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About the Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous 12-Step Recovery Program

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-Step recovery program that builds on the tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (which are outlined in the Big Book of AA) and on similar treatment methods to craft a solution for people who are stuck in various kinds of sexual and relationship dysfunction. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is open to people with an addictive compulsion to either engage in or to avoid love, sex and relationships generally. A misconception exists in society regarding the nature and treatment of sexual and relationship compulsions, and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous was created to address it.

What Is Sexual Compulsion?

Sexual compulsion, which is sometimes referred to as hyper-sexuality, nymphomania or sex addiction, is usually defined as having an obsession with sexual fantasies, feelings or activities that affects your health, career or relationships with the people in your life.

A sexually compulsive behavior may involve a sexual preference or ordinary proclivity that rises to the level of an obsession that interferes with a normal life. It may also involve ideas or actions that are considered to lie beyond the bounds of what is culturally, legally or morally acceptable sexual behavior.

Sexual compulsion is a maligned and easily misunderstood phenomenon. A taboo subject and often a target of ridicule, a sexual addiction is dangerous and, if allowed to run unchecked, will often grow worse over time, with more and more risky behavior exacting a high personal cost, until it can no longer be controlled. If you suffer from a compulsive need for, or avoidance of, sexual or other intimate behavior, please call today to speak with a sympathetic professional who knows what you’re going through.

The History of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous was founded to help sexually compulsive people learn to live their lives on a path of recovery, as opposed to suffering from the perpetual distractions and torments of a sexual compulsion. Signs that you may have a serious problem or that you need help can include:

  • A lack of enforceable boundaries, which have the potential to fundamentally interfere with your life and the lives of others
  • A dependence on, or irresistible urge to engage in, progressively worse and more dangerous sexual behavior
  • Obsessive thoughts of a sexual nature or fantasies that revolve around risky sexual behavior
  • A continued and even heightened indulgence in these thoughts and behaviors despite obvious adverse consequences

“The good news is that with time and dedication, a compulsive sexual disorder may be overcome and the addict can be left free to live a normal life.”
An addiction to sex, a general lack of constructive boundaries, or a compulsive avoidance of normal, healthy sexual and relationship behaviors are all signs that you or someone you may know is suffering from negative emotions and a potentially very destructive set of motivational priorities. If this describes you, or if you are worried about somebody you know and care for, please call us today at . The lines are open around the clock every day of the week. When you call, we’ll help you find the resources you need to get past your sex addiction by putting you in contact with organizations such as Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, which is devoted to the cause of lifelong recovery.

How to Recover from Sex and Love Addiction

As Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous continues to counter the destructive consequences of sex and love addiction, it continues to draw on the major principles of the 12-Step movement, which are:

It’s important to explore your options before committing to a particular recovery program. After all, what has been seen to work for one person in the past will not necessarily work again for another individual. The good news is that with time and dedication, a compulsive sexual disorder may be overcome and the addict can be left free to live a normal life. Call us for for more information on Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meetings in your area.

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