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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Saturday Apr 13, 2024
مقال أبريل 2024 - جنگ درونی من - امجد ب، تگزاس، ایالات متحده آمریکا
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
موقعی که تازه به انجمن امده بودم،چیزی را شنیدم که باعث خنده ام میشد:«من یک خودشیفته از خود بیزار هستم» این جمله برایم خنده دار بود ولی در عین حال چیزی در وجودم فریاد میزد که جستجو کنم چقدر این عبارت در باره من واقعیت دارد



Saturday Apr 13, 2024
ای سی آوریل ۲۰۲۴ - یا رفتارهایت را عوض می کنی یا تمام - لینا، مکزیکو سیتی، مکزیک
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
اسم من لینا، اهل شهر مکزیکوسیتی، عضو برنامهSA و از سال ۲۰۱۰ هوشیار هستم
در سال ۱۹۶۸ به دنیا آمدم و تا ۶ سالگی شیشه را زمین نگذاشتم و به همین خاطر مضحکه اهل خانه بودم. یادم می آید که خانه من از حلبی ساخته شده و کف کثیفی داشت؛ ما سرمایه ای کم و نیازهای مالی زیادی داشتیم. من فرزند آخر از ۸ فرزند خانواده بودم، همچنین دختری بودم که با مشکل بیماری معده دست به گریبان بود



Saturday Apr 13, 2024
ESSAY April 2024 - Prison Work in Slovakia - Anonymous, Slovakia
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
The Program of Sexaholic Anonymous is still not available in most of the prisons around the world and in Europe. My addiction made me a prisoner of lust. It was horrible and I was thinking that I threw my life out the window in the pursuit of lust. I can not imagine how hard it must be being prisoner of lust and being a real prisoner at the same time.



Saturday Apr 13, 2024
ESSAY April 2024 - Change as an Action - Joseph, UK
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
We hear a great deal about change in the fellowship. Our Serenity Prayer talks of having the “courage to change.” In our early days, sober members talk to us about having the “willingness” to change. But what exactly is change, as it relates to the fellowship and sobriety?



Saturday Apr 13, 2024
ESSAY April 2024 - Willingness to Change - Steve P., Melbourne, Australia
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
I arrived in SA in 1999 under dire circumstances following a long period of compulsive poor behavior involving few other people but leaving devastation within my own family. I did not discover the extent of the devastation until many years later after engaging in the SA program wholeheartedly.



Saturday Apr 13, 2024
ESSAY April 2024 - My Inner Civil War - Amjed B., Texas, USA
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
When I was new to the Fellowship, I heard something that made me laugh: “I’m a self-loathing narcissist.” I thought it was funny, but I also wanted to cry at how true this statement was for me. I’m a sexaholic and have truly earned my seat in these SA rooms. I have a fatal, incurable, progressive disease—a real soul sickness. By an incomprehensible miracle, the Program helped me find my way to a Higher Power who restored me to sanity. Granted, all I have is a daily reprieve contingent on my spiritual condition, but that much is an absolute miracle to me. The other part of my story is that I am also a raging volcano. My self-loathing has led me to near-fatal road rage and some actual suicide attempts.



Friday Apr 12, 2024
مقال أبريل 2024 - العمل في سجون سلوفاكيا - مجهول ، سلوفاكيا
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
برنامج الساكسهولك المجهولون لا زال غائباً في مُعظم السجون في أنحاء العالم و في أوروبا ، إدماني جعلني سجيناً للشهوة، كان الأمر فظيعاً وفكرت لأجلهِ التضحية بحياتي في مُلاحقة الشهوة ، ولا أستطيع أن أتخيل كم هو من الصعب أن تكون سجيناً في سجن حقيقي ، وسجيناً أيضاً للشهوة.
قبل سنتين اتى الى سلوفاكيا من الخارجِ هذا العُضو الرصين مدةً طويلة مع رسالةٍ كبيرةٍ .. لقد كان يقولُ بأن العمل في السجن مهمٌّ جداً، المسجونون ضائعون في السجون ،ولا يملكون برنامج SA
تخيل انك مدمن على الجنس, لا تدري عن زمالة SA و رهن الاعتقال لسنوات عدة. يا لها من حالة بائسة



Friday Apr 12, 2024
مقال أبريل 2024 - التغيير كفعل - يوسف المملكة المتحدة
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
نسمع الكثير عن التغيير في الزمالة. تتحدث صلاة السكينة لدينا عن وجود "الشجاعة لتغيير." في
أيامنا الأولى، تحدث إلينا الأعضاء الرصينة عن امتلاك "الاستعداد" للتغيير. ولكن ما التغيير بالضبط، فيما يتعلق بالزمالة والرصانة؟
التغيير، كما فهمت، هو ببساطة القيام بفعل مختلف، أو القيام بشيء ما بشكل مختلف. والتغيير، كفعل، يتطلب جهدا. كما هو الحال مع أي شيء ذي معنى في الحياة، التغيير يتطلب العمل






