Tag Archives: Sex Addiction Causation

Monday, February 21st, 2022

Dopamine, Addiction, and Unnatural Rewards: Tips for Recovery

Dr. David Fawcett Dopamine is a neurotransmitter – a chemical in the brain – that is an essential part of the brain’s so-called reward circuitry, the system that “rewards”...
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

Chasing Intensity: The Addictive Search for Thrills and Escape

Dr. David Fawcett All addictive behaviors are characterized by the desire to disconnect from uncomfortable emotional or physical situations through one of two strategies. The first strategy is numbing,...
Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Shame as the Underlying Issue

Shame is like quicksand. It sucks us in and tries to kill us. Nearly all sex addicts are shame-based to one degree or another. As such, we tend to...
Sunday, April 14th, 2019

Sex Addiction is Not Related to Sexual Orientation

Being gay, lesbian, or bisexual does not make you a sex addict any more than being straight makes you a sex addict. Sometimes people seek sex addiction treatment in...
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...
Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Can Teens Be Sex Addicts?

Most parents (and schools) are afraid to talk to kids about things like sex and addictions. Asking if teens can become sexually addicted is a bit like asking if...
Sunday, March 10th, 2019

Entitlement

If we feel entitled to something, we’ll step all over someone else to get it. As sex addicts, we often feel entitled to act out. We convince ourselves that...
Monday, March 4th, 2019

Sex/Porn Addiction and Internalized Homophobia

For most sex and porn addicts, negative core cognitions are an integral component of the addictive process, helping to support a shame-based sense of self. For gay, lesbian, and...
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,...