Sunday, April 21st, 2019
The Power of Sexual Fantasy
Lost for now is not the same thing as lost forever. We can find our way back. As sex and porn addicts, our primary coping mechanism for any and...
Tag Archives: sex addiction cycle
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Thursday, March 28th, 2019Tolerance and Escalation
We can’t discover new lands without losing sight of the shore. If you’re struggling to understand the ways in which sex addiction escalates, consider heroin addiction as an analogy.... -
Saturday, March 23rd, 2019The Power of Ritualization
You can never really run away. The only true way out is in. Ritualization is the part of the addictive cycle where our sexual fantasies move toward reality. This... -
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019Triggers
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... -
Sunday, January 20th, 2019Sex Addiction is Not Fun
If you need an analogy for addiction, imagine living without air. Then imagine something worse. When we say the words “sex addiction” to non-addicted people, the knee-jerk response is... -
Saturday, September 1st, 2018The Power of Ritualization
You can never really run away. The only true way out is in. Ritualization is the part of the addictive cycle where our sexual fantasies move toward reality. This... -
Sunday, February 4th, 2018The Cycle of Sexual Addiction
It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought. Addictions are cyclical in nature, with no clear beginning or...