Tampa bay sex and love addicts anonymous the tampa bay slaa. In many instances the values we had thought were ours had turned. This means that only people who consider themselves to be members of. Sex and love addicts anonymous greater delaware valley. Slaa how originated in australia around 1996, when a group of authors from slaa changed the wording from compulsive eating and food, to the words used in slaa for sex and love addiction and thereby created from oa a similar how approach and documents for slaa the authors felt that slaa needed a structured and disciplined approach to help. We have found, no matter how different or alone we feel, that reaching out to others to give help and to ask for it helps us to recover from our anorexia. Go back to these questions and include them in your inventory. You are welcome to attend beginners meetings and find out. There is an online map and downloadable pdf list of over 30 meetings.
Read the books recommended in the slaa basic text on pg. The 40 questions for self diagnosis are also posted on the s. Sometimes love feels good and sometimes it feels bad. Open meetings are open to all genders who want to find out more about recovery from sex and love addiction men only and women only meetings are closed to their specific genders but are open to those who want to find out more about recovery anorexia focus meetings deal with sexual anorexia as defined by slaa literature. This subreddit exists soley for the discussion of topics directly related to recovery in the slaa program and fellowship and is not affiliated with the corporation knows as fellowship wide services in any way. Ausp016 philadelphia co slaa slaa stories saturday.
Preamble pdf characteristics of sex and love addiction pdf 40 questions for selfdiagnosis pdf signs of recovery pdf recommended guidelines for dealing with the media pdf. Preamble pdf characteristics of sex and love addiction pdf. We recover from sex andor love addiction or avoidanceanorexia by sharing. If someone is grappling with a problem that is not one of sex and love addiction, we are not the ones to. Slaa is open to anyone who knows or thinks they have a problem with sex addiction, love addiction, dependency on romantic obsessions and or attachments, emotional dependency, and or sexual, social and emotional anorexia. Love addiction, however, is a compulsive, chronic craving and or pursuit of romantic love in an effort to get our sense of security and worth from another person. Sex and love addicts anonymous portland area intergroup. A sponsor is someone who has found sobriety from their addictive behaviors and. Remember that love addiction comes in many forms, so even if you dont answer yes to all of the questions you may still be a love addict.
Slaa outline for using the sponsors guide share your experience, strength and hope. Please call the slaa number, 9784350350, and you will be directed to a confidential email address where you can obtain further information about this special meeting. We were free of much guilt for our misdeeds, from the shame of having fallen short of our inner values. A 12 step program to recover from sex, love, relationship and romance addictions. Sex and love addicts anonymous slaa is a 12step fellowship for recovery from sex and or love addiction romantic obsession. They are not intended to provide a surefire method of diagnosis, nor can negative answers to these questions provide absolute assurance that the illness is not present.
Sex and love addiction the following list is a thought starter to help identify your habits of thoughts and feelings in the area of sex and love addiction. Other s programs focus on different aspects, and may also have different requirements and guidelines for participation. Slaa includes love addiction romantic obsession, relationships, and sexual anorexia. Slaa is open to anyone who knows or thinks they have a problem with sex addiction, love addiction, dependency on romantic obsessions andor attachments, emotional dependency, andor sexual, social and emotional anorexia. First 7 days of questions what is sex and love addiction. Psychologist and bestselling author redefines love and sex addiction, looking at a spectrum, and offering a new approach for healing.
How to break the pattern of love addiction psychology today. Sex and love addicts anonymous slaa is a twelve step, twelve traditionoriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by alcoholics anonymous. There is also a complete list which must be requested via email with over 70 meetings. Love addiction, however, is a compulsive, chronic craving andor pursuit of romantic love in an effort to get our sense of security and worth from another person. Sex and love addicts anonymous fellowshipwide services. Tools of recovery sex and love addicts anonymous of arkansas. It explains briefly what is the slaa organization and usually is read at the beginning of each meeting. Instead of being a straightforward self help manual using the 12 steps it reads more like a feverish personal journal with way too much. Define your bottom line behavior those activities from which we must refrain in order to attain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wholeness. Fearing abandonment and loneliness, we stay in and return to painful, destructive relationships, concealing our dependency needs from ourselves and others, growing more isolated and alienated from friends and loved ones, ourselves, and god. Tampa bay sex and love addicts anonymous the tampa bay. Even though we fear intimacy and commitment, we continually search for relationships and sexual contacts.
The english versions of the 8 core documents in order of priority for translation and. To counter the destructive consequences of sex and love addiction we draw on four major resources. The 8 core documentswhich can be found under the group and member resources tabprovide a foundation for the s. Alcoholics anonymous especially chapters 57 and aas twelve steps and twelve traditions, substituting the words sex and love addiction and our addiction for alcoholism and alcohol. Love addiction is in many ways the absolute opposite of healthy love. Sex and love addicts anonymous slaa is a 12step fellowship for recovery from sex andor love addiction romantic obsession. Love addicts seek connection to make themselves feel whole and to try and resolve childhood issues of abandonment and other traumas, through choosing a partner that is unavailable or love avoidant with the hope that.
