

He had been sexually sober since January 31, 1976. Roy K died from cancer on the afternoon of September 15, 2009. SA received permission from AA to use its Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions in 1979. Sexaholics Anonymous was founded by Roy K (in twelve-step fellowships it is customary to refer to members by their first name and the first initial of their last name, in order to preserve their anonymity).
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He or she has lost control, no longer has the power of choice, and is not free to stop." History The White Book explains that "the sexaholic has taken himself or herself out of the whole context of what is right or wrong. The group uses the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and the book "Sexaholics Anonymous" (often referred to as "The White Book") as a guide. And for all of us, single and married alike, sexual sobriety also includes progressive victory over lust". For the unmarried sexaholic, sexual sobriety means freedom from sex of any kind. Thus, for the married sexaholic, sexual sobriety means having no form of sex with self or with persons other than the spouse. "In defining sobriety, we do not speak for those outside Sexaholics Anonymous.


SA helps recovering "sexaholics." According to the group, a sexaholic is someone for whom " lust has become an addiction." SA distinguishes itself from other S groups by defining sexual sobriety as no sex with self or with partners other than with one's spouse "in the marriage between a man and a woman", and progressive victory over lust. Group commitment to sobriety definition.Collectively these groups are referred to as "S" groups since all their acronyms begin with that letter: SA, SAA, SLAA, SCA, SRA. SA takes its place among various twelve-step groups that seek recovery from sexual addiction: Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Sexual Compulsives Anonymous and Sexual Recovery Anonymous. Sexaholics Anonymous ( SA) founded in 1979 is one of several twelve-step programs for compulsive sexual behavior based on the original twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Not to be confused with Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, or Sexual Recovery Anonymous.
