets me out of the present then I will use it to numb out, sex, intrigue, food, alcohol, drugs and even my work life.

I am grateful to this blog to keep me in the present.
randi k @ 07/21/2009 ( 7:44:01 AM )
I love seeing websites that includes sex and addiction in the same sentance! Recently, sex addiction has become be a more accepted term of a very real and dangerous addiction. Men and women, both are affected by sex addiction. It is a powerful and can lead to a total self-destruction of your mind, body and soul. As a mother and a wife, I pray to my higher power for strength, willingness and wisdom. I am at that point in my recovery where I feel as if I can sponsor other woman, who are struggeling with sex addiction, and are either afraid to speak their truth or they are scared and embarrased to come out as a sex addict. It is such a great feeling to see other woman come into our all woman's meetings. Their faces light up when they hear other women's hope, recovery and stories, thus creating an instant connection. A womans recovery may seem difficult, because of the shame, guilt and pain. It is also gratifying and challenging. Thank you women for opening up your hearts and your hands and continue the life long recovery process of sex addiction. As women, we respect and hold our friendships very close to our hearts.
janine @ 07/21/2009 ( 9:21:15 PM )
as a child of the 60's i grew up with this phrase--"sister-hood is powerfull"--it is still holding true for me today--i gave my first step a couple of weeks ago and feel very different as a result--calmer, more committed to my program--i would not have had the courage to do this step if it hadn't been for all the other firsts steps that i listened to and the courage and inspiration they gave me--but i especially could not have done it without the presence of my fellow saa sisters and my sponsor that were there to support me in this process--it is my fervent hope that more women come "out of the shadows" (gratitude to patrick carnes, always!) and find their way into the rooms of saa (rooms of light!)--it is also my hope that women come into these rooms to give the female perspective to this addiction--i am so grateful to the men i have met in this program--they were the first people i encountered in the rooms--they were and still are my brothers--never was i ever made to feel uncomfortable by any of the men in the program--i am often asked if i am ever triggered in the rooms--well, i am triggered EVERYWHERE!!!! but in the rooms i am always safe--so thank you to the women and to the men--male or female, gay, straight, transgendered,bi--this disease does not give a rat's ass! it can get you--it is the steps, the program and the loving PEOPLE of saa that are giving me the strength to heal--all blessings to the people of this program and to those still suffering outside of the rooms--janine
John K @ 02/02/2010 ( 3:16:52 PM )
I had to look at this today for I was drawn to it in the same way I was drawn to acting out, I was compelled. This is a healthy compulsion however for I can better understand my own struggle with this cunning baffling powerful and deadly disease. Today I mark my 50th day sober. My birthday is tomorrow and sobriety is the greatest gift I could have ever asked for.

Thanks for reading,

God love you.

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