Thursday, December 5th, 2024
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:...
Tag Archives: Cycle of Addiction
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Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Triggers
Feelings load the gun; addiction pulls the trigger. Almost anything can be a trigger for sex and porn addiction. Even memories of past traumas can be present-day triggers. For... -
Sunday, August 11th, 2024
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... -
Sunday, April 28th, 2024The 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... -
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024Examining the Cycle of Sex and Porn Addiction
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT All addictive behaviors are cyclical in nature, with no clear beginning or end to the cycle and one stage leading to the next (and... -
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
The Spin Cycle of Addiction
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Most people think of addiction in the “active” stage of the cycle, where the addict is actually drinking, using, or engaging in an addictive... -
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... -
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... -
Sunday, August 11th, 2019
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...