Essay Magazine

ESSAY Magazine (An International Journal of Sexaholics Anonymous)

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ESSAY February 2025 - Più che semplicemente “smettere” - Ana, Messico 22.02.2025

Mi chiamo Ana e vivo in Messico. Ringrazio Dio per il miracolo di aver abbandonato i miei comportamenti di dipendenza, quegli schemi di lussuria che mi hanno tenuta schiava per sei anni. Mi sentivo completamente prigioniera delle richieste della lussuria, incapace di resistere anche quando volevo. Negli ultimi tre mesi, però, ho capito che il mio recupero va ben oltre il semplice smettere. Dio mi...

ESSAY February 2025 - La Fratellanza che Desideriamo - S.C., California, USA 22.02.2025

**Questa esperienza personale al Convegno EMER era programmata per essere pubblicata nell’edizione del dicembre del 2024 della rivista ESSAY, ma ha dovuto essere rimandata a questo numero. Assicuratevi di ascoltare l'intervista dell'autore nell'episodio del podcast del dicembre del 2024 di "ESSAY Conversations - Beyond the Page" su essay.sa.org/get-involved/essay-podcast.**

ESSAY February 2025 - Il Dio che ho sempre sognato - Joshua H., Pennsylvania, USA 22.02.2025

“Abbiamo preso la decisione di affidare le nostre volontà e le nostre vite alla cura di Dio, come noi potemmo concepirlo”. (Terzo passo) La mia famiglia d'origine era caratterizzata dalla spiritualità e dalla ferma fede in Dio. Mi è stato insegnato a distinguere il bene dal male, ma credevo che questo significasse che Dio mi amava solo se mi comportavo bene. Crescendo e rimanendo sempre più intrap...

ESSAY February 2025 - Die Lösung finden - Wiktor P., Warsaw, Poland 22.02.2025

Ich bin ein 50-jähriger Mann aus Polen und seit 2011 nüchtern. Ich kam 2007 zur Gemeinschaft. Meine erste nennenswerte Phase der Nüchternheit dauerte zweieinhalb Jahre, beginnend im April 2008. Dann landete ich in einer psychiatrischen Klinik, wo eine schwere Depression diagnostiziert wurde. Dort verlor ich meine Nüchternheit, aber ich wandte mich sofort wieder an die Gemeinschaft und fand einen S...

ESSAY February 2025 - Mehr als nur Aufhören - Ana, Mexiko 22.02.2025

Mein Name ist Ana, und ich lebe in Mexiko. Ich danke Gott für das Wunder, dass ich mit meinen süchtigen Verhaltensweisen aufgehört habe, mit den Formen der Lüsternheit, die mich sechs Jahre lang versklavt hielten. Ich fühlte mich völlig gefangen von den Forderungen der Lüsternheit, unfähig zu widerstehen, selbst wenn ich es wollte. In den letzten drei Monaten habe ich jedoch erkannt, dass meine Ge...

ESSAY February 2025 - Ich, der Agnostiker - Rick K., Kalifornien, USA 22.02.2025

Ich bin in einem religiösen Zuhause aufgewachsen. Mein Vater war ordinierter Pfarrer und unsere Familie pflegte viele religiöse Bräuche. So sehr mein Vater auch die Lehre predigte, er lebte die kirchlichen Prinzipien zu Hause nicht, zumindest habe ich es so erlebt. Mein sexuelles Ausleben begann in sehr jungen Jahren und beinhaltete Isolation, Fantasie, Geheimnisse, Verstecken – ein echtes Doppell...

ESSAY February 2025 - Ein sexsüchtiger Pastor verändert sein Verständnis für Gott - Bennie, Kalifornien, USA 22.02.2025

Ich war katholisch, dann protestantisch ... auch ein Pastor, ein Missionar ... und ein Sexaholiker. Das war ich, nicht ganz so nett auf den Punkt gebracht. Gott war immer ein wichtiger Teil meines Lebens. Ich habe die frommen religiösen Praktiken meiner Mutter voll und ganz übernommen und mich voll und ganz in der Kirche engagiert. Ich liebte die Tatsache, dass die Menschen mich akzeptierten und b...

