SCA New York
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
A 12-Step Recovery Program
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from sexual compulsion.
LITERATURE & RESOURCES
Literature is our "portable program," giving us a means of keeping ourselves in touch with our recovery any time we need it. SCA has developed a number of pieces of its own literature. SCA members also find that using literature from other 12-step fellowships, particularly that of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups, has been very helpful. There are also a number of books on the nature of sexual compulsion and addiction and on recovery from sexual compulsion that are available commercially; while SCA does not endorse outside enterprises, many SCA members have found literature of this nature to be helpful.
Sexual recovery plans have three columns: abstinence, high-risk, and recovery activities. The sexual recovery plan is used as a blueprint for recovery. The abstinence (first) column includes "bottom-line" behaviors corresponding to relapse and from which members ask their Higher Power to be freed. The high-risk (second) column includes behaviors, emotional states, ritualized activities, and situations that make them vulnerable to relapse. The recovery (third) column includes positive behaviors that support their wellbeing and meet their needs in a healthy manner.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous: A Program of Recovery, aka "The Little Blue Book" describes the program of SCA. It is written by members and includes the 12 Steps/12 Traditions adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, 14 Characteristics we have in common, The Tools that Help us Get Better. There are chapters on Recovery Plans, Sponsorship, Service, what happens at Meetings, masturbation, shame, how to avoid slips, and a brief history of the program followed by some useful prayers and meeting formats.
A compact reference including our Statement of Purpose, Twelve Suggested Steps, Fourteen Characteristics, and more. You may download a free copy here.
Living the Program is a commentary on the 12 steps of SCA approved by New York Intergroup for use by groups and individuals in the New York area.
If you hold a Literature service position at an SCA New York meeting and need to order additional literature, please send an email through the contact form link here.
