ESSAY Magazine (An International Journal of Sexaholics Anonymous)

The mission of ESSAY is to serve as a source of information, experience, strength and hope to sexaholics, both inside and outside the rooms of Sexaholics Anonymous. Our vision is to provide a high-quality “meeting in print” that gathers together members from around the world. It can serve as a portable “extra meeting” especially for loners and for members who don’t have access to many meetings. In addition, Essay serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found SA. We strive to include a mix of stories and shares from a wide variety of members, including men and women, prisoners, and international members. In addition, ESSAY provides Fellowship announcements and information on subjects such as new meetings, Fellowship events, and our service structure. We hope that all of the articles we publish will offer useful information and provide experience, strength, and hope to all who suffer from the disease of sexaholism. Fellowship actvities such as international conventions, regional events and local events appear in the Calendar section. Each issue has a theme and various sections to share sexaholic stories and practical tools. In addition to letters and group news, ESSAY offers short, edited articles written by members about recovery and our solution. The Practical Recovery Tools section features members sharing on the topic, “Exactly how I did it.” Submissions may also include meditations, poetry, and humor. ESSAY is guided by the principles of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. Each issue contains the following statement:
The mission of ESSAY is to serve as a source of information, experience, strength and hope to sexaholics, both inside and outside the rooms of Sexaholics Anonymous. Our vision is to provide a high-quality “meeting in print” that gathers together members from around the world. It can serve as a portable “extra meeting” especially for loners and for members who don’t have access to many meetings. In addition, Essay serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found SA. We strive to include a mix of stories and shares from a wide variety of members, including men and women, prisoners, and international members. In addition, ESSAY provides Fellowship announcements and information on subjects such as new meetings, Fellowship events, and our service structure. We hope that all of the articles we publish will offer useful information and provide experience, strength, and hope to all who suffer from the disease of sexaholism. Fellowship actvities such as international conventions, regional events and local events appear in the Calendar section. Each issue has a theme and various sections to share sexaholic stories and practical tools. In addition to letters and group news, ESSAY offers short, edited articles written by members about recovery and our solution. The Practical Recovery Tools section features members sharing on the topic, “Exactly how I did it.” Submissions may also include meditations, poetry, and humor. ESSAY is guided by the principles of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. Each issue contains the following statement:
Episodes
Episodes



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
4 min
La mia vita di recupero oggi è piena di miracoli: il più grande tra tutti è che mi sto recuperando da questa malattia, questa schiavitù dalla lussuria, per la quale non c'è cura. E un altro enorme miracolo è che oggi sono grata; prima non lo ero mai.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
10 min
Ho iniziato il mio viaggio in questo programma quando un’amica di Al-Anon mi ha detto che ero una sessodipendente. Per dimostrarle che si sbagliava, ho accettato di partecipare a sei incontri di SA. Durante questi sei incontri sono arrivata lentamente ad ammettere di essere una sessodipendente. All’inizio non guardavo negli occhi gli altri membri e non condividevo. Alla mia prima riunione di gruppo c’erano altre sei donne di SA. Abbiamo partecipato a due incontri settimanali come gruppo, questo mi ha aiutata a entrare in contatto con il programma e poi ho iniziato a condividere. Quando mi sono presentata, ho dovuto arrendere la mia paura e la mia vergogna. Sentivo di essere peggiore dei membri maschi, a causa dei “due pesi e due misure” nei confronti delle donne negli Stati Uniti. Gli uomini possono “darsi alla pazza gioia”, mentre le donne sono vergini o prostitute. Queste leggende erano radicate nella mia mente. Il tempo trascorso nel programma mi ha aiutata a superare questi concetti.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
5 min
All’inizio pensavo che il termine “sobrietà” non si adattasse a quello che pensavo fosse un sessodipendente perché non avevo esperienza con l’alcolismo. Ma quando sono entrato in queste stanze otto anni fa ho imparato che la sobrietà era difficile da ottenere perché riguardava il mio stato d’animo e cosa avrei potuto farne se non fossi stato spiritualmente in forma.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
7 min
Le 21 mars 2011, 48 heures seulement avant mon entrée dans cette fraternité, j'étais sobre depuis deux semaines. Ce jour-là, j'avais la certitude absolue que je ne céderais plus jamais à ma dépendance. Le seul problème, c'est que j'avais eu cette confiance suprême des milliers de fois auparavant, pendant près d'un demi-siècle.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
6 min
Bonjour à tous, je m'appelle Pat et je suis un sexolique. Aujourd'hui, je suis très reconnaissant d'être en train de me remettre de la luxure. Le chemin a été long. Je suis entré dans le programme dans une ville du milieu de l'île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande en novembre 2016 après avoir pris de plus en plus conscience que je perdais la maîtrise et que la luxure prenait le contrôle de ma vie. Au cours d'une nuit blanche, un samedi, l'alcool alimentant ma luxure, je suis allé sur Internet et j'ai discuté avec des femmes. Je voulais tellement passer à l'acte, mais j'étais tellement ivre que je n'arrivais pas à comprendre comment rencontrer quelqu'un. Une bénédiction déguisée.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
6 min
Am 21. März 2011, nur 48 Stunden bevor ich in diese Gemeinschaft kam, war ich zwei Wochen trocken. An diesem einen Tag war ich mir extrem sicher, dass ich nie wieder meiner Sucht nachgeben würde. Das einzige Problem dabei war, dass ich dieses starke Gefühl der Sicherheit bereits tausende Male gehabt hatte seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
9 min
2008 kam ich zu AS. Bis dahin war mein Leben eine Abfolge von zwanghafter Masturbation, Pornografie, Voyeurismus, Exhibitionismus und zahllosen verstohlenen Kontakten oder One-Night-Stands mit anderen Männern gewesen. Die einzige Erfahrung einer Verbindung war eine mehr als zwanzigjährige Missbrauchsbeziehung mit einem alkoholkranken Mann gewesen. Als ich die Nüchternheitsdefinition von AS (ND) das erste mal las, war ich enttäuscht, denn ich fühlte mich anders. Ich definierte mich immer noch als schwul (engl. „gay“, eigentlich fröhlich, lustig), obwohl an meiner Situation nichts fröhliches mehr war.



Apr 9, 2023
Apr 9, 2023
5 min
Hallo zusammen, mein Name ist Pat und ich bin ein Sexaholiker. Ich bin heute sehr dankbar für meine anhaltende Genesung von der Lüsternheit. Es war ein langer Weg. Ich kam im November 2016 in einer Stadt in der Mitte der Nordinsel Neuseelands in das Programm, nachdem mir zunehmend bewusst wurde, dass ich die Kontrolle verlor und die Lüsternheit mein Leben beherrschte. Während eines nächtlichen Saufgelages an einem Samstag, bei dem der Alkohol meine Lüsternheit anheizte, ging ich online und chattete mit Frauen. Ich wollte mich unbedingt ausleben, aber ich war so betrunken, dass ich nicht wusste, wie ich mich mit jemandem treffen sollte. Ein Segen im Verborgenen.






