This is a book about the remarkable journeys numerous gay<br >men are taking in their recovery from compulsive behavior.<br >You don t have to know anything about Twelve Step pro-<br >grams to appreciate the journeys you ll read about here， but<br >more than likely you ve already heard of， or perhaps even<br >experienced， something of the help the Twelve Step model<br >offers to people suffering from compulsive behavior. If so，<br >you know it s an astoundingly effective and humane program<br >that was first advanced by Alcoholics Anonymous and has<br >now been adopted by numerous other groups~that have been<br >formed to help their members recover from various addic-<br >tions other than alcohol--from drugs and food to sex， work，<br >and unhealthy relationships.<br > Easing the Ache is in no way meant to be an exegesis of the<br >steps that form the core of this program， but it is written in<br >the spirit of Twelve Step recovery. Whatever you know about<br >