Friday, February 19th, 2021
The Addictive Power of Ritualization
You can never really run away. The only true way out is in. Ritualization is the part of the addictive cycle where our sexual fantasies move toward reality. This...
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Tag Archives: Cycle of Addiction
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Monday, February 15th, 2021Understanding the Spin Cycle of Addiction
Scott Brassart Most people think of addiction in the “active” stage of the cycle, where the individual is actually drinking, using, or engaging in an addictive behavior (such as...Read More -
Sunday, January 31st, 2021The Power of Sexual Fantasy
Lost for now is not the same thing as lost forever. We can find our way back. As sex and porn addicts, our primary coping mechanism for any and...Read More -
Saturday, December 5th, 2020
Stopping the Addictive Cycle
Addiction: When you can stop, you don’t want to, and when you want to stop, you can’t. There are six stages in the cycle of sex and porn addiction:...Read More -
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Addiction Destroys Daily Life
The cycle of addiction is a downward spiral. It’s like flushing our lives down the toilet. Sex and porn addicts share certain characteristics. One of these common traits is...Read More -
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020The Spin Cycle of Addiction
Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking of what we want to become. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking about who we don’t ever want to be again. All addictions...Read More -
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019The Cycle of Sexual Addiction
It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought. All addictions are cyclical in nature, with no clear beginning...Read More -
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
The Spin Cycle of Addiction
Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking of what we want to become. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking about who we don’t ever want to be again. All addictions...Read More