What is S.L.A.A.?

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-Step Fellowship of men and women who help each other to stay sober. They offer the same help to anyone who has sex addiction or love addiction or both and wants to do something about it. Since S.L.A.A.’s are all addicts themselves, they have a special understanding of each other and the disease. They know what the illness feels like—and they have learned how to recover from it through S.L.A.A's Twelve Steps

Types of Sex Addiction and Love Addiction.

We in S.L.A.A. believe that sex addiction and love addiction (or as we would say, “sex and love addiction”) is a progressive illness which cannot be cured but which , like many illnesses, can be arrested. It may take several forms—including (but not limited to) a compulsive need for sex, extreme dependency on one person (or many), and/or a chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue, or fantasy. An obsessive/compulsive pattern, either sexual or emotional (or both), exists in which relationships or sexual activities have become increasingly destructive to career, family and sense of self-respect. Sex addiction and love addiction, if left unchecked, always gets worse. However, if we follow a simple program which has proven successful for scores of other men and women with the same illness, we can recover.

How can I get started?

We suggest attending S.L.A.A. meetings as often as you can. Many of us chose to attend several meetings a week, or even daily. We discovered that we were not alone. We found support in the Fellowship, and began to address our patterns of destructive behavior. Other meetings of 12 Step-oriented fellowships may also be helpful. There are also online and telephone meetings.

We also suggest that you obtain some S.L.A.A. literature and learn more about S.L.A.A. and about sex addiction and love addiction.

We maintain confidentiality, and refrain from disclosing names or identifying group members outside our meetings. We understand anonymity to be critical to the foundation of our recovery.

What does it cost?

S.L.A.A. groups are self-supporting, declining outside contributions. Our expenses, such as rent and literature, are paid by voluntary contributions from our members.