Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
The Cycle of Sex and Porn 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...
Tag Archives: cycle of sex addiction
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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... -
Saturday, May 18th, 2019The Price of Shame
Left unchecked, shame will eat your soul. Research shows that shame – the belief that one is inherently defective and unworthy of love – neither encourages nor motivates positive... -
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019Trying (and Failing) to Quit
Buddha says: If a man can control his mind, he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. As sex addicts,... -
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019The Neurobiology of Addiction
The only significant difference between substance and sex addictions is that substance addicts ingest alcohol or drugs to create an emotionally escapist neurochemical reaction, whereas sex addicts rely on... -
Sunday, February 24th, 2019Stopping 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:... -
Thursday, February 21st, 2019The Pink Cloud of Recovery
Recovering addicts must learn to enjoy the ups while staying prepared for the downs. Many sex and porn addicts experience a “honeymoon period” in early recovery, where we suddenly... -
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019The 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... -
Sunday, November 25th, 2018
Do Sex Addicts Experience Withdrawal?
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. It is common knowledge that alcoholics and drug addicts, when they suddenly go “cold turkey,” sometimes experience withdrawal –...