addiction
Enabling active/unrecovered behavior with a sexually addicted person
“Providing relationship comforts to an active sexually addicted person, even sober, but not in recovery is protecting their addiction and standing in the way of their recovery.” Also known as enabling. Enabling the sexually addicted person to feel like everything is ok, and normal, when it’s not. Enabling the sexually addicted person to continue on…
Read MoreWhen You Love a Sex Addict
The natural consequences of sex addiction reach far beyond the addict, and touches everyone that loves them. The deception and betrayal felt by spouses, family and friends reaches far, and are difficult to stomach. When you love someone with a sex addiction life can be chaotic and you experience betrayal trauma. The good news is,…
Read MoreHow Do I Know if My Sex Addict Spouse is Really in Recovery?
“How do I know if my sex addict husband or wife is really in recovery?” Why do we ask this? Because we’ve been deceived so many times, we can’t be sure of what’s truth and what’s deception coming from a sex addict. Our husbands’ or wives’ word has lost its worth. A person’s actions, is…
Read MoreDear Anyone Who Thinks Sex Addiction Doesn’t Exist…
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-anyone-who-thinks-sex-addiction-doesnt-exist_us_59ff5720e4b0d467d4c2261c I think a helpful way of thinking about the issue of sex addiction is to compare it to the term “alcoholism.” ‘Alcoholic’ is a term used to describe someone who suffers from alcoholism – they often have a physical and/or psychological desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it, regardless of how…
Read MoreThirteen Dimensions of Sex Addiction-Induced Trauma (SAIT) Among Partners and Spouses Impacted by Sex Addiction©
Dr. Omar Minwalla The Institute for Sexual Health (ISH) April 2014 The Sex Addiction-Induced Trauma Model© (SAITM©) articulates thirteen dimensions of trauma relevant to the clinical impacts, injuries and symptoms among intimate partners of sex addicts, based on both qualitative research and clinical application with partners and spouses impacted by sex addiction and compulsivity. Each…
Read MoreSex addiction is an intimacy disorder
Todd M. Frye, PhD, LCPC, LCMFT discusses sexual disorders and suggests that they are more accurately called intimacy disorders. These are many times carried out through online pornography, gambling, gaming, and social networking addictions.
Read MorePornography connection
** Trigger alert: discussion of pornography’s role in betrayal ** . . . Another common thread I see is that pornography played a huge part leading up to the act of physical betrayal. It did in mine. This is another clue that it’s not your fault and there was literally nothing you could do to…
Read MorePure Desire Trailer
For the first time in history, a cinematic teaching series on purity is here to offer men proven principles and practical tools to become a conqueror and live with integrity. This 5-week curriculum lays out biblical strategies, scientific facts and, in military style, teaches men how to use God’s weapons to become conquerors
Read MoreWe Need To Talk About Sex Addiction | Paula Hall | TEDxLeamingtonSpa
Sex addiction affects young and old, rich and poor, male and female. Paula Hall shares what we can do about it, even if we don’t suffer from it ourselves. Paula Hall (UKCP Reg, BACP Acc, COSRT Acc, ATSAC) has been working in the field of Sex Addiction for over 10 years and is author of…
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