Tuesday, March 14th, 2023
Porn Addiction Denial
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT Porn addicts rarely view their sexual fantasy life as a cause of their unhappiness and life challenges. Even when they are neck-deep in consequences,...
Tag Archives: denial
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Tuesday, March 7th, 2023Addiction: The Role of Denial
David Fawcett PhD, LCSW What Is Denial? Persons in active addiction, both substance and behavioral, are unlikely to view their substance use and compulsive behaviors as causes of the... -
Wednesday, May 18th, 2022How Can an Addict in Denial Get Well?
In this episode of Overcoming Betrayal and Addiction, Dr. Rob and Tami talk about how you can help someone when they refuse to see themselves as an addict. Dr.... -
Monday, April 4th, 2022Addicts and the Blame Game
Scott Brassart I didn’t come into substance and sex addiction recovery so I could heal or change my behaviors. I came into recovery because I thought that someone might... -
Monday, February 10th, 2020What Happens When Infidelity is NOT Discovered?
By Scott Brassart Recently, Dr. Rob Weiss posted an article examining the role of gender in infidelity. That article was based primarily on the work of Esther Perel, who... -
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019Sex and Porn Addiction and ‘Denial’
Delay is the deadliest form of denial. As sex and porn addicts, we rationalize, minimize, and justify our sexual adventures, blaming everyone and everything but ourselves for our actions... -
Friday, November 8th, 2019The Aftermath of Acting Out
As addicts, we’re not in denial. We’re just selective about the reality we accept. After we sexually act out, we attempt to distance ourselves emotionally from what we’ve just... -
Thursday, October 24th, 2019The Role of Denial
A core issue of active addiction is the avoidance of reality. Science fiction author Douglas Adams once wrote, “There is no point in using the word impossible to describe... -
Monday, August 12th, 2019Willful Ignorance
We’re not in denial. We’re just selective about the reality we accept. For some of us, denial is so deep and so powerful that we somehow manage to stay...