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Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: The Basic Text for The Augustine Fellowship, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
Conference-approved by S.L.A.A., this book provides insight into the problem of sex and love addiction, information on working the 12 steps of S.L.A.A., the history of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, personal stories of addiction and recovery from members of the program and much more. Table of Chapter 1: Discovery of the Illness of Sex and Love A Personal History (Rich's Story); Chapter 2: The Beginning of Recovery and of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous; Chapter 3: Living with a Sex and Love Addict (Kate's Story); Chapter 4: The Twelve Step Program; a Path to Sexual and Emotional Sobriety; Chapter 5: The Withdrawal Experience; Chapter 6: Finding and Starting to Work with Other Sex and Love Addicts; Chapter 7: Starting an S.L.A.A. Group; Chapter 8: Building Personal Stories of Addiction and Recovery.
- GenresAddictionPsychology
296 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 29, 2013
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July 9, 2019
Great text for those that need it or deal with a person in SLAA.
January 11, 2023
This book truly restores me to sanity with each word I read.
This book is keeping me alive whilst I suffer through my own romantic, obsessive, fantasy and sexual withdrawal.
The 4th & 5th chapters have been essential to my understanding and identification with the disease.
This book is keeping me alive whilst I suffer through my own romantic, obsessive, fantasy and sexual withdrawal.
The 4th & 5th chapters have been essential to my understanding and identification with the disease.
July 14, 2025
During my college years in the early 1970s, one of my close friends seemed to be struggling both academically and socially. He felt he hadn't been well prepared by his high school for the academic challenges at the university. He'd come from a predominantly black suburb to a university which was mostly white. He started smoking and pledged a black fraternity. After college, he got married. My wife and I attended the wedding. He also became a minister.
Then he fell out of sight. I tried to locate him for many years. When I tried finding him through the ministry, I was told they couldn't share any information about him.
About two years ago, I got an unexpected LinkedIn notice about him. I sent a message. I was thrilled that he responded and we started speaking regularly, catching up on our lives.
He told me some of his story. He said that his married life and career had been devastated by sex and love addiction.
I told him I that I didn't know anything about that, but wanted to understand what he had been going through. I asked him to recommend a book. This was the book.
Reading the book and learning about how some people with sex and love addiction go through a 12-step process akin to the one used by Alcoholics Anonymous has given me some insights into what my friend has lived with. I have many questions about his own experience. I don't know if I will ask them or, if I do, whether my friend will be willing to answer them.
It isn't possible for me to feel with the writers of the book feel and probably that will be true when I listen to my friend. But I can try to better understand him and be as supportive as possible.
Interesting read.
Then he fell out of sight. I tried to locate him for many years. When I tried finding him through the ministry, I was told they couldn't share any information about him.
About two years ago, I got an unexpected LinkedIn notice about him. I sent a message. I was thrilled that he responded and we started speaking regularly, catching up on our lives.
He told me some of his story. He said that his married life and career had been devastated by sex and love addiction.
I told him I that I didn't know anything about that, but wanted to understand what he had been going through. I asked him to recommend a book. This was the book.
Reading the book and learning about how some people with sex and love addiction go through a 12-step process akin to the one used by Alcoholics Anonymous has given me some insights into what my friend has lived with. I have many questions about his own experience. I don't know if I will ask them or, if I do, whether my friend will be willing to answer them.
It isn't possible for me to feel with the writers of the book feel and probably that will be true when I listen to my friend. But I can try to better understand him and be as supportive as possible.
Interesting read.
November 29, 2025
La dependance affective est une maladie tellement normalisée et banalisée, presque tout le monde en souffre à différents degrés sans même en être au courant...
Ce texte pave le chemin vers la guérison et la sobriété. Comment faire la différence entre l'amour et la passion?
Ce texte pave le chemin vers la guérison et la sobriété. Comment faire la différence entre l'amour et la passion?
August 31, 2023
This is the Bible of SLAA.
This book has saved my life - especially the withdrawals chapter.
I've had to read that too many times.
This book has saved my life - especially the withdrawals chapter.
I've had to read that too many times.
August 18, 2024
some of these people could have just read polysecure & been fine. most of them are addicted to the 12-step program
October 31, 2025
Yeah, rather traumatizing and difficult to know what to extrapolate, but helpful to hear their stories and have some sort of idea of what the 12 steps might look like moving forward
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