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Pamphlets

Title	Source¹	Format	Link	Description
^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source
SAA and the LGBT Sex Addict	SAA	Pamphlet	PDF	A message of hope for the LGBT community.
A Pathway to Recovery	SAA	PDF	PDF	Brochure from SAA outlining Sex addiction and recovery
Abstinence	SAA	PDF	PDF	Abstinence, SAA, how to define you abstinence, Triggers, Slippery Behaviours, Sexual Obsession, Acting out, the circles, high risk acting out
First Steps to Recovery - Welcome to the New Comer	SAA	PDF	PDF	First Step experiences, questions and an self evaluation
From Sex Addiction to Meaningful Life	OTHER	PDF	PDF	What Motivates a Person to Change? So Why Change? Core Values as Motivators They can consider how much they value
Getting A Sponsor	SAA	PDF	PDF	Sponsors, what to look for, how to get one, what to expect
Porn Addiction Symptoms	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Symptoms of Porn addiction and how it changes the brain.
Sex and Porn Addiction	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Four key ingredients for recovery from Porn addiction.
Safe and Sexually Sober Meetings - Helping Women feel Welcome in your meeting	SAA	PDF	PDF	Helping women feel welcome in your meeting. Making it easier for Women to "Keep Coming Back"
Sex Addiction Withdrawal - a brief introduction	TCR	PDF	PDF	What to expect during withdrawal including the four month withdrawal cycle.
Sex and Pornography Addiction - what is Sex/Pornography Addiction - and examination - ACADEMIC examination.	OTHER	PDF	PDF	And examination of Sex and Porn addiction in a more academic examination.
Sexual Sobriety and the Internet	SAA	PDF	PDF	How to stay sexually sober in the age of the Internet
A description of the circle and how to define them and use them	SAA	PDF	PDF	How to define the circles and use them and includes the inner bubble.
Welcome to the newcmer - a brief introduction	TCR	PDF	PDF	A brief introduction to the program for the newcomer - what to expect, what to do between meetings, some helpful readings and advice
A Special Welcome to the Woman Newcomer	SAA	PDF	PDF	A welcome to the woman newcomer by the Women’s outreach. Includes tips on getting a sponsor, coping with inappropriate comments/feedback/behaviour, hugs and physical contact plus other
The Bubble - A Metaphor for Addictive Sexual Behaviour	SAA	PDF	PDF	High level overview of the bubbles and how and why they are used in SAA
The Three Circles - Defining Sexual Sobriety in SAA	SAA	PDF	PDF	How to use the three circles to define sexual sobriety

Title

Source¹

Format

Link

Description

^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source

SAA and the LGBT Sex Addict

SAA

Pamphlet

PDF

A message of hope for the LGBT community.

A Pathway to Recovery

SAA

PDF

Brochure from SAA outlining Sex addiction and recovery

Abstinence

SAA

PDF

Abstinence, SAA, how to define you abstinence, Triggers, Slippery Behaviours, Sexual Obsession, Acting out, the circles, high risk acting out

First Steps to Recovery - Welcome to the New Comer

SAA

PDF

First Step experiences, questions and an self evaluation

From Sex Addiction to Meaningful Life

OTHER

PDF

What Motivates a Person to Change?
So Why Change?
Core Values as Motivators
They can consider how much they value

Getting A Sponsor

SAA

PDF

Sponsors, what to look for, how to get one, what to expect

Porn Addiction Symptoms

OTHER

PDF

Symptoms of Porn addiction and how it changes the brain.

Sex and Porn Addiction

OTHER

PDF

Four key ingredients for recovery from Porn addiction.

Safe and Sexually Sober Meetings - Helping Women feel Welcome in your meeting

SAA

PDF

Helping women feel welcome in your meeting. Making it easier for Women to "Keep Coming Back"

Sex Addiction Withdrawal - a brief introduction

TCR

PDF

What to expect during withdrawal including the four month withdrawal cycle.

Sex and Pornography Addiction - what is Sex/Pornography Addiction - and examination - ACADEMIC examination.

OTHER

PDF

And examination of Sex and Porn addiction in a more academic examination.

Sexual Sobriety and the Internet

SAA

PDF

How to stay sexually sober in the age of the Internet

A description of the circle and how to define them and use them

SAA

PDF

How to define the circles and use them and includes the inner bubble.

Welcome to the newcmer - a brief introduction

TCR

PDF

A brief introduction to the program for the newcomer - what to expect, what to do between meetings, some helpful readings and advice

A Special Welcome to the Woman Newcomer

SAA

PDF

A welcome to the woman newcomer by the Women’s outreach. Includes tips on getting a sponsor, coping with inappropriate comments/feedback/behaviour, hugs and physical contact plus other

