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In a support group, members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a public relations voice or engaging in advocacy.
Maintaining contact
Support groups maintain interpersonal contact among their members in a variety of ways. Most groups have traditionally met in person in group sizes that allowed conversational interaction. Support groups also maintain contact through printed newsletters, telephone chains, internet forums, and mailing lists. Some support groups are exclusively Online_support_groups.
Membership in some support groups is formally controlled, with admission requirements and membership fees. Other groups are "open" and allow anyone to drop in at an advertised meeting, for example, or to participate in an online forum.
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Sex Addicts Anonymous - Explanation of the S.A.A. and Twelve Step philosophies. Nationwide listing of S.A.A. meetings, including online meetings. Also includes access to S.A.A. online bookstore.
Meta Description: [ The homepage of Sex Addicts Anonymous a 12-step organization helping men and women share their experience, strength and hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction and
recover from sexual addiction. ]
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous - A Twelve Step oriented fellowship open to adults of any sexual preference. Members include those who suffer from sex, love, relationship, and romance addictions. Includes United States and international meeting lists.
Atlanta Area Service Group - A listing of Georgia-area 12-step meetings for recovery from sex, love, and relationship addictions.
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Connecticut COSLAA - Codependents of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a Twelve Step recovery program for family, friends, and significant others whose lives have been affected by a sex and love addict. Not open to sex and love addicts.
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COSA National Service Organization - A twelve step program for anyone whose life has been affected by compulsive sexual bahavior.
Families Damaged by Pornography - Message board at ParentSoup on iVillageOnline. Support group for recovering addicts and their loved ones affected by porn addiction and related issues.
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Free in Christ - Freedom from Pornography - Support for men addicted to pornography or sex. Offers practical applied faith in Jesus Christ in a safe recovery and spiritual growth environment. Includes online resources.
Meta Description: [ Support for men addicted to pornography, sex; freedom through practical applied faith in Jesus Christ in a safe recovery and spiritual growth environment. Online resources. ]
Gates of Hope - A ministry located in Erie, Pennsylvania dedicated to loving and serving those effected by homosexuality and other sexual and relational problems.
Meta Description: [ Gates of Hope is a ministry dedicated to loving and serving those effected by homosexuality and other sexual and relational problems. ]
Good News For Sexual Addiction - A Christian-based resource for people of all sexual orientations seeking help or recovery from sexual addiction. Branches are located in Georgia, Tennessee, and Mexico.
Love Addicts Anonymous - A fellowship for men and women to recover from unhealthy dependency on love. Includes press releases, purpose statement, meeting lists, and details on how to start a meeting.
Meta Description: [ Love Addicts Anonymous ]
MD/DC/VA Intergroup of S-Anon - A 12-step recovery group for family and friends of sexaholics.
Montreal Intergroup of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous - For those who suffer sex and love addiction in the Montreal area. Site offers meeting list, texts, and resource links.
Meta Description: [ for those who suffer sexual and love addiction ]
Naperville Freedom Group - A Christian based sex addition recovery support group. Site contains background philosophy of the group, definitions of sex addiction, resources, and contact information. Located in Naperville, Illinois.
Meta Description: [ Naperville Freedom Group is a Christ-based recovery group helping men stay sexually pure within a sexually provocative culture. ]
Portland S.A.A. Intergroup - An autonomous registered fellowship of registered groups of recovering sex addicts who follow the 12 steps and 12 traditions of Sex Addicts Anonymous.
Puget Sound Sex Addicts Anonymous - A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope, to stop our compulsive sexual behaviors. Based in the Lakewood, Washington area.
Meta Description: [ Puget Sound Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiece, strength and hope. ]
Renewal From Sexual Addiction - A Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for men who are struggling with compulsive sexual behavior.
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S-Anon International Family Groups - A fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of sexaholism in a relative or friend.
SCA Chicago - Sexual Compulsives Anonymous is a 12-Step fellowship that helps members recover from sexual compulsion and addiction. Provides information on meetings and recovery resources.
Meta Description: [ SCA Chicago Intergroup of Sexual Compulsives Anonymous. A 12-Step fellowship that helps members recover from sexual compulsion and sex addiction. Information on meetings and recovery resources. ]
Seattle SLAA Intergroup - SLAA Seattle-area meeting schedule, regional events, and contact information.
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Sex Addiction Recovery - Colorado - Sex Addicts Anonymous is a 12 Step group dealing with compulsive and addictive sexual behavior. Includes a self test and open forum.
Meta Description: [ 12 Step Recovery from Sex Addiction - Colorado ]
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Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous of Greater Cincinnati - Details of the Twelve Step program to recover from sex, love, relationship, and romance addictions. Local meeting information for Cincinnati, OH and Northern KY.
Meta Description: [ Greater Cincinnati Ohio and Northern Kentucky Augustine Fellowship of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. A 12 Step program to recover from sex, love, relationship and romance addictions. ]
Sexaholics Anonymous - 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.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous - Members are encouraged to develop their own sexual recovery plan, and to define sexual sobriety for themselves.
SLAA - Northwest Arizona Intergroup - Twelve Step recovery group for sex and love addicts.
SLAA Connecticut Intergroup - SLAA Connecticut Intergroup Site. Contains meeting and other information relevant for those seeking recovery from sex and love addiction.
SLAA New England Intergroup Site - Contains meeting and other information for those seeking recovery from sex and love addiction in the Boston, Providence, and Worcester areas.
Meta Description: [ New England Intergroup of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous ]
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SLAA Sweden, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous - Swedish chapter of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous.
South Florida Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous - Recovery group in South Florida where there are no dues or fees to attend meetings. Site offers details on area events, meeting lists, and background information on SLAA.
Meta Description: [ Recovery from Sex and Love Addiction, Anorexia and Codependency in South Florida ]
Toronto Sex Addicts Anonymous - Toronto chapter of Sex Addicts Anonymous.
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