Thus, for the married sexaholics, sexual sobriety means having no form of sex with self or with persons other than the spouse. For the unmarried sexaholic, sexual sobriety means freedom from sex of any kind. And for all of us, single and married alike, sexual sobriety includes progressive victory over lust. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop compulsive sexual behavior. Our primary purpose is to stay sexually sober and help others achieve sobriety.
Sobriety is the release from all compulsive and destructive sexual behaviors.
We have found through our experience that sobriety includes freedom from masturbation and from sex outside a mutually committed relationship. We believe that spirituality and self-love are antidotes to the addiction. The following 12-Step fellowships are known to SCA and are for friends and family of sexual compulsives, or for couples. Click here to order ISO-approved literature. We also make use of AA's and OA's and other Twelve Step programs' conference-approved literature, as well as other appropriate materials.