You can shake the monkey off your back, but the circus never quite leaves town. A lot of times recovering sex addicts think: Gee, I’ve been through treatment and...
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,...
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...
By David Fawcett PhD, LCSW Slip. Lapse. Relapse. Each describes behavior that brings us out of integrity with our stated goals of recovery. While not inevitable, slipping and relapsing...
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. In early sexual sobriety, even the smallest annoyance can feel like a major issue. Without our go-to...
Let your joy scream across the pain. Some sex addicts experience the opposite of withdrawal in early recovery. This is known as the honeymoon or the pink cloud. These lucky...