Sexual Recovery Anonymous

Not to be confused with Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, or Sexaholics Anonymous.

Sexual Recovery Anonymous (SRA) founded circa 1993 is one of several twelve-step programs for the treatment of sexual addiction based on the original Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.[1] SRA takes its place among various 12-step groups that seek recovery from sexual addiction: Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, Sexual Compulsives Anonymous and Sexaholics Anonymous. The New York-based group has meetings in several states.[2] Collectively these groups are referred to as "S" groups since all their acronyms begin with that letter.[citation needed]

There is a related group called SRA-ANON for spouses, relatives, friends, and significant others of SRA members.[3] This group is analogous to Al-Anon for family members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).[citation needed]

SRA was founded around 1993 and is said to be a "progressive offshoot" of Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) and is said to be "far more diverse" with a strong presence of women, African Americans, Asians, and members of the LGBT community.[4] SRA also differs from SA by allowing sexual relations between two people in a “committed relationship”, while SA only allows a heterosexual spouse as an acceptable partner.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "SRA - Our Purpose". sexualrecovery.org. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Find a Meeting". sexualrecovery.org. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "SRAA-ANON". sexualrecovery.org. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Which Sex Addiction Program Do You Belong In?". The Fix. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Recovering From Sex Addiction". The Fix. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ Sexaholics Anonymous (New and rev. ed.). Simi Valley, CA: SA Literature. 2001. p. 192. ISBN 096228873X. In SA's sobriety definition, the term "spouse" refers to one's partner in a marriage between a man and woman.