The concept of Step Minus One comes directly from Alcoholics Anonymous and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) literature and early AA history. This is about the need for recovery to include the physical or medical as well as the emotional and spiritual. This meeting is for those dealing with physical or medical issues that affect their recovery and […]
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When a person is addicted to drugs or alcohol, they will often experience physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. The reality of physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms from love and sex addiction are no less real. Symptoms can include insomnia and sleeplessness, flu-like symptoms, vomiting and other stomach ailments, as well as deep depression and grief
12 Step groups hold meetings to determine how to best run the meetings, spend funds, organise events, and deal with issues that affect the group or the wider fellowship. These meetings allow members to work together to consider and agree on how best to proceed in the interests of SLAA. These meetings are conducted by
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Most SLAA meetings – both in person and online – within Australia use the “HOW Concept”. Originally inspired by similar ideas within other 12-step fellowships, HOW is one particular way of working the steps. HOW began in Australia and has since spread to other SLAA groups around the world, but especially within the United Kingdom.
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The Twelve Concepts for World Service of SLAA ©2012 The Augustine Fellowship, SLAA, Fellowship-Wide Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Twelve Concepts of Alcoholics Anonymous are adapted with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (“AAWS”). Permission to adapt the Twelve Concepts does not mean that Alcoholics Anonymous is affiliated with this program. AA is a program
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The Promises If you have decided to follow the suggestions of this program, a new life will begin to unfold within you. Along with this new life are promises that will guide and sustain you. They are manifesting among us, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Draft version of the Promises
01. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon SLAA unity. 02. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as this Power may be expressed through our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. 03. The only requirement for SLAA membership is a
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There are 2 versions of the 40 questions for self-diagnosis. The form below provides both sets of questions. The form will calculate a score (out of 40). There is no specific range that indicates that sex and love addiction is problematic for you – although higher scores are a stronger indication. The form is completely
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Signs of Recovery from addiction… © 1990 The Augustine Fellowship, SLAA, Fellowship-Wide Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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