Literature & resources
Literature
Literature is our "portable program," giving us a means of
keeping ourselves in touch with our recovery any time we need it.
SCA has developed a number of pieces of its own literature. SCA
members also find that using literature from other 12-step fellowships,
particularly that of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups, has
been very helpful. There are also a number of books on the nature of
sexual compulsion and addiction and on recovery from sexual compulsion
that are available commercially; while SCA does not endorse outside
enterprises, many SCA members have found literature of this nature to be
helpful.
Here is a list of literature available from SCA:
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous: A Program of Recovery “The
Little Blue Book” describes the program of SCA. It is written by
members and includes the 12 Steps/12 Traditions adapted from Alcoholics
Anonymous, 14 Characteristics we have in common, The Tools that Help us
Get Better and chapters on Sobriety / Recovery Plans, Sponsorship,
Service, what happens at Meetings, how to avoid slips, masturbation, shame
and a brief history of the program followed by some useful prayers and
meeting formats.
Moving Through Withdrawal.
WITHDRAWAL. The word brought up hideous images: addicts curled up in a fetal position, writhing in agony, or crying out in pain.
We feared withdrawal and desperately tried to avoid it. As the book “Alcoholics Anonymous” says: “We thought we could find an easier,
softer way. But we could not.” The only way out of withdrawal, we found, is to go through it."
We often think of withdrawal
only in terms of substances. This piece of literature speaks directly about the experiences of withdrawal for recovering sex addicts.
NEW—El Librito Azul: El Programa de SCA.
A draft/working translation into Spanish of “The Little Blue Book of
SCA”. Translated up to the suggested “sex plan” format. More will be
available once we get feedback on this draft.
Sorry this is not yet available for purchase
How to Start an SCA Meeting: Describes how to start an SCA
meeting (this appears as a chapter in the Little Blue Book but is still
available as a pamphlet).
Q&A: A Guide for Newcomers to Sexual Compulsives
Anonymous
Secret Shame: Sexual Compulsion in the Lives of Gay Men
and Lesbians (this appears as a chapter in the Little Blue Book but is
still available as a pamphlet)
For the Newcomer : a brief description of the program
in a four fold leaflet format.
“Four Fold”: A compact leaflet reference including our
Statement of Purpose, Twelve Suggested Steps, Fourteen Characteristics,
and more in a leaflet format. This is also available in Spanish.
The Tool of Writing: Describes how writing, in various
forms, can benefit an individual in working a program of recovery from
sexual compulsion.
Starter Kit: This kit is designed specifically to
help you start a meeting in your area and includes 5 Blue Books, 10
newcomer, 10 four folds, 10 Q&A , 10 Sexual Recovery Plan Guides, an
International Meeting List and an excerpt of the “How to Start an SCA
meeting” chapter of the Blue Book.
Public Service Radio Announcement Kit: A reel to
reel tape with a recorded 30 and 60 second radio public service
announcement giving out our national “hotline” telephone number.
International Meeting List: Includes contacts in cities
without meetings. (it is also available online)
The SCAnner:
Our international newsletter available as a current issue and in special
editions. Past issues are available online.
Click the link to access the SCAnner archive.
To order SCA literature, follow this link to order online. Or,
follow this link to access the mail-in order form.
Chips
The giving of chips is a tool that some
meetings use to celebrate periods of sobriety. AA and other 12-Step fellowships use
chips to remind themselves of the progress that they have made in their programs.
Many SCA meetings also use chips to acknowledge continued abstinence from
sexually compulsive behavior or for those who stay on their sexual recovery plan. SCA
as a whole does not have their own chips to distribute to the fellowship. However,
meetings from different cities have used chips from other fellowships or have contacted
vendors who have produced chips for them. Click on the link to find
information about how to incorporate chips into a
meeting and a list of places as possible resources
to obtain chips to use at SCA meetings. SCA does not officially endorse any
of these businesses. This list is simply to give you a starting point for locating
chips for your meetings.
Resources:
Other Sexual Recovery Fellowships
The following 12-Step fellowships for sexual compulsives
participate in the Interfellowship Forum, a group
dedicated to promoting cooperation among sexual recovery fellowships.
Some of these fellowships have provided to the Interfellowship Forum a
brief definition of themselves, which are quoted below. These
fellowships may have meetings in areas where no SCA meetings exist; see
the individual fellowship websites for details.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA)
"SCA is a 12-Step fellowship, inclusive of all sexual orientations, open
to anyone with a desire to recover from sexual compulsion. We are not
group therapy, but a spiritual program that provides a safe environment
for working on problems of sexual addiction and sexual sobriety. We
believe we are not meant to repress our God-given sexuality, but to learn
how to express it in ways that will not make unreasonable demands on our
time and energy, place us in legal jeopardy, or endanger our mental,
physical or spiritual health. Members are encouraged to develop a sexual
recovery plan, defining sexual sobriety for themselves. There are no
requirements for admission to our meetings: anyone having difficulties
with sexual compulsion is welcome."
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
"Sex Addicts Anonymous is a twelve-step program of recovery based on the
principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our primary purpose is to stop our
addictive sexual behavior and to help others recover from their sexual
addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop
addictive sexual behavior. Our fellowship is open to women and men
regardless of religion, race, ethnic background, marital status, sexual
orientation, or profession. Our members define their own sexual boundaries
with the guidance of their sponsors and other group members. We encourage
our members to discover and explore what healthy sexuality means to them."
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA)
"Sexaholics's Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their
experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover. Our primary purpose is to stay
sexually sober and help others to achieve sexual sobriety. In defining
sobriety, we do not speak for those outside Sexaholics Anonymous. We can
only speak for ourselves. Thus, for the married sexaholics, sexual
sobriety means having no form of sex with self or with persons other than
the spouse. For the unmarried sexaholic, sexual sobriety means freedom
from sex of any kind. And for all of us, single and married alike, sexual
sobriety includes progressive victory over lust."
Sexual Recovery Anonymous (SRA)
Sexual Recovery Anonymous (SRA) is a l2-step
fellowship. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop
compulsive sexual behavior. Our primary purpose is to stay sexually sober
and help others achieve sobriety. Sobriety is the release from all
compulsive and destructive sexual behaviors. We have found through our
experience that sobriety includes freedom from masturbation and from sex
outside a mutually committed relationship. We believe that spirituality
and self-love are antidotes to the addiction.
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a Twelve Step - Twelve Tradition
oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous.
One of the resources we draw on is our willingness to stop acting out in
our own personal bottom line addictive behavior on a daily basis. In
addition, members reach out to others in the fellowship, practice the
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of S.L.A.A. and seek a relationship
with a higher power to counter the destructive consequences of one or more
addictive behaviors related to sex addiction, love addiction, dependency
on romantic attachments, emotional dependency, and sexual, social and
emotional anorexia. We find a common denominator in our obsessive,
compulsive patterns which renders any personal differences of sexual or
gender orientation irrelevant.
The following 12-Step fellowships are known to SCA and are for
friends and family of sexual compulsives, or for couples.
Codependents of Sexual Addiction (COSA),
for families and friends of sex addicts
S-Anon International Family Groups,
for families and friends of sex addicts
Recovering Couples Anonymous
(RCA)
SCA-Anon, an
online group for families and friends of sexually compulsive people
COSLAA, a 12 step recovery program for
family, friends, and significant others whose lives have been affected by
a sex and love addict
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