Eight core slaa documents and pamphlets san francisco. We have begun to do the work of recovery and change in sex and love addicts anonymous. This can include therapists, educators, ministers, or anyone in a helping profession. Eight core slaa documents and pamphlets san francisco east. On this page please note online and telephone meetings below in addition to meetings near you. Greater cincinnati ohio and northern kentucky augustine fellowship of sex and love addicts anonymous. Meetings sex and love addicts anonymous greater delaware. Love addicts anonymous fourth step inventory guide 2008 love addicts anonymous draft t he point of the 4th step inventory is to take a hard look at yourself and decide what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of. Read the 12 characteristics of sex and love addiction. We sexualize stress, guilt, loneliness, anger, shame, fear and envy. Beginners meetings are supported by seasoned members of s. In 2004, the conference anorexia committee sent a questionnaire to members of s.
Nov 16, 20 posts about the slaa promises written by slaabali. Meetings sex and love addicts anonymous portland area. Due to the covid19 pandemic, we are in the process of setting up online meetings. Love addiction may or may not include a romantic high or sexual addiction. These are 40 questions many of us have asked ourselves in order to determine if we may qualify as a sex and or love addict. Referring to examples from your life, discuss how you have acted out in these areas in the past. The slaa promises sex and love addicts anonymous bali. Below are links to pdfs of the 7 core documents frequently used in slaa. Remember that love addiction comes in man y forms, so even if you dont answer yes to all of the questions you may still be a love addict. Go through the whole list first marking the questions that cause you to have a strong reaction, good or bad.
Fellowshipwide services urges members to contact your meetings for information on closures and changes due to covid19. There are more than one thousand sex and love addicts anonymous slaa groups in the united states, but love and sex addition is relatively new in the world of psychology and selfhelp. Slaagdvi faq sex and love addicts anonymous greater. In fact we once use it as a business inventory and it gave us a great new insight into our business practice.
Slaa tools of recovery sex and love addicts anonymous. The characteristics of sex and love addiction 12 recommended guidelines for. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sex and love addicts anonymous. Having few healthy boundaries, we become sexually involved with andor emotionally attached to people without knowing them. If you can answer yes to more than a few of the following questions, you are probably a love addict. Closed meetings are open only to those having a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. This is a closed meeting for professionals who help and counsel sex and love addicts. If someone is grappling with a problem that is not one of sex and love addiction, we are not the ones to tell him or her how to solve these problems. The basic text for the augustine fellowship, sex and love addicts anonymous kindle edition by fellowship, the augustine.
This means that only people who consider themselves to be members of s. Most meetings on the full list, show a contact person, a fellow member who attends meetings. Many sex and love addicts have varying patterns which can result in very different ways of approaching and answering these questions. It is available as a pdf from the fellowship wide services website. Characteristics of sex and love addiction having few healthy boundaries, we become sexually involved with andor emotionally attached to people without knowing them. Greater cincinnati ohio and northern kentucky augustine fellowship of sex and love addicts anonymous cincinnati ohio and northern kentucky augustine fellowship of sex and love. Sex and love addiction is definitely real and this book is a sincere effort to help others. We endeavour to stop a pattern of sex and love anorexia and we work the twelve steps of s. Beginners meetings are open to anyone who knows or who thinks they might have a problem with sex and love addiction. We have found if we changed our point of reference from sex or love to another type of relationship, we would find this inventory very useful. First, i provide an introduction to the concept and information on a literature search i conducted. Do you identify as a sex addict, a love addict, or both. The slaa promises of recovery sex and love addicts. Apr 18, 2016 read step 1 from the slaa handbook pp.
I still love this book and even if you think you dont need to read it you do. Now we were truly feeling some sense of deep release from the past. And many slaa meetings discourage identifying any acting out areas. We seek to develop a daily relationship with a higher power, knowing that we are not alone in our efforts to heal ourselves from our addiction. Laa love addicts anonymous 40 questions to help you determine if you are a love addict i f you can answer yes to more than a few of the following questions, you are probably a love addict. Please feel free to reproduce this document for distribution. Anorexia focus meetings deal with sexual anorexia as defined by slaa literature.
Fearing abandonment and loneliness, we stay in and return to painful, destructive relationships, concealing our dependency needs from ourselves and others, growing more isolated. We admitted we were powerless over sex and love addictionthat our. Sex and love addicts anonymous is a twelve step, twelve tradition oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by alcoholics anonymous. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Love addiction is very prevalent and undiagnosed in our society. We confuse love with neediness, physical and sexual attraction, pity andor the need to rescue or be rescued. Having few healthy boundaries, we become sexually involved with and or emotionally attached to people without knowing them. On this page please note online and telephone meetings below in addition to meetings near you online meetings.
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