Sexual Compulsives Anonymous: A Program of Recovery - 2nd Edition

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous: A Program of Recovery - 2nd Edition
Author: Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
Publisher: SCA International Service Org.
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2002
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0962796654

"The Little Blue Book" describes the program of SCA. It is written by members and includes the 12 Steps/12 Traditions adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, 14 Characteristics we have in common, The Tools that Help us Get Better and chapters on Sobriety / Recovery Plans, Sponsorship, Service, what happens at Meetings, how to avoid slips, masturbation, shame and a brief history of the program followed by some useful prayers and meeting formats.

Sex Addicts Anonymous

Sex Addicts Anonymous
Author: SAA Fellowship
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2017-05-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0989228606

The basic text of the SAA fellowship, Sex Addicts Anonymous explains sex addiction from the SAA perspective and demonstrates, through examples, how sex addiction worsens over time. It describes the personal powerlessness and unmanageability of sex addiction, and the damage to personal relationships, livelihood, and physical health that is often caused by addictive behavior. Sex Addicts Anonymous conveys a vision of hope for the addict through a recovery program based on the time-honored Twelve Steps that were initially proposed for alcoholics. A separate section of the book offers a variety of personal stories from individual members of the fellowship to illustrate the challenges and the hope of recovery.

SCA: A Program of Recovery - 3rd Edition (Revised and Expanded)

SCA: A Program of Recovery - 3rd Edition (Revised and Expanded)
Author: International Service Organization of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, Inc.
Publisher: International Service Organization of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, Inc..
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2021-08-11
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1949225089

This book contains more than four decades of experience, strength, and hope in recovery from sexual compulsion. It has been written, edited, and published entirely by members of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA). This 3rd edition is an expanded and updated version of SCA’s previous recovery book. It includes commentaries on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as adapted from the original principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, as written by members of SCA. They provide context for working the Twelve Steps and practical wisdom in the observance of the Twelve Traditions. This version also contains new commentaries on The Characteristics Most of Us Seem to Have in Common, an early work that SCA members developed in the 1980s. The book begins with a Foreword written by Alexandra Katehakis, Ph.D., who is a Clinical Sexologist and Founder of the Center for Healthy Sex. She is the author of numerous books on sex addiction and intimacy issues. This edition addresses the individual in recovery and then discusses how SCA members recover together in groups and the fellowship at large. There are also chapters on sexual anorexia and pornography, apps, and internet addiction that SCA developed to address the fellowship’s changing needs. After extensive revisions, many separately released SCA publications, including Moving Through Withdrawal, Avoiding Common Pitfalls, Secret Shame, etc., have chapters in this edition. Other chapters from the SCA: A Program of Recovery, 2nd edition, were revised and updated before inclusion in this edition. These sections address designing a sexual recovery plan, sponsorship, the telephone as a recovery tool, compulsive masturbation, abstinence, and ways to avoid a “slip.” The chapters on individual recovery conclude with SCA’s version of The Promises of Alcoholics Anonymous: The Gifts of Recovery. The group recovery section has updated chapters on starting an SCA meeting, what happens at SCA meetings, and doing service in SCA. Origins of SCA, which are stories written by some of SCA’s founders, appear unchanged from the previous edition. This book also contains twenty-eight (28) stories of individual recovery, written by various SCA members. Keywords: 12-Step Recovery, Sex Addiction, Sexual Compulsion, Compulsive Masturbation, Spirituality, Anonymous Sex, Romantic Obsession, Sexual Sobriety, Pornography, Apps, Webcams, Recovery from Shame, Withdrawal, Sponsorship, Abstinence, Anorexia, Low Self-esteem

Avoiding Common Pitfalls on the Road of Recovery - 2nd Edition

Avoiding Common Pitfalls on the Road of Recovery - 2nd Edition
Author: International Service Organization of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, Inc.
Publisher: International Service Organization of SCA
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2022-01-06
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1949225143

Our sexual compulsion continues to be cunning, baffling, and powerful, even as we walk the road of recovery. Though we may have joined Sexual Compulsives Anonymous with tremendous enthusiasm and begun to enjoy sexual sobriety, most of us encountered certain pitfalls on that road. This pamphlet contains descriptions of some of the familiar diversions that can cause us to veer off the path of recovery. We have grouped them based on our collective experience of when they are most likely to happen, but they may occur at any time in recovery. Avoiding Common Pitfalls offers suggested courses of action to take when these situations arise. This edition includes all the edits and additions found in the Recovery Book.

Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows
Author: Patrick J Carnes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2009-06-21
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1592857698

With the revised information and up-to-date research, Out of the Shadows is the premier work on sex addiction, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Sex is at the core of our identities. And when it becomes a compulsion, it can unravel our lives. Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Revised and updated to include the latest research--and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction--this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency. With practical wisdom and spiritual clarity, it points the way out of the shadows of sexual compulsion and back into the light and fullness of life.

Clinical Management of Sex Addiction

Clinical Management of Sex Addiction
Author: Patrick J. Carnes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317626583

Clinical Management of Sex Addiction’s newest edition updates many of the original chapters from 28 leaders in the field with new findings and treatment methods in the field of sex addiction. With a growing awareness of sex addiction as a problem, plus the advent of cybersex compulsion, professional clinicians are being confronted with sexual compulsion with little clinical or academic preparation. This is the first book distilling the experience of the leaders in this emerging field. It additionally provides new chapters on emerging areas of interest, including partner counseling, trauma and sexual addiction, and adolescent sex addiction. With a focus on special populations, the book creates a current and coherent reference for the therapist who faces quickly escalating new constellations of addictive sexual behavior. Readable, concise and filled with useful interventions, it is a key text for professionals new to the field and a classic reference for all clinicians who treat sex addiction.

A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction

A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction
Author: Paldrom Collins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2011-11-18
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1440526974

Like other psychiatric disorders, sexual addiction is a condition that affects peoples' relationships with others as much as it affects their own mental state. Individuals suffering from sexual addiction typically pursue sex through any means possible and often engage in risky forms of sexual activity such as exhibitionism, promiscuous sex with multiple partners, online sex, etc. It's easy to see how a couple's relationship may be challenged by the manifestations and reality of a disorder like this one. A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction discusses common relationship issues within the context of sexual addiction and provides the reader with exercises, information, and advice on the following topics: Trust Communication Healthy sexuality & sexual behaviors Family By understanding the reality of sexual addiction and what it means for a relationship, couples will be able to better relate to each other and plan for a successful future.

Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction

Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
Author: Mark Laaser
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0310559766

Hope--real hope--for recovery is within reach. This book goes beyond cliché answers and offers meaningful, spiritual, and practical steps to healing and freedom from sexual addiction--or any addiction. With today's rampant availability of Internet pornography, sexual addiction has become a national epidemic that affects an increasing number of Christians, even pastors and priests. As devastating as any drug habit, it brings heartbreak and despair to those it entangles. But there is help for men and women caught in sexual addiction's downward spiral. This book offers a path that leads beyond compulsive thoughts and behaviors to healing and transformation. Speaking from his own experience with sexual addiction and recovery, Dr. Mark Laaser is sensitive to the shame of sexual addiction without minimizing its sinfulness. He traces the roots of the problem, discusses its patterns and impact, and maps out a biblical approach to self-control and sexual integrity. Whether you know someone with a sexual addiction or struggle yourself, Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction points the way to understanding, wholeness, and holiness. Spanish edition also available; previously titled Faithful and True.

Answers in the Heart

Answers in the Heart
Author: Hazelden Publishing
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1989-10-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780894865688

Answers in the Heart

Hope and Recovery

Hope and Recovery
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2010-08-04
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1592859755

Hope and Recovery guides and supports the life-transforming move from self-defeating and destructive sexual behavior to healthy, affirming sexuality. A remarkable work, Hope and Recovery guides and supports the life-transforming move from self-defeating and destructive sexual behavior to healthy, affirming sexuality. This widely acclaimed contribution to addiction literature applies the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous to the complex problem of sex addiction.