Monday, January 16, 2017

Why Sex Addiction Is Different

Why Sex Addiction Is Different
With alcoholism and drug addiction, defining abstinence is simpler.  Once can live happily without alcohol or drugs.

For this reason, we define our bottom line behavior (acting out) as well as are middle line behavior (risky or warning behavior) as well as our upper line (positive behavior that defines who we truly are).

"Most of us have no desire to stop being sexual altogether.  It is not sex in and of itself that causes us problems, but the addiction to certain sexual behaviors.  In SLAA will be better able to determine what is addictive and what is healthy.  However, the fellowship does not dictate to its members what is and isn't addictive sexual behavior.  Instead we have found that it is necessary for each member to define his or her own abstinence."

Sex Addicts Anonymous, page 14.


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