ESSAY February 2025 - Der Gott, von dem ich immer geträumt habe - Joshua H., Pennsylvania, USA 22.02.2025

"Wir fassten den Entschluss, unseren Willen und unser Leben der Sorge Gottes - wie wir ihn verstanden - anzuvertrauen." (Schritt Drei) Meine Herkunftsfamilie war spirituell geprägt und hatte einen festen Glauben an Gott. Mir wurde beigebracht, was richtig und falsch ist, doch ich glaubte, dass Gott mich nur liebte, wenn ich das Richtige tat. Als ich älter wurde und mich immer tiefer in meiner Such...

ESSAY February 2025 - Un pasteur sexolique change sa façon de comprendre Dieu - Bennie, Californie USA 22.02.2025

J'ai été catholique, puis protestant ... également pasteur, missionnaire ... et sexolique. C'était moi en quelques mots. Dieu a toujours occupé une place importante dans ma vie. J'ai pleinement adhéré à la pratique religieuse dévote de ma mère et je me suis pleinement engagé dans l'église. J'aimais que les gens m'acceptent et m'admirent. Être « un bon gars » correspondait parfaitement à mon besoin...

ESSAY February 2025 - Le Dieu dont j'ai toujours rêvé - Joshua H., Pennsylvanie, USA 22.02.2025

« Nous avons décidé de confier notre volonté et notre vie aux soins de Dieu tel que nous le concevions. (Troisième étape) Ma famille d'origine était empreinte de spiritualité et croyait fermement en Dieu. On m'a appris à distinguer le bien du mal, mais j'ai cru que cela signifiait que Dieu ne m'aimait que si je faisais le bien. En grandissant et étant davantage piégé dans ma dépendance, j'ai comme...

ESSAY February 2025 - Chairing The International Convention 2025 - Gene T., Texas, USA 22.02.2025

I’m Gene T., and I am humbled and very grateful to be sober in SA since December 30, 2008. And by God’s grace, I’m the committee chair for our International Convention in Dallas this summer (July 2025). I don’t remember how long ago some of our sober members in the South Midwest Region began dreaming of a convention in Dallas. But when I heard it mentioned, I said, “Oh boy, but oh no!” I had been...

ESSAY February 2025 - God as I Understand Him - Michael M., California, USA 22.02.2025

I really never considered the spiritual side of life until I was 22 years old. I was meeting consistently with a counselor who started to convince me slowly over many months that there is more to life than just logic, reasoning, science, and intellect. I started to agree that intuition and self-reflection could have value, too. I read books on spirituality and became interested in mystical matters...

ESSAY February 2025 - My Heart’s Journey to Higher Power - Nathalie V., Antwerp, Belgium 22.02.2025

I have always been, like every other creature with a heartbeat, in need of love. I needed attention from others, connection with others, and the knowledge that I was accepted for who I was. I was often overly sweet to my mom as a little girl and then as a teenager in hopes of receiving her love. However, no matter how much my mom loved me and how hard she tried to give us everything, I didn’t feel...

ESSAY February 2025 - Step One and the Grace of God - Luke H., Oregon, USA 22.02.2025

I’ve had several conversations over the last 24 hours about Step One. It seems that everything right down to the core of my being resisted admitting my powerlessness. This has been, quite possibly, the biggest hurdle in my recovery journey. Admitting complete defeat felt like dying, it felt like I’d be giving up, it felt like the end. And it was the end—the end of my old life and the only passagew...

ESSAY February 2025 - Finding the Solution - Wiktor P., Warsaw, Poland 22.02.2025

I am a 50-year-old man in Poland, sober since 2011. I came to the Fellowship in 2007. My first significant stretch of sobriety was for 2.5 years starting in April 2008. Then I ended up in a psychiatric hospital diagnosed with severe depression. I lost my sobriety there, but I immediately reached out to the Fellowship again and found a sponsor. I started the Program all over again. I have been sobe...

ESSAY February 2025 - More than Just Quitting - Ana, Mexico 22.02.2025

My name is Ana, and I live in Mexico. I thank God for the miracle of quitting my addictive behaviors, those patterns of lust that kept me enslaved for six years. I felt completely captive to the demands of lust, unable to resist even when I wanted to. In the last three months, however, I’ve realized that my recovery goes far beyond just quitting. God has granted me self-control, peace, temperance,...

ESSAY February 2025 - Me, the Agnostic - Rick K., California, USA 22.02.2025

I grew up in a religious home. My father was an ordained minister, and our family observed many religious practices. As much as my father preached the doctrine, he did not live the church principles at home, (at least, that’s how I experienced it). My sexual acting out started at a very young age and included isolation, fantasy, secrets, hiding—a real double life.

