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Hope and Recovery
A Twelve Step Guide for Healing from Compulsive Sexual Behavior
HAZELDEN INFORMATION & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
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Hazelden Center City, Minnesota 55012-1076
1987 by P.D.N.E.C. All rights reserved. First published by Hazelden Foundation 1994 (originally published by CompCare Publishers 1987). Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.
ISBN: 1-56838-050-X
Cover design by Jeremy Gale
Excerpts quoted from Alcoholics Anonymous 1976 and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions 1981. Reprinted by permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
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To all our sisters and brothers in Twelve Step Programs throughout the world, especially the untold numbers of sex ad dicts who preceded uspeople who lived lonely, driven lives without the saving grace of the Twelve Steps. May these people and the addicts who still suffer be in our thoughts and prayers.
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The Program described in this work is not associated in any way with Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is devoted exclusively to assisting those suffering from the disease of alcoholism.
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Notes from the Publisher
Two dozen men and women contributed time, talent, and wisdom to the creation of this book. Some of these men and women were among the first members of specialized Twelve Step groups established to help people deal with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors related to sex. These special groups were formed when people sharing similar problems came together and worked a Program of recovery based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Some of these people first became aware of their sex addiction through participation in other Twelve Step groups (Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, and Emotions Anonymous.) As they learned more about the addictive process in these other Twelve Step groups, they began to see the addictive nature of their own thoughts and behaviors relative to sex. These people who already were active in the Twelve Step fellowship brought many valuable things with them to this new group: belief in the power and wisdom of the Twelve Steps, support of other Twelve Step groups, guidance from the Twelve Traditions, and a variety of responsible and useful publications. These written materials, particularly Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, formed the philosophical foundation for the Twelve Step group concept that continues to offer hope and help to sex addicts of all ages and backgrounds.
Excerpts from Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted by permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. The page references to the Big Book are from the Third Edition, twenty-sixth printing, 1986. The page references to Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions ("Twelve and Twelve") are from the thirty-second printing, 1986.
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Notes from the Authors
The Twelve Steps tell us that we need to carry the message of recovery to other sex addicts. This book is a part of that mission. But regardless of the circumstances that led you to this book, we hope that you will come to see that anyone can achieve the promises of the title in his or her life:
If you are concerned about your own obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive sexual behaviors, this book may provide some valuable opportunities for you to see whether or not your life is similar to the lives of sex addicts.
If you are currently (or have been) involved in a relationship with someone who you think might be a sex addict, you may find special help in the personal stories included in this book. One of these personal stories was written by a codependent person whose experiences you might recognize.
If you are a helping professional, this book may provide you and your clients with more information about sex addicts and sex addiction. Having a basic familiarity with Twelve Step language and the personal stories of those who have suffered may help you better understand the pain, loneliness, and isolation that your clients have experienced or continue to struggle with, and the help that is available to everyone.
If you have come to realize that you do, in fact, have concerns or unresolved issues regarding your sexual thoughts and/or behaviors, we believe that this book can help you learn how and where to start on the road to recovery.
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