A section for tools and tips that are not 12-Steps related
(These are not meant as a substitute for working the 12 Steps, but in addition to them)
- NewPipe
NewPipe is a YouTube alternative for Android phones. It has amazing customizing features including ad-blocking, blank home page (no suggestions), removing comments, and more. It makes YouTube useable for an addict like myself. Github page for additional info here. - uYouPlus+
uYouPlus+ is the same as above, but for iOS (Apple devices). I haven't used it myself, but it is also very popular. Github page for additional info here.
One of the things that helped get me into recovery, was reading about celebrities I admire dying from addiction.
Robin Williams is a powerful example of someone who stopped working their rigorous recovery program after 20 years, and paid the ultimate price.
In the Big Book (Doctor's Opinion) it says in the disturbingly casual way,
"There are many situations which arise out of the phenomenon of craving which cause men to make the supreme sacrifice rather than continue to fight."
Robin Williams describes it well in this video. He seems to be working a very shaky recovery program, believing his concern for his son will keep him sober. It didn't.
Reading it was a major push for me to get into recovery. His story is absolutely harrowing, and a potent reminder that without the 12 Steps of recovery and working a rigorous recovery program, countless addicts like myself follow in similar footsteps.
He died at the age of 54, both very rich and very famous (the disease of addiction did not care about those things).
- Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
There are many places that offer recovery beyond SAA and SPAA. Sex addiction recovery fellowships are referred to as "S-fellowships."
Some S fellowships I'm not a part of (yet) are mentioned below:
- AA Pacific Group
The largest 12-Step weekly meeting in the world, this one is not to be missed. The speaker portion is given by someone with double-digit years of sobriety.
Attendance regularly exceeds 1,000 people. It is a hybrid meeting open to all.
These are 12 Step fellowships unrelated to sex addiction
