Tag Archives: Triggers

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

Chasing Intensity: The Addictive Search for Thrills and Escape

Dr. David Fawcett All addictive behaviors are characterized by the desire to disconnect from uncomfortable emotional or physical situations through one of two strategies. The first strategy is numbing,...
Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Chemsex: Managing Triggers and Cravings

Dr. David Fawcett The first step in managing chemsex triggers and cravings is to develop a comprehensive list of potential triggers. It is even more helpful to identify which...
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

Therapy May End, but Your Addiction Doesn’t

In this episode of Overcoming Addiction and Betrayal, Dr. Rob and Tami talk about how to best manage your triggers as you go through recovery. Focus on the things...
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

Temptation is Everywhere, But You Can Manage It

In this episode of Overcoming Betrayal and Addiction, Dr. Rob and Tami discuss how to best manage your addiction when the outside world is so tempting. It’s easy to...
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019

Triggers

If we can learn to identify our triggers and stop them in their tracks – before they induce craving – then we have a much better chance to stay...
Saturday, September 21st, 2019

Triggers

Feelings load the gun; addiction pulls the trigger. Almost anything can be a trigger for sex and porn addiction. Even memories of past traumas can be present-day triggers. For...
Saturday, July 20th, 2019

Triggers

Addiction is not rational. It is culture, habit, and craving. Triggers are the thoughts and feelings that induce the strong desire – the craving – to engage in an...
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...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

The Sexnology Factor

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Nearly everyone in modern Western culture either owns or has easy access to a computer, laptop, tablet,...