Sexual addiction, or hypersexuality, is a complex disorder that results in many devastating consequences. According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, nearly 12 million people suffer from sexual addiction in the United States alone, though these numbers are likely much higher [1]. Shame & Guilt Sexual addiction is often associated with much [...]
There are few things in life more painful than watching a loved one battle through a self-destructive pattern of behavior. One of the most difficult things you might ever have to do is confront someone you deeply care for, about an addiction. Whether it’s a spouse, a child, a close family friend or church member [...]
Understanding As if sexual addiction wasn’t complex, painful and confusing enough, many people arrive at sexual addiction via the path of trauma. Trauma, is by definition an “overwhelming experience. It is a stimulus greater than what [we were] designed to withstand and process by [our] normal means.” [1] If you have experienced trauma that you [...]
Occasionally family meals present the opportunity to choose between two of Grandma’s hand made deserts. What if I can’t choose? Well, maybe I have both. Or, maybe, I start with one and see about the other. In the end, they both feel irresistible! They both make me salivate and feel satiated. This is a good [...]
Porn addiction is “sticky”. Because pornography latches into the brain's natural reward circuits, extended use can radically alter the way a brain functions. Once the brain has adapted to this new “way of life”, pulling away from porn feels like pulling away from super glue! Faced with a wealth of treatment approaches for pornography addiction, [...]
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