Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
ESSAY August 2024 - Was ist diese Lüsternheit? - Juan Carlos L., Madrid, Spanien
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:
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Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Das Kapitel im Weißen Buch mit dem Titel „Lüsternheit – die Kraft hinter der Sucht“ ist meiner Ansicht nach eine großartige Einführung in die Grundlagen dessen, worum es bei der Lüsternheit wirklich geht. In diesem Kapitel definiert Roy Lüsternheit als „eine Haltung, die verlangt, dass ein natürlicher Instinkt unnatürlichen Wünschen dient“. Das war jedenfalls meine Erfahrung. Irgendwann während meiner Highschool-Zeit entdeckte ich die Masturbation und die Pornografie. Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, was zuerst kam, aber das eine folgte sicher schnell auf das andere. Das Betrachten dieser Bilder erregte mich auf jeden Fall. Und Sex mit mir selbst bereitete mir sicherlich Vergnügen. Für manche könnte es vielleicht tatsächlich funktionieren, gelegentlich zu dieser Erfahrung zurückzukehren. Ich jedoch war sofort süchtig. Ich musste diese lüsternheitsvolle Erfahrung immer und immer wieder machen. Meine Erfahrungen mit Masturbation, Pornografie, Erotikbuchhandlungen, Filmen mit X-Rating, Stripclubs usw. waren „eine isolierende Obsession mit Sex und mir selbst“. Genau wie Roy in diesem Kapitel sagte, war meine Lüsternheit eine Einstellung, die verlangte, dass dieser neue natürliche Instinkt, den ich entdeckt hatte, unnatürlichen Wünschen diente.
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Einer unserer Freunde im Gefängnis, Raphael S., der in den letzten Jahren zwei Artikel im ESSAY veröffentlicht hat, hat ein AS-Treffen im Staatsgefängnis von Virginia gestartet. Er sponsert einen anderen Mitinsassen. Es ist bedeutungsvoll für sie, Teil der Gemeinschaft zu sein, auch wenn sie inhaftiert sind.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
L'un de nos amis détenus, Raphael S., qui a publié deux articles dans ESSAY au cours des deux dernières années, a lancé une réunion SA dans la prison d'État de Virginie. Il parraine un autre détenu. Il est important pour eux de faire partie de la fraternité bien qu'ils soient incarcérés.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Dear Porn,I gotta say that this is the weirdest thing for me to be doing right now, but I wanna thank you for lotsa stuff. Y’know, we haven’t been in contact now for like 126 days (but who’s counting), and I’m not gonna lie—I DO miss you. A whole lot. See? I even count the days! That’s how important you are were in my life!! And although I don’t want you in my life anymore, there was a time that you were crucial to my survival. We’ve been through a lot together and, although it’s time to say goodbye, I really must say thank you first.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
I was born in Nicaragua. My parents divorced when I was a baby. I was raised by my maternal grandparents in the countryside until about 8 years old. When I was around 6 or 7 years old, I was sexually abused by two adult men who were neighbors.
I was also abused by older relatives and friends from my childhood. I always felt guilty about the abuse and never told anyone about it. When I was 11 years old, my mother immigrated to New York City.
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
I reached out to an SA member in June 2017 in response to his email sent two months before, and I knew I had a problem with my compulsive behavior. On a daily basis, I was satisfying my “needs” like an automaton programmed to perform repetitive searches. I kept trying to fill the terrible emptiness that my secret life hid for ages.
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
The chapter in the White Book titled "Lust—The Force Behind the Addiction," is, in my view, a magnificent introduction to the underpinnings of what lust is really all about. In that chapter Roy defines lust as "an attitude demanding that a natural instinct serve unnatural desires" (SA 40). That was certainly my experience.
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
One of our friends-in-prison, Raphael S., who has had two articles over the last couple of years in ESSAY, started an SA meeting in Virginia State Prison. He is sponsoring another fellow. It’s meaningful for them to be part of the fellowship although they are incarcerated.