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:...
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 –...
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it. Sex addicts aren’t the only addicts prone to cross and co-occurring addictions. The simple fact...
Sex addiction is unrelated to who or what it is that turns a person on. There is a widely held perception that people with non-traditional (i.e., non-heterosexual) sexual orientations...
Left unchecked, shame will eat your soul. Research shows that shame—the inherent belief that one is defective and unworthy of love—neither encourages nor motivates positive change. Instead, it corrodes...
Shame loses its power when shared with another loving person. Sex addicts can almost universally identify when other addicts talk about the “shitty committee” that holds uninvited discussions in...
If Harry Potter taught us anything, it’s that no one should live in a closet. Sexual addiction/compulsivity has nothing whatsoever to do with who or what it is that...
In this episode of “Sex, Love, and Addiction,” Dr. Rob Weiss welcomes Kelly McDaniel, an expert in the field of women and addiction. Kelly maintains a private practice in...
Sex addicts are only as sick as their secrets. In her book Daring Greatly, Brené Brown writes, “Shame resilience is about moving from shame to empathy—the real antidote to...
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