Bay Area SAA Welcome
For Newcomers
- Next Meetings
- Wed. 3:15AM • SAA Daily Call
- Wed. 4:30AM • Morning Steps
- Wed. 5AM • SAAPP Wednesday Morning Big Book Study
- Wed. 6AM • Intimacy-Focused Check-in
- Wed. 7:30AM • • 11th Step Weekday Morning Meditation
- Wed. 9AM • Wednesday Women of SAA
- Wed. 9AM • Wednesday Hope & Recovery
- Wed. 10AM • Wednesday Mens Zoom Recovery
- Wed. 11:30AM • Anonyma Sexmissbrukare Skypemote
- Wed. 12PM • Santa Clara • Wednesday Noon
- Wed. 12:10PM • San Francisco • SAA Green Book
- Wed. 1PM • UK "Wednesday Evening"
- Wed. 1:10PM • San Francisco • Happy Destiny
- Wed. 4PM • Wednesday Mixed Open Sexual Avoidance
- Wed. 4:30PM • Wednesday night 12-step Big Book Study
- Wed. 6PM • Corte Madera • What It's Like Now & Meditation
- Wed. 6PM • Santa Rosa • Big Book/12&12 Study
- Wed. 6PM • • Secular Sobriety
- Wed. 6PM • Original Wednesday Evening Women's TeleMeeting
- Wed. 6PM • Wednesday New Choice Women's Meeting
- More Meetings…
What is Sex Addiction?
Sex Addiction can involve a wide variety of practices. Sometimes an addict has trouble with just one unwanted behavior, sometimes with many. A large number of sex addicts say their unhealthy use of sex has been a progressive process. It may have started with an addiction to masturbation, pornography (either printed or electronic), or a relationship, but over the years progressed to increasingly dangerous behaviors.
The essence of all addiction is the addicts' experience of powerlessness over a compulsive behavior, resulting in their lives becoming unmanageable. The addict is out of control and experiences tremendous shame, pain and self-loathing. The addict may wish to stop --- yet repeatedly fails to do so. The unmanageability of addicts' lives can be seen in the consequences they suffer: losing relationships, difficulties with work, arrests, financial troubles, a loss of interest in things not sexual, low self-esteem and despair.
Sexual preoccupation takes up tremendous amounts of energy. As this increases for the sex addict, a pattern of behavior (or rituals) follows, which usually leads to acting out (for some it is flirting, searching the net for pornography, or driving to the park.) When the acting out happens, there is a denial of feelings usually followed by despair and shame or a feeling of hopelessness and confusion.
© ISO of SAA, Inc.
Bay Area SAA Contact Us
 |
(415) 456-1063 |
|
Men's newcomer line: (510) 906-1644 |
|
Women's newcomer line: (510) 426-6420 (new number) |
 |
Bay Area Intergroup •
P.O. Box 14754 • San Francisco, CA 94114 Members may contribute to Intergroup by sending a check payable to "BAISAA Inc." to the PO Box above. PayPal E-Mail : BAISAApaymentonly@gmail.com Indicate the meeting you are making a payment for. |
 |
General Info: info@bayareasaa.org Información General: espanol@bayareasaa.org Meeting List Updates/Requests: meetinglist@bayareasaa.org Women Seeking Recovery: women@bayareasaa.org GLBTQQI Seeking Recovery: glbt@bayareasaa.org Out of the Fog Newsletter: Click here |
 |
News & Announcements RSS Feed |
Bay Area SAA Announcements
2022 Bay Area SAA Camping Retreat
The Registration for the 2022 Bay Area SAA Camping Retreat happening September 9, 10 and 11, 2022, is now Open. Go to this page for more information.
LGBTQ+ Freedom Friday Meeting - New Location
Effective July 8th, 2022, the LGBTQ+ Freedom Friday meeting, which is held in person on Fridays at 6:30 p.m., has moved to the Castro Country Club, located at 4058 18th Street in San Francisco. Note: the building is not wheelchair accessible. For more information, please contact fridaynightsaa@gmail.com.
Support Group for Sponsors
Meetings are on Saturdays:
June 4, August 6, October 1, December 3 at
Trinity Presbyterian Church • 3151 Union Ave • San Jose
(9:45am - 10:45am).
Contact (text): Bill N (408) 568-9702
Publishing Announcements
Call (415) 456-1063 or send email to info@bayareasaa.org to publish fellowship news and announcements here.