Where Do I Find Support for my Addiction or my betrayal trauma?
I noticed on Reddit that was a rise of people looking for support, so I put together this easy-to-read list and posted it there and thought you might appreciate it here, as well.
For Addicts
· Porn Addicts Anonymous (PAA) → pornaddictsanonymous.org
· Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) → saa-recovery.org
o US/Canada: 1-800-477-8191 | Elsewhere: +1-713-869-4902
· Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) → sa.org | (615) 370-6062 or (866) 424-8777
· Women for Sobriety (WFS) → womenforsobriety.org
· SMART Recovery → smartrecovery.org
· LifeRing → lifering.org
· Recovery Dharma → recoverydharma.org
· Refuge Recovery → refugerecovery.org
· Psychedelics in Recovery → psychedelicsinrecovery.org
· And the “big names”: AA | NA | GA | OA | DA | CoDA | FA | Pills Anonymous | Clutterers Anonymous
For Loved Ones
· Al-Anon → al-anon.org
· Nar-Anon → nar-anon.org
· S-Anon → sanon.org | (800) 210-8141 or (615) 833-3152
· COSA → cosa-recovery.org | 866-899-COSA (2672)
· Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) → coda.org
· Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families (ACA) → adultchildren.org
· Families Anonymous → familiesanonymous.org
Free + Paid Programs
· Fortify → joinfortify.com
o (My personal favorite—we started here after Candeo, and it was a game-changer for both my husband and me. Their brain retraining tools and partner support were huge.)
· Impact Suite → individuals.impactsuite.com
Education on Pornography
· Fight the New Drug → fightthenewdrug.org/blog
· Truth About Porn → truthaboutporn.org
Hotlines
General & Crisis Support
· SAMHSA National Helpline → 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
· National Suicide Prevention Lifeline → 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
· National Domestic Violence Hotline → 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | thehotline.org
· National Directory of Hotlines & Crisis Centers → 1-800-999-9999
Substance-Specific Hotlines
· Never Use Alone (Drug Crisis Line) → 1-800-484-3731 | neverusealone.com
· National Cocaine Hotline → 1-800-COCAINE
· National Heroin Hotline → 1-800-9-HEROIN
· National Marijuana Hotline → 1-888-MARIJUA
Family & Partner Crisis Lines
· Al-Anon/Alateen Crisis Line → 1-800-356-9996
🌻 Not every resource will be the right fit, but hopefully one of these gives you a place to start. Do you have any to add? Let’s stay connected! Join me and other Bookenders on Reddit at r/BookendsofRecovery and on Facebook at Bookends of Addiction Recovery.
