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The Pasuk says (Shemos 21:26) "If a man hits the eye of his servant or the eye of his maidservant and damages it, to freedom he shall send him in place of his eye". When a person can’t control what he looks at he becomes a slave to the Yetzer Hara. But the Pasuk is tell...

I have a great tool that helped me a ton.It's a small but powerful tefila that works instantly, and according to the guy that taught it to me, it works for everyone. First, a few things to point out before I begin. It's important to know that we always have bechira (choi...

Lying here in a depression, Lost in a powerful digression, All that work made no impression, I have yet to learn my lesson. Seven months of being clean, Of staying far from things obscene. One misplaced ad in a magazine, And now square one I am back in. Why am I tempte...

You start by learning a special technique with your alarm clock: You set it one hour earlier than usual, and when it rings you get up. Do not underestimate (a) the importance and (b) the difficulty of this simple technique. It is important because it enables you to get ...

Miriam will be doing a call for spouses (of addicts) every Sunday at 2pm EST and 9pm Israel time. This is to enable women in Israel to join as well (since Malka's calls are too late for people living in Israel). For more information, see this page or contact Miriam at: ...

12-Step Big Book Study Group night call is at 9:30pm this cycle, instead of 10:20pm which it was until now.

As Avraham Avinu approached Mitzrayim the Torah writes he noticed Sarah's beauty. Until now, Rashi says, he never noticed her beauty, but as a result of an incident (Avraham saw her reflection in the water, as Medrash writes) he saw her. Was this because Sarah was a Tza...

If you want something you've never had then you've got to do something you've never done.

  You can argue reasons NOT to work the Twelve Steps far faster than I can name reasons to work them. So, who is winning this contest, really?  

Is Sex Addiction a True Addiction? Weiss: “Yes. The question of whether sex addiction exists is really a non-issue. We know that it exists, we know what causes it and, most important, we know how to provide useful treatment.” “Sexual addiction (as a diagnosis), readily...

The Torah says that at the time of the flood sexual immorality was ubiquitous and theft was commonplace. At first, these seem to be two separate issues. However, the Rabbis explain that one leads to the other, and I’d like to talk about how this process works. There are...

Rav Vosner gave a t'shuva to someone who was asking for a seder t'shuvas hamishkal for aveiros that had been done continuously for many years. Rav Vosner brings a Yismach Moshe who says that t'shuvas hamishkal is only neccesary for a one-time aveira. But for an addiction,...

Don't just lie there alone, come on out - join the group, We're all fightin' a battle and we need every single troop, We're all in this together, here's my hand, hold on tight, I can't afford to lose you, so I'll pull with all my might. There's no time for depression, w...

Dear GYE, In 2011, I discovered that I had a problem and I turned to you guys, who eventually sent me to a 12-step group. I stayed clean for 3.5 years with relatively good recovery. My wife, however, hated the groups so much that we almost divorced over them. She could ...

Duvid Chaim Launching the 15th Cycle of his successful 12-Step phone conference! Are you asking yourself any of the following questions: I'm sick and tired of feeling TRAPPED IN LUST. I've stopped before - had some sobriety - but always seem to fall back into it agai...

Everything that happens on Earth is connected to what's happening in Shomayim. In every Jew, there are 70 nations struggling for dominance over the "Jew" part inside of us. Considering the current situation, we must fight back. We, the GYE members, are Hashem's front-lin...

Hey! What's all this commotion? I second Hillel's notion. There is no magic potion Nor "anti-falling" lotion. Smile. Stay a while. No room for self pity or denial. Put your "Will power" on trial And guilt, despair, and other thoughts so vile! It's time we all adjust...

Rabbi Chanoch (Henry) Harris is the director of the Jewish Center for Wellbeing, a non-profit that teaches principles of wellbeing that support peace of mind and freedom from conflict and compulsion. Formerly, Rabbi Harris served as Educational Director of Aish Hatorah N...