The Bubble - A Metaphor for Addictive Sexual Behaviour

SAA

PDF

High level overview of the bubbles and how and why they are used in SAA

The Three Circles - Defining Sexual Sobriety in SAA

SAA

PDF

How to use the three circles to define sexual sobriety

Booklets

Title	Source¹	Format	Link	Description
^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source
Tools of Recovery A practical Guide for New members of SAA	SAA	Booklet	PDF	A package of tips and guides for newcomers to the SAA community. It includes the 12 steps, a discussion of the groups, format, the fellowshiop, withdrawal and tips to help maintain sobriety.
Getting Started in Sex Addicts Anonymous	SAA	PDF	PDF	Introduction and orientation to the program including a discussion of slips and recovery program.
Tri County Recovery Newcomers Welcome Kit	SAA/TCR	PDF	PDF	A collection of pamphlets for the newcomer to Tri County Recovery.
Moving Through Withdrawal	SCA	PDF	PDF	Withdrawal, it’s symptoms, what to expect and how to cope.
Worksheets - Step 1 - The Three Circles	TCR	PDF	PDF	Workbook for the three circles
8 Quick Facts on Sex Addiction	Other	PDF	PDF	3 minute read - quick facts on sex addiction
Do 12 Step Programs work for Sex Addicts	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Article on the effectiveness of 12 Step Programs for Sex Addiction
How to Quit Internet Porn and Internet Based Sex Addiction/Compulsive Activities	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Tips for quitting Internet based Sex Addiction behaviours
Sexual Secrets Make You Physically Sick	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Secrets maintain addiction and secrets - especially sexual secrets can make you physically sick.
New Comers Welcome Kit - a Collection of pamphlets and information for the newcomer	SAA/TCR	PDF	PDF	A collection of pamphlets, exercises and worksheets to introduce the newcomer to SAA and help them on the way to sobriety.
The Do’s and Don’ts of telling Your Story	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Tips on how to tell your story especially for those who are doing a first step presentation or a mini first step presentation.
14 Ways to Avoid a Slip	OTHER	PDF	PDF	Predispositions to a slip, danger signals to watch for, the start of the slip, how to get out of a slip, what to do if you’ve had a slip
Is there hope for sex addicts	CARNES	PDF	PDF	Do sex addicts ever really recover? A message of hope.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Mounting Evidence of the Benefits of 12-step Sponsors	OTHER	PDF	PDF	A researcher examines the role and value of sponsors in 12-Step programs.
Welcome Kit for Women New Comers	SAA Womens Outreach	PDF	PDF	A collection of articles, documents and resources from the Women’s outreach committee

Title

Source¹

Format

Link

Description

^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source

Tools of Recovery A practical Guide for New members of SAA

SAA

Booklet

PDF

A package of tips and guides for newcomers to the SAA community. It includes the 12 steps, a discussion of the groups, format, the fellowshiop, withdrawal and tips to help maintain sobriety.

Getting Started in Sex Addicts Anonymous

SAA

PDF

Introduction and orientation to the program including a discussion of slips and recovery program.

Tri County Recovery Newcomers Welcome Kit

SAA/TCR

PDF

A collection of pamphlets for the newcomer to Tri County Recovery.

Moving Through Withdrawal

SCA

PDF

Withdrawal, it’s symptoms, what to expect and how to cope.

Worksheets - Step 1 - The Three Circles

TCR

PDF

Workbook for the three circles

8 Quick Facts on Sex Addiction

Other

PDF

3 minute read - quick facts on sex addiction

Do 12 Step Programs work for Sex Addicts

OTHER

PDF

Article on the effectiveness of 12 Step Programs for Sex Addiction

How to Quit Internet Porn and Internet Based Sex Addiction/Compulsive Activities

OTHER

PDF

Tips for quitting Internet based Sex Addiction behaviours

Sexual Secrets Make You Physically Sick

OTHER

PDF

Secrets maintain addiction and secrets - especially sexual secrets can make you physically sick.

New Comers Welcome Kit - a Collection of pamphlets and information for the newcomer

SAA/TCR

PDF

A collection of pamphlets, exercises and worksheets to introduce the newcomer to SAA and help them on the way to sobriety.

The Do’s and Don’ts of telling Your Story

OTHER

PDF

Tips on how to tell your story especially for those who are doing a first step presentation or a mini first step presentation.

14 Ways to Avoid a Slip

OTHER

PDF

Predispositions to a slip, danger signals to watch for, the start of the slip, how to get out of a slip, what to do if you’ve had a slip

Is there hope for sex addicts

CARNES

PDF

Do sex addicts ever really recover? A message of hope.

ACADEMIC RESEARCH - Mounting Evidence of the Benefits of 12-step Sponsors

OTHER

PDF

A researcher examines the role and value of sponsors in 12-Step programs.

