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New to Sexaholics Anonymous?<\/h2>\n


We’re glad you found us.
You are not alone. If you identify with us, we would like to share our solution with you.<\/p>\n\n

The nature of our addiction is that it usually operates in secret, behind closed doors: often involving pornography, masturbation, and elicit sex, as well as varied other forms of sexual stimulation, such as voyeurism, exhibitionism and dependency relationships. Many of us lived a double-life: we displayed who we wanted to be on the outside, and inside we knew the secrets we were hiding. The tragedy is that many sex addicts think they are the only ones struggling with this problem, or at least that they have a unique problem, worse than anyone else.<\/p>\n

Ready to get started?
Contact us today<\/span> \u203a<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

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Attending Your First Meeting<\/h3>\n\n


The idea of attending his or her first Sexaholics Anonymous meeting<\/a> is almost always very intimidating to the newcomer. Often, we had preconceived notions about what to expect there: stereotypical \u201clow-lifes\u201d, \u201cprudes\u201d or religious fanatics who we wouldn\u2019t want to associate with. Sometimes, we were convinced that we weren\u2019t \u201cthat bad\u201d and could just stay stopped if only we really gave it a good effort this time. We found ourselves repeating this cycle again and again. To our relief, we realized that, in SA, there were many people, just like us, who had tried, in futility, the same thing we had. But, now, they had found a practical solution to live sexually sober.<\/p>\n\n

It is an enormous hurdle to overcome the shame, shock and discomfort that comes from bringing this topic to the light with others. We suggest attending at least six meetings in order to give yourself time to get a feel for whether SA is for you. What you can expect at an SA meeting is that you\u2019re anonymity will be preserved, you won\u2019t be forced to share or say anything, you won\u2019t be given advice, and you won\u2019t be asked to do anything other than participate as you see fit. You are free to come and go as you please. SA has no dues or fees for membership, no pledges to sign, no oathes to take. The ONLY requirement for membership in SA and attending meetings is the desire to stop lusting and become sexually sober.<\/p>\n

English-speaking meetings<\/span> <\/strong>\u203a <\/a>
Hebrew-speaking meetings<\/strong> \u203a\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n

(Please contact us before attending meetings)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Reading the Literature<\/h3>\n\n


For many of us, a place where we felt safe to start our journey of recovery was to read some of the available literature online. The SA International Central Office <\/a>provides excellent resources to learn about SA as a fellowship, and our Twelve Steps<\/a> and Twelve Traditions<\/a>. Reading the literature gave us a sense that we were not alone, that others understood and could relate to our problem<\/a>. We felt a sense of hope that there could be a solution<\/a> for us too. The SA publications that are offered as a place to start are the following:<\/p>\n\n