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Sexual Addiction

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Women, Sex, and Addiction: A Search for Love and Power:

"In our society, sex can easily become the price many women pay for love and the illusion of security. A woman who seeks a sense of personal power and an escape from pain may use sex and romance as a way to feel in control, just as an alcoholic uses alcohol; but sex never satisfies her longing for love and self-worth. In this wise and compassionate book, Charlotte Kasl shows women how they can learn to experience their sexuality as a source for love and positive power and sex as an expression that honors the soul as well as the body."


Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Ad... by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D. $11.53	Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Ad... by Patrick Carnes $12.82	In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of... by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D. $10.17

The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploit... by Patrick J. Carnes $10.96	Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hat... by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D. $11.51	Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict by Patrick Carnes $10.17

Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships with Re... by Ph.D. Patrick Carnes $14.61	Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex ... by George Collins MA $12.21	Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners... by Barbara Steffens $10.17


Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Part... $13.57	Recovery Zone, Vol. 1: Making Changes that ... by Patrick J. Carnes $19.77	Recovery Zone, Volume 2: Achieving Balance ... by Ph.D. Patrick Carnes $18.21


Women, Sex, and Addiction: A Search for Lov... by Charlotte S. Kasl $9.78	Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: The Basic T... by The Augustine Fellowship	The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for O... by Pia Mellody $10.87

Sex Addicts Anonymous by Sex Addicts Anonymous $9.34	A Couple's Guide to Sexual Addiction: A Ste... by Paldrom Collins $10.17	False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle ... by Harry Schaumburg $11.55


Surviving Infidelity: Making Decisions, Rec... by Rona B. Subotnik $8.75	Unfaithful: Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity by Gary Shriver	Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity by Gary Shriver $9.88

Love, Infidelity, and Sexual Addiction: A C... by Christine A. Adams SEXUAL ADDICTION SA – Sexaholics Anonymous at Sexaholics Anonymous \| The Official Website for Sexaholics Anonymous, a Program of Recovery from Sex and Lust Addiction We admitted that we were powerless over lust—that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. (Conservative program) For the married sexaholic, sexual sobriety means having no form of sex with self or with persons other than the spouse. SAA – Sex Addicts Anonymous at (saa-recovery.org) Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over addictive sexual behavior - that our lives had become unmanageable. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns) To help us define our sexual sobriety, many of us use a tool developed within SAA called The Three Circles. We draw three concentric circles, consisting of an inner, middle, and outer circle. With the help of our sponsor or others in recovery, we write down various behaviors in each of the three circles. In the inner circle we put the sexual behaviors we want to abstain from, the ones we consider “acting out.” SCA – Sexual Compulsives Anonymous at Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (sca-recovery.org) Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over sexual compulsion — that our lives had become unmanageable. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns) SLAA – Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous at (slaafws.org) Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over sex and love addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns) SRA – Sexual Recovery Anonymous at Sexual Recovery Anonymous Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over our sexual obsessions—that our lives had become unmanageable. Step 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. (no pronouns)