Meeting
Format
Hello,
my name is (state your name), and
I am a sexual abuse survivor.
Welcome
to the regular meeting of Sexual
Abuse Survivors In Recovery Anonymous.
This is a closed meeting for those
personally dealing with sexual abuse
issues. The only requirement is a desire
to heal from the aftereffects of sexual
abuse.”
To
protect our anonymity, what you hear
here, must stay here. We will now go
around the room, introducing ourselves,
and identifying as sexual abuse
survivors.
May
I ask someone to read: The 12
steps of Sexual Abuse Survivors In
Recovery
Would
someone like to read: Why
Recovery?
Would
someone read: Who is a Sexual
Abuse Survivor and How do we begin to
Heal?
Please
read:
The Silver Braid
Sexual
abuse includes (but is in no way limited
to) incest, molestation, ritual abuse,
rape, prostitution, and sexual
harassment. Some of you may only have
experienced one form of abuse, but for
many of us, our group sharing will
perhaps uncover a lifetime pattern where
we found ourselves locked into many
abusive sexual patterns.
LEADER:
Qualify for up to ten minutes. You may
wish to talk about how sexual abuse is
affecting your life today. You may talk
about when the abuse started, and how it
led you towards either acting out or
perhaps avoiding sexuality completely.
Selecting
a Meeting Topic
You
may refer to our literature to select
topics.
Use the following:
·
Aftereffects of the Sexual Abuse
Checklist
·
Aftereffects Specifically related
to Sex, Love and Codependency
·
The Silver Braid
LEADER:
Read the next paragraph on:
Creating A Safe Environment
Creating
A Safe Environment
Many
of have experienced, both during our
childhoods and our current lives,
environments that were toxic. Perhaps
our boundaries were violated on many
levels. And that is why, as sexual abuse
survivors who are “In Recovery,” we
need to create a safe environment for
our members. Therefore there is no
crosstalk. We do not give another member
advice, or critique their sharing.
Open
the meeting.
Ending
the Meeting
Five
minutes before the end:
State:
There are no dues or fees, but we are
self-supporting through our own
contributions.
READ:
“Closing Affirmation: Sexual
Bill of Rights.”
Leader:
Together, we are well on our way.
Together, we take the hand of another
survivor and together we touch the
world.
I’ve
asked: (Select Someone) To end the
meeting with the Serenity Prayer.
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