SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS

What is S.L.A.A.?

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. The only qualification for S.L.A.A. membership is a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction.

We're Better When We're United

The S.L.A.A. F.W.S. Board of Trustees (BOT) stands for unity among our members. We celebrate the rich, diverse tapestry of our global membership by fostering supportive spaces for individuals of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, religions, sexual orientations, physical or mental abilities, histories, legal consequences, and experiences. The S.L.A.A. F.W.S. BOT encourages all S.L.A.A. members to value our differences and bring our authentic, whole selves to the rooms. Our diverse voices bring tremendous value to our fellowship. It is our hope that all sex and love addicts feel welcome and accepted in these safe spaces of recovery.

I’m a Newcomer, Is S.L.A.A. For Me?

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, or S.L.A.A., is a program for anyone who suffers from an addictive compulsion to engage in or avoid sex, love, or emotional attachment. We use the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to recover from these compulsions. We are united in a common focus: dealing with our addictive sexual and emotional behavior. We find a common denominator in our obsessive/compulsive patterns, which transcends any personal differences of sexual orientation or gender identity. The following behaviors have been experienced by members.

  • Having few healthy boundaries, we become sexually involved with and/or emotionally attached to people without knowing them.

  • Fearing abandonment and loneliness , we stay in and return to painful, destructive relationships….

  • We confuse love with neediness, physical and sexual attraction, pity and/or the need to rescue or be rescued.

  • We sexualize stress, guilt, loneliness, anger, shame, fear and envy.….

  • To avoid feeling vulnerable, we may retreat from all intimate involvement,…Excerpts from the Twelve Characteristics of Sex and Love Addiction ©1985


You may be experiencing one or all of these characteristics, but only you can decide for sure if S.L.A.A. is right for you.   To help you make this decision, it is suggested that you complete the 40 Questions for Self-Diagnosis.  If you answer yes to any combination of these questions and think you may be struggling with sex and love addiction, you are welcome in S.L.A.A.

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