COSA FAQs:
These meetings are for absolutely anybody whose life has been affected by compulsive sexual behaviour. We qualify ourselves.
You do not have to speak until you are comfortable.
Please follow these useful links for help on how to start a meeting.
Quick Start Guide | COSA-Recovery (you will now be directed to the ISO of COSA’s website.)
The COSA Meeting Guide | COSA-Recovery (you will now be directed to the ISO of COSA’s website.)
Register/Update a COSA Meeting | COSA-Recovery (you will now be directed to the ISO of COSA’s website.)
There are no fees or dues. We do collect voluntary contributions to help us be fully self-supporting.
YES. The meetings are open to anyone whose life has been affected by compulsive sexual behaviour.
Absolutely. COSA is a spiritual programme and not a religious one.
The programme is a Twelve step recovery programme. We are anonymous. We use first names only here.
What is said in a meeting needs to stay in a meeting.
Meetings can be face to face or on zoom. In both cases meetings are a group of fellows coming together to carry the message to those who still suffer.
Meetings generally have a host who reads from a script to guide the meeting participants. Most meetings will have a COSA share or reading, each group is autonomous, and the topics can change weekly. There is time for open sharing. Meetings are inclusive, safe and anonymous.
It means each COSA group is independent and follows the conscience of the group.
Please see full details on this history of COSA here:
COSA History | COSA-Recovery (you will now be directed to the ISO of COSA’s website.)
Each group has its own expenses and uses the 7th Tradition donations to fund things like rent, tea and COSA literature. When there is a surplus of money it can be passed up to the intergroup where 7th Tradition donations are used to help carry the message of COSA.
You can find details of meetings here
People who attend the meetings come from all walks of life. Here we look for the similarities and not the differences. We are an anonymous fellowship meaning whoever we are on the outside we leave it there when we step into a COSA meeting and we are just simply COSAS.