ESSAY February 2025 - A Sexaholic Pastor Changes How He Understands God - Bennie, California, USA 22.02.2025

I was a Catholic, then a Protestant … also a pastor, a missionary … and a sexaholic. That was me in a not-so-neat nutshell. God was always a significant part of my life. I fully embraced my mother’s devout religious practice and fully engaged in the church. I loved the fact that people accepted and admired me. Being “a good guy” fit my need for recognition perfectly. The more good you did, the mor...

ESSAY February 2025 - Reflections on a Year - James D., Virginia, USA 22.02.2025

This was submitted by an inmate as his “one year sober reflection” My name is James D., and I have been sober since November 29, 2023. Since that day, I have had ups and downs. I’ve had several near-slips and a couple of regrets in the area of lustful thoughts.

ESSAY February 2025 - How I Use the ESSAY - Hal C., Virginia, USA 22.02.2025

Dear ESSAY, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the ESSAY team for continuing its vital work after Luc’s passing. Your dedication keeps alive an invaluable resource for our Fellowship worldwide.

ESSAY February 2025 - Editor's Corner - Kevin B., Fill-in Coordinator for the February Issue 22.02.2025

The whole team at the ESSAY is again uplifted and humbled by your experience, strength, and hope on this month’s theme of “God as We Understand Him.” The other pieces about Practical Tools, Steps & Traditions, Worldwide News, etc. also continue to teach and inspire us.   Please start recording your thoughts about April’s theme, “Rule 62.” Not taking ourselves too seriously has popularly come t...

ای سی دسامبر ۲۰۲۴ - امید در مراکش - عبدالباری. ای، تطوان، مراکش 07.01.2025

  نام من عبدالباری است و من یک معتاد جنسی هستم. دوستانم در آمریکا نامم را به‌صورت اَب-دِل-باه-ری تلفظ می‌کنند، اگر بخواهم صادق باشم؛ هنوز به کلمة «معتاد جنسی» عادت نکردم. من هیچ‌وقت دقیقاً نمی‌دانستم که چه مشکلی دارم. فکر می‌کردم که فقط یک آدم عادی با عادت زشتِ تماشای پورن و خودارضایی هستم. ولی آن‌طور که معلوم شد، اصلاً عادی نبودم.

ای سی دسامبر ۲۰۲۴ - پیشبردِ مراحل رابطه در قرارهای هوشیارانه - دیو. ه، تنسی، آمریکا 07.01.2025

  نام من دیو است. من یک معتاد جنسی در حال بهبودی هستم و به لطف خداوند و این انجمنِ شگفت‌انگیز، از اول آگوست 1985 هشیاری جنسی دارم (مرداد 1364). من زمانی وارد انجمن معتادان جنسی گمنام شدم که به امید نجات‌دادن ازدواجم از همسر اولم جدا زندگی می‌کردم. با این حال پس از دو سال پاکی، نهایتا طلاق گرفتیم و به لطف خداوند، کاملاً متوجه شدم که نباید در هیچ نوع رابطة عاشقانه‌ای باشم، چه برسد به یک رابطه متعهدا...

ای سی دسامبر ۲۰۲۴ - رها کردن انتظارات - جف. اس، مریلند، ایالات متحده آمریکا 07.01.2025

  وقتی در سن ۲۶ سالگی وارد SA شدم، مجرد بودم. هوشیار شدم و در طول چندین قرار ملاقات و رابطه، هوشیاری‌ام را حفظ کردم. همسرم را پس از ۱۶ سال پاکی ملاقات کردم و در طول دوران آشنایی و ۱۲ سال زندگی مشترکمان (تا به امروز) نیز هوشیاری‌ام را حفظ کرده‌ام.

ای سی دسامبر ۲۰۲۴ - پیش‌ بردنِ ملاقات ها - گمنام 07.01.2025

  پس از تکمیل تراز آسیب‌های قدم چهارم، بسیار سپاسگزار شدم، چون متوجه شدم هر شخصی که پس از شروع پاکی با او رابطه داشتم، در مقایسه با نفرات قبلی، آسیب کمتری دیده است. هنوز کارهای زیادی برای انجام باقی مانده، اما توانایی من برای داشتن روابط سالم از زمان پیوستن به SA بهبود یافته است. می‌خواهم برخی از پیشرفت‌هایی را که در این ترازنامه مشاهده کردم، توضیح دهم.

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