Category: Sex Addiction

Self-worth and Female Sex Addiction

Woman struggling with binge drinking during quarantine Life lived without self-worth is like expecting an engine to run without oil. The engine will grind, jam and simply not work. When we live without self-worth we hide, give ourselves away, or neglect to protect ourselves. As with an engine, the damage spirals into a destructive mess. Building or Despising the Self Sadly, a great [...]
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Why Female Sex Addiction is Overlooked

Woman leaving cancer treatment It is mind-blowing that women are so profoundly overlooked again and again. Just a moment of thought gives rise to a myriad of examples: the vote, sports, business, leadership—so many glass-ceilings! Low-and-behold, this problem extends into female sex addiction struggles also. Male sex addiction has been discussed for years, and yet only recently has the [...]
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How Your Sexual Addiction Recovery is Going, Moment-by-Moment

Man in recovery from heroin Are we not masters of looking back and saying, “How did I get here?” or, “What just happened?” Most of the people I meet with express a similar sentiment at some point. The reality is that we neglect to attend to our present moments and therefore we lose track of our experience, and any sexual addiction [...]
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Female Sex Addiction: Self-regulation is for everyone!

Girl looking at beach When Sophie is overwhelmed she rushes things, engages more, and tries to take control. Eventually she runs out of steam and collapses in a puddle of frustrated tears knowing that everything is going to come crashing down. When Eve is overwhelmed she turns it off, goes numb, stops and avoids everything around her. Eventually she [...]
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The Communication Barrier of Sexual Addiction Recovery

Wife Upset With Husband Being A Sex Addict Whether the use of porn or the presence of sexual addiction influences the quality of an intimate relationship has been debated fiercely in the psychological community. It seems that the tide is turning in the debate and evidence is mounting that they are problematic, specifically when it comes to communicating well! It is well established [...]
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