Tag Archives: sexual addiction

  • The Pink Cloud
    Sunday, November 4th, 2018

    The Pink Cloud

    Let your joy scream across the pain. Some sex addicts experience the opposite of withdrawal in early recovery. This is known as the honeymoon or the pink cloud. These lucky...
  • Love Addiction: It’s Not Just for Women
    Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

    Love Addiction: It’s Not Just for Women

    It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. In general, there are more self-identified female love addicts than male love addicts. Nevertheless, males are perfectly...
  • Addiction Creates Chaos
    Sunday, October 21st, 2018

    Addiction Creates Chaos

    I am amazed at how many of my problems—most of which had nothing to do with my addiction, I thought—have become manageable or simply disappeared since I got sober....
  • Porn Addiction Can Ruin Real-World Sex
    Monday, October 8th, 2018

    Porn Addiction Can Ruin Real-World Sex

    What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable. Research shows that approximately 1 in 4 male sex addicts struggles with sexual...
  • Our Motivation for Recovery
    Sunday, October 7th, 2018

    Our Motivation for Recovery

    When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Even though we nearly always require outside assistance if...
  • Cross and Co-Occurring Addictions
    Thursday, October 4th, 2018

    Cross and Co-Occurring Addictions

    You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Sexual addiction/compulsivity is not always a standalone issue. In fact, most of the time it’s not....
  • Sexual Addiction: The Perfect Storm
    Sunday, September 9th, 2018

    Sexual Addiction: The Perfect Storm

    Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly. Addictions (of all types) are typically caused by a combination of genetic and environmental risk...
  • How Do We Diagnose Sex Addiction?
    Saturday, September 8th, 2018

    How Do We Diagnose Sex Addiction?

    An intelligent person can rationalize anything. A wise person doesn’t try. Sex addiction is, in most ways, the same as any other addiction. At the very least, it is...