1. For people who suffer from SSA as well, GYE can be a bit more of a problem than for most addicts. The mechitza between men and women is of little use to them!

2. If our ads make people think we are a filter company, then we need to rework our ads. Please let me know which ads made you think this.

I'm a little shocked and even a bit offended by this post. I am almost tempted to believe you are writing this in spite, or as someone coming to mock GYE. I mean, common, are you serious? GYE is where you went to get turned on?? An addict has about 6 billion BETTER places to go to get turned on. Why would he try getting turned on HERE?

Second, Rule #8 of our rules states very clearly: "Posts should not contain details (about personal struggles or otherwise) that others may find triggering, or contain links to websites that some may find triggering. If a member wants to submit a detailed post that may need to be edited, he should send it to the administrator or to the moderators as a private message."

We are very careful on GYE not to allow anyone to post anything triggering or suggestive. Where did you find posts with "juicy details" on our site about prostitutes and unclad women?? I don't mean in general - I mean "in detail". (General mentioning of these things is obviously going to be discussed on the site, and there is nothing wrong with that. It is not a chiddush to anyone here that there is such a thing as prostitutes or unclad women on the internet, and general discussion of people's struggles is helpful for their recovery).

Once again, we encourage anyone on the forum who sees any post which could be a trigger to immediately report it to the admin. When we get a report of a post like this we delete the triggering details right away.

Parshas Ki Sisa!

In case you're wondering why Guard posted it this week, it's because the server was down for a few hours so Lizensk couldn't post it. By the time it came back up, he was already sleeping (why I am up at 3am in Israel is a different question).

A special Thank you to Lizensk and to all who contributed!

This week, Lizensk included a much fancier text-only version for those who are afraid to go out in public with it. Yasher Koach!

yehoshua, why don't you join an SA group in your area? See www.sa.org. It's free.

Also, you can join the GYE phone community to have a whole roster of guys to call when the going gets tough.

And have you tried the TaPHSiC method? If searching or clicking for shmutz will cost you to have to fast tomorrow, wouldn't that help you cut down a lot?

Use the tools of GYE... Hashem will help you out of this insanity.

I can double his current salary :-)

Beautiful letter!

I think I will share it in a chizuk e-mail. I like very much how he describes the drinking as the addict's solution, not the problem, and how he describes the goal of the 12-Step program.

A truly classic piece!

LOVE IT!! Is Bardichev back??

Awaiting the next episode... :-)

We need someone with 12-Step experience to lead the group. Oh, and we need members!

This special group would follow certain guidelines:

• It will be following the 12 steps as outlined by Rabbi Shais Taub in his book; "The God of Our Understanding"
• Our specific goal in this group is to be become close to Hashem and better JEWS in all aspects of our life. This is a JEWISH group and adherence to Torah and Mitzvos is certainly part of our goal.
• Detailed discussed of acting out behavior is not allowed in public. (It may be necessary and have value in some contexts but its not for this public forum).
• It is not for people whose level of addiction has progressed to live acting out.

Contact lakewoodgye12@gmail.com to join.

We found someone. Thank you!

Don't come to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur this year again with the "Same Old, Same Old"

A new Cycle of Dov's Desperadoes starting Sunday Aug 18th, 2013.

See here for a description of the group, which is a GYE meeting for men who feel they may be addicts and are truly sick of it.

Meets on the phone every Sunday and Wednesday from 12 noon - 1:15pm, New York City time.

Be ready to open up as much as you can and get some experience witnessing and working the 12 steps as they are by SA members, and have some fun doing it. Real first names, only.

Email Dov for info and PIN, at wequithiding@gmail.com.