Welcome Kit for Women New Comers

SAA Womens Outreach

PDF

A collection of articles, documents and resources from the Women’s outreach committee

Articles

Title	Source¹	Format	Link	Description
^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source
The Circles Introduction	TCR	PDF	PDF Format html Format	This is a quick introduction to the Three Circles and the middle bubble for those unfamiliar with the circles to learn about them and the concept. The Three Circles is an essential part of the first step.
The Circles Exercise	TCR	PDF/html	PDF Format html Format	Working the circles. It is recommended you work this with a sponsor or sobriety partner who can hold you acountable and help you separate the items into their appropriate circle.
What Recovery from Addiction Means	Other	PDF	link	What Recovery from Addiction Means The difference between recovery and sobriety
Shame, the Master Emotion Fuels and Maintains Sex Addiction	Other	html	html link	Shame catches us and traps us. It’s origins and strategies
Five Pillars of Recovery From Porn Addiction that have nothing to do with porn	other	html	link	Changing your behavior is difficult and requires hard work. Nothing will allow you to circumvent this truth. Too often we fret over the intricate nuances of our psyche while neglecting the nitty-gritty things that must be done if we’re going to live a life of abundance. The fact is, there are certain aspects of recovery that are non-negotiable. End of story. Period.
Simplified 12 Steps	Other - Paula Hall	html webpage	html webpage	The Steps - traditional and Simplified
Relapse Respone Plan	Other	html	Relapse Response Plan	How do you handle relapse? What are you going to do now? Accountability. The Five Pillars of Recovery
Digital Addiction Getting You Down? Try an Analog Cure	Other	html	link	In 1905, Mr. Bennett stepped away from his traditional genres to produce a short but remarkable volume of self-help literature titled “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day.” Targeted to the middle-class, white-collar workers who were filling in the growing London suburbs, Mr. Bennett argued that making the most of their leisure time was the key to cultivating a meaningful life.
From Sex Addiction to Meaningful Life	OTHER	PDF	PDF	What Motivates a Person to Change? So Why Change? Core Values as Motivators They can consider how much they value
Why Porn Addicts Relapse	OTHER	HTML	HTML	The stages and steps that lead to relapse

Title

Source¹

Format

Link

Description

^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source

The Circles Introduction

TCR

PDF

PDF Format html Format

This is a quick introduction to the Three Circles and the middle bubble for those unfamiliar with the circles to learn about them and the concept. The Three Circles is an essential part of the first step.

The Circles Exercise

TCR

PDF/html

PDF Format html Format

Working the circles. It is recommended you work this with a sponsor or sobriety partner who can hold you acountable and help you separate the items into their appropriate circle.

What Recovery from Addiction Means

Other

PDF

link

What Recovery from Addiction Means

The difference between recovery and sobriety

Shame, the Master Emotion Fuels and Maintains Sex Addiction

Other

html

html link

Shame catches us and traps us. It’s origins and strategies

Five Pillars of Recovery From Porn Addiction that have nothing to do with porn

other

html

link

Changing your behavior is difficult and requires hard work. Nothing will allow you to circumvent this truth.

Too often we fret over the intricate nuances of our psyche while neglecting the nitty-gritty things that must be done if we’re going to live a life of abundance.

The fact is, there are certain aspects of recovery that are non-negotiable. End of story. Period.

Simplified 12 Steps

Other - Paula Hall

html webpage

The Steps - traditional and Simplified

Relapse Respone Plan

Other

html

Relapse Response Plan

How do you handle relapse? What are you going to do now? Accountability. The Five Pillars of Recovery

Digital Addiction Getting You Down? Try an Analog Cure

Other

html

link

In 1905, Mr. Bennett stepped away from his traditional genres to produce a short but remarkable volume of self-help literature titled “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day.” Targeted to the middle-class, white-collar workers who were filling in the growing London suburbs, Mr. Bennett argued that making the most of their leisure time was the key to cultivating a meaningful life.

From Sex Addiction to Meaningful Life

OTHER

PDF

What Motivates a Person to Change?
So Why Change?
Core Values as Motivators
They can consider how much they value

Why Porn Addicts Relapse

OTHER

HTML

The stages and steps that lead to relapse

Exercises

Title	Source¹	Format	Link	Description
^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source
Secrets	Other	html	link	Step Exercise 10 - Secrets Usually sex addicts have a significant number of secrets: out-of-wedlock children, credit cards their wives don’t know about, “online lovers” their husbands have no clue exist, and more. In fact, many of the problems you listed in exercise 1.1 are probably there because of the secrets they involve. You might ask yourself how many of the problems listed would be worse if everybody knew the truth about your behavior. Secrets themselves are a problem. First, you may carry emotional stress from knowing you are being dishonest. Then you may experience anxiety from trying to remember who you told what so you do not trip yourself up. And then there is the fear that the truth will be discovered. Each of these problems takes a toll on you. What’s worse, you end up believing some of your distortions. By telling a story often enough, an addict starts to live as if the story is reality.

Title

Source¹

Format

Link

Description

^1. SAA - official SAA literature; ^2. TCR - Tri County Recovery; ^3. Other - other source

Secrets

Other

html

link

Step Exercise 10 - Secrets

Usually sex addicts have a significant number of secrets: out-of-wedlock children, credit cards their wives don’t know about, “online lovers” their husbands have no clue exist, and more. In fact, many of the problems you listed in exercise 1.1 are probably there because of the secrets they involve. You might ask yourself how many of the problems listed would be worse if everybody knew the truth about your behavior.

Secrets themselves are a problem. First, you may carry emotional stress from knowing you are being dishonest. Then you may experience anxiety from trying to remember who you told what so you do not trip yourself up. And then there is the fear that the truth will be discovered.

Each of these problems takes a toll on you. What’s worse, you end up believing some of your distortions. By telling a story often enough, an addict starts to live as if the story is reality.