Daily Reprieve Group Preamble

 

My name is _______, and I am a sex addict.  Welcome to this meeting of the Daily Reprieve Group of Sex Addicts Anonymous.  This is a men’s meeting.  Sex Addicts Anonymous is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.  The only qualification for SAA membership is a desire to stop addictive sexual behavior.   SAA is supported entirely through contributions of its membership and is free to all who need it.  Because of the nature of our addiction, we need to protect with special care the anonymity of every SAA member.  Are there any newcomers attending their first meeting tonight?  Please identify yourself, first name only.  Welcome.

 

Our sex addiction distorts our very nature. It is said that we are made in God’s image.  Consider, then, that in our sexuality our Creator has shared with us his greatest power: through an act of love we create life.   Our masculinity, moreover, tells us who in large part we are.  Our love-making is designed to be a powerful bond that nourishes a couple emotionally and spiritually, a safe harbor for our most tender feelings.  We sex addicts, however, have gone off the tracks somewhere.  We use our sexuality as a drug to numb painful feelings; we make our sexuality a barrier to intimacy.   The good news is that there is recovery, and through recovery we can have lives filled with joy.  Our experience is that working the twelve steps with a sponsor, regularly attending meetings with other sex addicts and reaching out with a hand of comfort and support to our fellows in this program who are suffering is an infallible path to that joy.  The ultimate goal of this group is to help each member achieve a connection with God sufficient to sustain a loving, intimate relationship with a lifelong partner.

 

We follow the twelve steps and twelve traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous and await the fulfillment of their promises.  Continued...

North Texas Regional Intergroup of SAA

Recovery by grace, because you are worth it!

Daily Reprieve Foundation Principles and Meeting Format (cont)