I think this is the hardest thing I have ever had to do but if I don't I fear certainly for my sanity and most probably for my life.

Hi I've been In SlAA (London) fro 4 years and been working the HOW programme for almost 3 years. I'd like to chat with those who have found the "peace of the program" and a life beyond their wildest dreams ...or those who wish or wonder how to get there...and to offer encouragement.

Thy will not mine be done!

I 'm sitting with what is most likely a common problem. I've ended a long term relationship, come into SLAA and find myself thinking more than a little about someone in the rooms. I reluctantly admit it that I have formed an attachment. I try most things and it is smaller than it was, gone from complete obsession to pained and angry longing and rejection.

Hi All,I have to SLA before and i convinced myself that i was not an addict. But recently things have dropped to such a rock bottom, i feel as if i am losing my mind and am out of control. All my friends and family say 'oh u just need to chill out a bit'... 'he will come along when you least expect it!'

Hello. I'm really struggling with surrendering to the whole SLAA concept. Have been in serious therapy for the last eight years and in that time i have been pretty fearless, i've made it through an ego shattering nervous breakdown and have made an enormous amount of progress in my personal development, without any medication and with little or no collateral damage!

It's said that the first step of beating an addiction is admitting to yourself that your powerless over your addiction, and that your life has become unmanageable. Powerless - yes. Unmanageable = definitely. Over the last few days, a light bulb has come on in my head and I've had a significant change of heart regarding my addiction.

I am an Online Sex addict looking to find recovery but I am also an Aethiest, Secularist, Humanist and a man of Science not of religion. Is there a place for me in the twelve step programme which asks us to surrender to the higher power of god?

Hi Im new to recovery and have just finally surrendered to being a sex addict. Iv been into rehab for sexual addiction and other addictions recently, but all that did for me was give me an opportunity to start yet another affair with a guy I met in there!

I just wanted to express my immense gratitude to everyone who worked so hard to bring this new website to the Fellowship ..I've had a look this morning and feel like a kid in a sweet shop ..imagining the millions of recovery typo's' i can make on this board and all the other goodies ...I'm blown away .this is really a fantastic site, it feels like a real privilege just to be here and I'm certain that it is the beginning of something that will help many many suffering people. We can all be proud as a fellowship that we've come so far and yet there is so much potential for us to experience the joy of helping others to find recovery from the immence suffering of Sex and love addiction. Today I,m glad to be a sex and love addict i trust in in my higher power and I feel that power so strongly here on this site that whatever that understanding of Higher Power is it MUST be here Today!

In Fellowship ....Joe

 How gently you awaken in my heart sweet Spirit.