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 Jun 08, 2022
ESSAY June 2022 -A Blessing in Disguise - Hamed
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Remembering my life in the lust world, I still feel terror and despair—the feelings which I had been living with everyday—before coming to the program. For many years, being addicted to compulsive sexual behaviors and thoughts was the biggest and worst problem in my life. A fact that made my life a real disaster. Some nights I had dreams that I would have a happy life without this problem, but in the morning when I realized that it was only a dream, I felt huge grief. It was a sad fact of my life for which there seemed to be no remedy. If I tried to accept this, the emotions became more severe than what I could tolerate, and I had to numb them by getting back to my addiction. I couldn't imagine anything worse than the hell I was living in.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
ESSAY June 2022 - Developing New Skills and Hobbies to Relieve Stress - Samar G., Egypt
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
I am Samar G from Egypt. I am a sexaholic. My active addiction has a long history. I tried so many things in my life. My suffering started when I was young. I was abused by one of my relatives. I was in grade 3 or 4. I had no idea what he was doing. I felt that there was something wrong. I tried to escape from him. I was afraid to tell anyone about it, so I kept it down in my heart. This man was sneaky. I tried to avoid him as much as I could. That was how my addiction started. I knew nothing about sex or anything, but I started to masturbate early on when I was a kid. My mum caught me once, she started screaming at me and told my dad. They said that I have something which I shouldn't lose. They meant my virginity. My mum refused to answer my private questions telling me that it is shameful to talk about those things. I started to have my own resources to know, I started to know information from a friend of mine at first. I kept masturbating for many years without having good knowledge about anything. I masturbated because of The fake feelings of Joy I had.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
A sexaholic`s life can be very difficult and stressful, especially when a full scale war is going on in my country. It’s so hard to keep sexually and emotionally sober. But it’s possible. So I created a few simple rules for myself, based on 12 step program spiritual principles.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
ایسی ژون ۲۰۲۲ - توفیق اجباری - حامد
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
هنگامی که زندگی ام در دنیای شهوت را به یاد می آورم، هنوز احساس وحشت و ناامیدی می کنم - احساساتی که هر روز قبل از آمدن به برنامه با آن زندگی می کردم. برای سالیان متمادی، اعتیاد به رفتارها و افکار جنسی اجباری، بزرگترین و بدترین مشکل زندگی من بود. واقعیتی که زندگی من را به یک فاجعه واقعی تبدیل کرد. بعضی شب ها خواب می دیدم که بدون این مشکل، زندگی شادی خواهم داشت، اما صبح که می فهمیدم این فقط یک رویا بوده، غم بزرگی را احساس میکردم. این یک واقعیت غم انگیز از زندگی من بود که بنظر می رسید هیچ درمانی برای آن وجود ندارد. اگر سعی میکردم این واقعیت را بپذیرم، احساساتم شدیدتر از آنچه میتوانستم تحمل کنم، میشد و مجبور میشدم با بازگشت به اعتیادم (انجام رفتارهای اجباری)، آنها )احساساتم) را بیحس (سرکوب) کنم. نمی توانستم چیزی بدتر از جهنمی که در آن زندگی می کردم را تصور کنم.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
من سمر جی از مصر هستم. من یک معتاد جنسی هستم. اعتیاد فعال من سابقه ای طولانی دارد. من خیلی چیزها را در زندگی ام امتحان کردم. رنج من از دوران خردسالی ام شروع شد. مورد آزار یکی از بستگانم قرار گرفتم. من کلاس 3 یا 4 بودم. نمی دانستم او چه کار می کند.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
آیسی ژون ۲۰۲۲ - موانع هوشیاری عاطفی -هاروی ای، فلوریدا، آمریکا
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
اخیراً از من خواسته شد که مقاله ای در مورد هوشیاری عاطفی برای ایسی بنویسم. در ابتدا واکنش من به این موضوع نه بود. قبول نکردم زیرا از اعماق وجودم حس می کردم که اکثر افراد در SA به سختی به هوشیاری عاطفی دست می یابند چون به سختی میتوانند به هوشیاری از شهوت برسند بعد متوجه شدم که به جای اینکه نه بگویم ، نیاز است که تجربه، نیرو و امیدم را به روشی متفاوت به اشتراک بگذارم. نیاز است در مورد موانع هوشیاری عاطفی که در ۳۸ سال گذشته در انجمن مشاهده کرده ام بنویسم.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
ایسی جون ۲۰۲۲ - تنمية مهارات وهوايات جديدة لتخفيف التوتر - سمر ج ، مصر
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
أنا سمر ج. من مصر. مدمنة جنس. إدماني النشط له تاريخ طويل. لقد جربت أشياء كثيرة في حياتي. بدأَت معاناتي عندما كنت صغيرة. تعرضت للإيذاء من قبل أحد أقاربي. كنت في الصف الثالث أو الرابع. لم يكن لدي أي فكرة عما كان يفعله. شعرت أن هناك خطأ ما. حاولت الهروب منه. كنت خائفةً من إخبار أي شخص بذلك ، لذلك احتفظت به في قلبي. كان هذا الرجل متسترًا. حاولت أن أتجنبه قدر المستطاع. هكذا بدأ إدماني.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
إن حياة مدمن الجنس يمكن أن تكون حياة صعبة جدا ومرهقة، وخصوصا عندما تحدث حرب واسعة النطاق في بلدي. من الصعب جدا الحفاظ على الرصانة جنسيا وعاطفيا. ولكن ذلك ممكن. لذلك ابتدعت بعض القواعد البسيطة لنفسي، على أساس المبادئ الروحية في برنامج الـ ١٢ خطوة.