Tag Archives: Sexual Shame

  • Sexual Shame and Substance Abuse
    Monday, August 10th, 2020

    Sexual Shame and Substance Abuse

    Understanding Sexual Shame No shame is more powerful than sexual shame. Often, sexual shame is linked to unresolved early-life sexual trauma. People who experience sexual abuse, neglect, violence, verbal...
  • Working Step Five
    Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

    Working Step Five

    Lies and secrets are a cancer to the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only carnage behind. Plenty of recovering sex addicts tell themselves that their...
  • Overcoming the Shame of Porn Addiction
    Tuesday, August 14th, 2018

    Overcoming the Shame of Porn Addiction

    For porn addicts, shame is the master emotion. Porn addicts are often reluctant to seek help. Sometimes this is because they don’t view our solo sexual behaviors as an...
  • Sexual Abuse, Sexual Shame, and Sexual Addiction
    Monday, April 23rd, 2018

    Sexual Abuse, Sexual Shame, and Sexual Addiction

    The links between early-life trauma, shame, and addiction are well-established. What often goes unrecognized, however, is the powerful role that sexual trauma and sexual shame play in the formation...