Tag Archives: Self-Awareness

  • Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be an Addiction?
    Saturday, March 2nd, 2019

    Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be an Addiction?

    Sex addiction is just as real, and just as devastating, as every other addiction. Today, most people readily understand the concept of substance addiction. If they are not addicted...
  • HALT
    Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

    HALT

    Make it a daily routine to ask yourself if you are hungry, angry/anxious, lonely, or tired. HALT is an acronym for Hungry, Angry/Anxious, Lonely, and Tired. Any of these...
  • Recognizing Sexual Addiction
    Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

    Recognizing Sexual Addiction

    The easiest way to find Heaven is to slowly back away from Hell. The core signs and symptoms of sexual addiction are generally the same regardless of age, race,...
  • Gratitude in Early Recovery
    Monday, February 25th, 2019

    Gratitude in Early Recovery

    Happy people are grateful for what they have, regardless of what that is. Many sex and porn addicts in early recovery (and sometimes even those with significant amounts of...
  • The Onslaught of Feelings
    Saturday, February 23rd, 2019

    The Onslaught of Feelings

    Sobriety requires courage – courage to face the world without the emotional shield of addiction. As sex and porn addicts, we engage in our addiction not to have a...
  • Blaming Others
    Thursday, February 14th, 2019

    Blaming Others

    Sex and porn addicts often place blame for their addiction on the actions of others. One long-sober sex addict jokes, “I didn’t come into sexual recovery to heal or...
  • Triggers
    Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

    Triggers

    Our biggest crises can be triggered by the smallest things. Triggers are catalysts that drive our need/desire to act out sexually. Most often, triggers involve some sort of “pain...
  • Sex vs. Food
    Sunday, February 10th, 2019

    Sex vs. Food

    Sex and eating are healthful behaviors – until they become an obsession and spiral out of control. Sex addiction and eating disorders are similar in many ways. For starters,...
  • Sexual Boundary Plans Need to Be Clear
    Saturday, February 9th, 2019

    Sexual Boundary Plans Need to Be Clear

    When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles. Sexual boundary plans are created to define sexual sobriety and to provide recovering...