IN-PERSON MEETINGS:
There are seven in-person meetings in Manhattan:
(For meetings at the LGBT Center, check the directory in the lobby to find the room number.)
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Mondays (2 meetings)
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6:30 - 7:30pm: Letting Go of Shame meeting
The Center, 208 W 13 St -
8 - 9:30 pm: Beginners Step meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W 65 St (Buzz "AA meeting," 2nd floor)
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Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm: Internet/Apps/Porn meeting
The Center, 208 W 13th St
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Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm: Beginners meeting
The Center, 208 W 13th St
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Thursdays 6:35 - 7:35 pm: Tools and Solutions meeting
St Mary the Virgin Mission House, 133 W 46 St (Buzzer 5, 3rd floor)
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Fridays 6:15 - 7:15 pm: Sober Topics meeting
The Center, 208 W 13th St
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Please note, the Saturday 1pm in-person meeting at The Center has shut down.
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Sundays 5:30 - 6:30 pm: Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol meeting
The Center, 208 W 13th St-
Please note that the start time of the Sunday Sex, Drugs and Alcohol meeting has moved to 5:30 from 5:45, effective June 2.
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SCA NEW YORK:
SEXUAL COMPULSIVES ANONYMOUS
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCANY) is a 12-Step Recovery program for sexual compulsion, sex addiction and romantic obsession.
It is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from sexual compulsion.
Where to Begin
AM I SEXUALLY COMPULSIVE?
Members of SCA have learned through sharing their experience, strength, and hope with each other that sexual compulsivity is a disease. This disease has three dimensions: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Physically, we engage in sexual behaviors that we know are not healthy for us or that place us in legal, physical, or spiritual jeopardy. Emotionally, we experience a "high" in contemplating and engaging in the "acting out" behavior, followed by an emotional let-down after acting out has concluded. Spiritually, we feel disconnected from others, especially from relationships we want to be "healthy" ones.
SCA members have devised the Twenty Questions to help newcomers decide whether they are sexually compulsive.
SCA members have found that we share certain characteristics in common. Click here to see those characteristics.
NEWCOMERS' WELCOME
If you are new to SCA, welcome. It is suggested that those new to the fellowship attend six different meetings within your first two weeks before deciding if SCA is right for you. Meetings have different sizes, topics, formats, and different people. Newcomers are encouraged to attend meetings listed as ‘Beginners’ meetings in order to familiarize yourself with the program; however, you are welcome to attend any SCA meeting at any time. We are glad you are here. Keep coming back.
What's New
Registration is open for the 2025 Summer Retreat on Sept. 5-7
The 2025 Summer Retreat will be held Friday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 7 at the Incarnation Center in Ivoryton, CT. The focus of this retreat will be Steps 6 and 7 and Setting Healthy Boundaries. The $255 registration fee includes your own room and all meals. A reduced price is available for those experiencing financial hardship.
Advanced registration is required, and the retreat fills up quickly as there is limited space. Please join us and be part of the fun, connection, sharing of recovery, and serenity.
The 'Four Fold' has been updated with the new characteristic on Sexual Anorexia/Avoidance
We have produced an updated version of the Four Fold that includes the new characteristic on Sexual Anorexia/Avoidance approved in April by SCA’s International Service Organization:
"We were sexually anorexic: in despair about our lack of physical and emotional intimacy with ourselves and others, yet unaware of how much we feared and avoided it."
This characteristic has been added as No. 11 in our list of "The Characteristics Most of Us Seem to Have in Common."
A PDF version of the updated Four Fold can be downloaded here. If you are an SCA meeting rep in need of copies for your meeting, please fill out this form. If you need the Four Fold for personal use, please place an order at the online store at sca-recovery.org.
If you have further questions about literature updates related to the new characteristic, or if you find any outdated references on this website please notify info@scany.org.
New SCA channel on YouTube
Visit the new SCA YouTube channel at youtube.com/@SCA-Recovery. Please subscribe to the channel to help its visibility. New videos are being uploaded on a regular basis. Feel free to give this information to therapists, health and recovery facilities and to the addict who still is suffering. We also need members to be of service and allow us to use and share their recordings of their commentaries on various chapters of our big book.
Learn about Intergroup service opportunities
Intergroup, a central service committee that carries out the business and common interests of the fellowship as a whole, meets on the first Sunday of every month. Learn how you can contribute to the fellowship and help others on their journey by volunteering for a service role in Intergroup.
The next SCA New York Intergroup Meeting is Sunday, August 3, at 3pm in Zoom Room #2.
SCA daily meditations
SCA posts daily meditations on our international website: sca-recovery.org. These meditations have been written and are compiled from our own literature. They focus on many topics common to SCA members. Click here to find the meditations and to view any announcements or other SCA news recently published on "The SCAnner."