Addiction: Numbing, Disconnecting, and the Loss of Intimacy

Tag Archives: Dissociation

Monday, August 15th, 2022

Addiction: Numbing, Disconnecting, and the Loss of Intimacy

David Fawcett PhD, LCSW Both sex addicts and those who add drugs to their sexual acting out rituals utilize sex as a mood changer to mask emotional pain. When...
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

Book Review: It’s Not About the Sex, by Andrew Susskind

Andrew Susskind is a clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, and somatic experiencing and brainspotting practitioner in the Los Angeles area. He specializes in relationships, sexual recovery, addictions, trauma,...
Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Sex Addiction is Not About the Sex

There is a big difference between ongoing happiness and chasing euphoric moments as an escape. Sex addicts are hooked on the dissociative euphoria (the trance/bubble) produced by their intense...
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Understanding the Bubble/Trance

Sex addiction is not about the sex, it’s about losing touch with reality. Addictions are about the manipulation of neurochemistry, and this can happen with or without an addictive substance....

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