Tag Archives: behavioral addictions

  • Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be an Addiction?
    Friday, June 7th, 2024

    Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be an Addiction?

    Sex and porn addiction are just as real and just as devastating as every other addiction. Today, most people readily understand the concept of substance addiction. If they are...
  • Understanding Process (Behavioral) Addictions
    Tuesday, October 24th, 2023

    Understanding Process (Behavioral) Addictions

    Dr. David Fawcett Nearly everyone is familiar with and understands to some degree the concept of substance addiction—the abuse of and dependency on ingested chemicals such as nicotine, alcohol,...
  • How Can You Be Addicted to a Behavior?
    Friday, April 8th, 2022

    How Can You Be Addicted to a Behavior?

    If you’re reading blogs on this particular website, you probably already believe that you or a loved one has an issue with compulsive sexual behavior. But an addiction? How...
  • Cross and Co-Occurring Addictions
    Monday, March 4th, 2019

    Cross and Co-Occurring Addictions

    You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Sexual addiction/compulsivity is not always a standalone issue. In fact, most of the time it’s not....
  • How Can a Behavior Be an Addiction?
    Friday, January 5th, 2018

    How Can a Behavior Be an Addiction?

    Sometimes people struggle to understand that behavioral addictions, including sex, porn, and love addiction, are every bit as real and every bit as destructive as substance addictions. Part of...