"Yet, whether we were aware of it or not, our entire being had been molded by our failure, or refusal, to solve from within the problems of our real lives: insecurity, loneliness, and lack of any abiding sense of personal worth or dignity. Through sex, charm, emotional appeal, or persuasive intellect, we had used other people as 'drugs,' to avoid facing our own personal inadequacy. " - Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) from America Anonymous by Benoit Denizet-Lewis