Yuppers. Omw
Meeting id and pass noted above
Excellent meeting guys it was very nice meeting you. Looking forward to the next meeting, same day and time:
Friday December 27
12:00 noon, North America Eastern time (same time zone as New York City)
Thanks guys, see you then
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Likewise. Glad that we got that going. I like the open dialouge concept as well. Heres to more TS zooms 
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Thank you everyone and yes I love the open dialogue and just sharing and talking.
It helps a lot.
We all got into our addiction separately, but together we will get out of it.
Thanks again and I loved the meeting!
Looking forward to the next one. 
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Thank you so much for hosting. This has been refreshing 
A little tip: I recommend you delete the post that has the meeting id and the password. It’s better to make a fresh post before each meeting, so there’s less confusion. Also, this is an open forum so it’s smart to take those down, just in case
Hope to catch up with you guys later! Thanks again.
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Great thoughts @Olivia.
For sure, we’ll be doing this again
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Have come to realise recently that I am a sex addict. Have been tracking days of abstinence and I am relapsing constantly. This has such a power over me, probably more power over me than alcohol.
I got sober from alcohol largely due to my sexual behaviour whilst under the influence, when I would seek sexual encounters from anyone who would entertain me. And if I wasn’t successful then porn would do, or sexting etc. Abstaining from alcohol was my solution, thinking that this was the biggest problem. However, this has just lifted one layer of the problem and has exposed the fact that sex addiction is there lying underneath the veil of alcohol abuse.
I feel grateful that I was able to get sober from alcohol before I did something to really damage my relationship with my partner. However, even my sober behaviour has escalated recently as I succumb to this insidious addiction. I need to seek help, although even coming to this conclusion seems to have given me some of the power back. I am noticing where I am being triggered and I can say to myself, “there it is, that’s my addiction”.
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Awesome job. Sometimes it takes a while to confront that and I’m glad your recovery from alcohol allowed for you to see even deeper depths that you had to pull yourself out of. You’re on the right track and in the right place.
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This is fairly common among people who enter recovery from sex addiction. I don’t know if it’s a majority or not but it is common enough that researchers and clinicians have written about it (Patrick Carnes is an example). The other addiction(s) were a wrapping around a core addiction: sex addiction.
Welcome to a new chapter of your recovery! What do you want to do next? Visit a meeting? Ask questions?
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Great idea. I’ve deleted it now. Thanks
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What’s everyones plans for the day? Any resent frustrations or resentments?
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Coffee with a friend from SA (gonna get myself an espresso! I have developed a taste for them 
), then get some supplies for dinner. I’m cooking tonight. I’m leaning towards chicken provençal: simple and full of flavour).
Also need to get myself a new ice scraper for my car. I was trying to use it as a (sort of) crowbar to loosen my frozen engine lid - I needed to fill up my windshield washer fluid - and I succeeded in loosening the lid, but in the process, snapped the scraper off my ice scraper. 
(So that also means I’m gonna go to the hardware store and get myself an actual crowbar - a small one - to keep in my car for the rest of the winter.)
How about you?
Forgot to make a note about frustrations or resentments: some frustration with myself and my business over the slow pace of work recently. That is normal for people in my industry over the winter but it is still frustrating. I am trying to use the opportunity to catch up on admin work and prepare myself for the year to come.
Very nice. I get a vanilla smoothie with two shots of espresso. I’m sure that I’ve heard of that chicken dish but ill look it up.
Yuppers, needing to re-up on the supplies.
I’m doing pretty well. Functioning on limited sleep from getting home from my daughters all day wrestling tourney quite late. I’m at work currebtly and then we dhall see what evening plans look like.
Enjoy the slpw pace because before you know it you’ll be super busy. Gives you time to prioritize so other things. Work remotely as an entrepreneur?
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I’m Doordashing all day
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My day is almost finished (close to 10pm). Had a busy shift at work and been feeling low (relationshit). Coming back home lifted my mood and it’s been a nice evening with Hubby. We drove to a next town over to see Christmas lights on the main square. It’s freezing outside 
Now having hot tea and a chicken wrap 
No resentments or frustrations. It’s one of those days when sex is the last thing on my mind 
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This is the image I have about doordashing 
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Sounds like a good wrap up for the day.
Nothing wrong with that. Perfect cuddle weather though.
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I run a small home improvements company. Wintertime is slow season. It’s good for spending time with family but there isn’t much money coming in.
That makes sense. That’s awesome, dude
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