Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous ( SLAA ) is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition oriented fellowship of men and women who help each other stay sober from sex and love addiction. In the Tucson metropolitan area, the S.L.A.A community is a strong and thriving resource for your clients.
We in S.L.A.A. believe that 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 relationships focusing on one or many people, and a chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue, and fantasy. Often time there is an obsessive, sexual or emotional compulsive pattern that exists in which relationships or sexual activities have become increasingly destructive to career, family and self. Sex and love addiction if left unchecked, tends to become more destructive and is often accompanied by multiple addictions.
Our meetings are an opportunity for Members to share their personal stories about recovery from sex and love addiction. Members identify themselves by first name only and share their experience, strength, and hope. Our stories disclose what we were like, what happened to change us, and what we are like now.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What is the difference between S.L.A.A., S.A., and S.A.A.?
R. We are all Twelve Step programs focusing on sex addiction. S.L.A.A. includes love addiction, relationship addiction, and sexual anorexia.
Q2. What is involved in joining the fellowship of S.L.A.A.?
R. The only qualification for S.L.A.A. membership is a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. There are no dues or fees for S.L.A.A. membership. A voluntary offering is always appreciated.
Q3. What benefit do members receive from attending meetings?
R. Over time, most of us have grown to cherish meetings as a means of sharing with and learning from others. Meetings model healthy relationships, help relieve our isolation, and free us from the shame of our addiction. In fellowship we learn that we are not alone in our disease or recovery.
For additional information about S.L.A.A Fellowship-Wide Services, please visit http://www.slaafws.org/
Additional Questions? You can contact us at (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or via phone (520-261-SLAA).