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...
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Tag Archives: Sex Addiction Causation
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Sunday, April 14th, 2019Sex 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...Read More -
Sunday, April 7th, 2019Sex 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...Read More -
Thursday, April 4th, 2019Can 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...Read More -
Sunday, March 10th, 2019Entitlement
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...Read More -
Monday, March 4th, 2019Sex/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...Read More -
Sunday, February 10th, 2019Sex 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,...Read More -
Sunday, February 3rd, 2019Risk Factors for Addiction
Addictions of all types form and manifest in the same basic ways. The risk factors for substance and behavioral addictions (such as sex and porn addiction) are the same:...Read More -
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019Just Another Way to Numb Out
Sex addiction is not about feeling good, it’s about feeling less. Sex addicts use sex to “numb out” and escape from stress and emotional (and sometimes physical) discomfort –...Read More