We admitted we were powerless
over our compulsive sexual behaviors - that our lives had
become unmanageable.
Came to believe that there
was a power greater than ourselves and could restore us to
sanity.
Made a decision to turn
our will and our lives over to our Higher Power.
With the help of our Higher
Power, made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Admitted to our Higher Power,
to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature
of our wrongs.
Were entirely ready to have
our Higher Power remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked our Higher
Power to remove our shortcomings.
Made a list of all persons
we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such
people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure
them or others.
Continued to take personal
inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Sought through prayer
and meditation to improve our relationship with our Higher
Power and praying for knowledge of His will for us and the
power to carry out His will.
Having had a spiritual
awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry
this message to other sex addicts and to practice these
principles in our lives. (Adapted from AA Services Inc.)
