Central Ohio Intergroup

Introduction

To the Newcomer

Those in Sexaholics Anonymous recovery report experiencing various forms of compulsive sexual behavior. Members describe diverse manifestations including street sex work, anonymous encounters, destructive affairs, and solitary compulsions such as masturbation or voyeurism. Many felt unable to stop despite negative impacts on themselves and others.

Upon joining SA, members discovered shared commonalities despite surface differences. SA identifies "the obsession of lust, usually combined with a compulsive demand for sex in some form" as the central problem. Members report spiritual deterioration marked by "guilt, fear, and loneliness."

The proposed solution centers on the Twelve Steps practiced within fellowship, grounded in what SA terms "sexual sobriety." SA emphasizes this represents "the basic and necessary condition for lasting freedom from the pain that brought us to SA."

Recovery applies across demographic variations—gender, marital status, relationship type—asserting "half-measures availed us nothing."

Members acknowledge uncertainty about sobriety's complete mechanisms while affirming its necessity. SA states that "sexual sobriety is truly the key to a happy and joyous freedom we could otherwise never know."