Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

What is S.L.A.A?

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. The only qualification for S.L.A.A. membership is a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction.

S.L.A.A. is supported entirely through the contributions of its membership and is free to all who need it.

I'm a Newcomer, Is S.L.A.A. For Me?

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, or S.L.A.A., is a program for anyone who suffers from an addictive compulsion to engage in or avoid sex, love, or emotional attachment. We use the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to recover from these compulsions. We are united in a common focus: dealing with our addictive sexual and emotional behavior. We find a common denominator in our obsessive/compulsive patterns, which transcends any personal differences of sexual orientation or gender identity. The following behaviors have been experienced by members.

• Having few healthy boundaries, we become sexually involved with and/or emotionally attached to people without knowing them.
• Fearing abandonment and loneliness , we stay in and return to painful, destructive relationships...
• We confuse love with neediness, physical and sexual attraction, pity and/or the need to rescue or be rescued.
• We sexualize stress, guilt, loneliness, anger, shame, fear and envy...
• To avoid feeling vulnerable, we may retreat from all intimate involvement, ...Excerpts from the Twelve Characteristics of Sex and Love Addiction ©1985

Meetings

Our meeting list is still in development, as we are actively looking for a space in the St. John's area. We are beginning with a special interest meeting for women and gender non-conforming individuals.

Meetings are currently held every Thursday, 7:30pm, at a temporary location in St. Johns center city. To recieve the location, please email our acting secretary, slaainnl@gmail.com

Meeting ID: 04422222

Last updated Jan. 15, 2026