Sex Addiction Is a Thing But So is Love Addiction IT’S COMPLICATED – Dec. 22, 2022 - “She had fallen in love with some men from afar, had these intense feelings of love with men she was never able to meet or talk to,” Harary told The Toronto Sun. “It wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 3 2023Mental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: ‘Out of Control’ BE SAFE, NOT SYPHILITIC – Sept. 20, 2022 - Sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. are at a crisis point. On Monday, prominent public health experts and government officials raised an alarm over the ongoing a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthSept 27 2022Sexual AddictionTrauma
Are You a Love Addict? Or a Romantic? “WHAT IS LOVE...BABY DON’T HURT ME” – Sept. 16, 2022 - Love addiction is not a formal diagnosis. It is related to other clinical diagnoses under the spectrum of behavioral addictions, impulse control disorders,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 20 2022Sexual Addiction
Kanye West: ‘My porn addiction destroyed my family’ HIS WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HAND – Sept. 1, 2022 - Kanye West admitted to having an addiction to porn, saying it “destroyed” his family. “Don’t let Kris make you do playboy like she made and Kim do,” he began in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMental HealthSept 6 2022Sexual Addiction
Inside the Mind of an Addict VERY BUSY – July 4, 2022 - The concept of self-reinforcement shows how the first experience with drugs, sex, cigarettes or alcohol can lead to the second. It takes a memory of the experience as being at least p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictionGamingHeroin AddictioninterventionJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseSexual AddictionSmartphone Addiction
Guilty Displeasure: Time to Take Porn Addiction In Hand ADVICE COLUMN – June 11, 2022 - I also realise my past relationships were also disastrous. As I engaged in sexual activities, I began to realise I was keen on porn and sometimes had difficuty maintaining an er... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionJune 21 2022Mental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
The Pandemic Surge In Pornography Addiction VISUALS OVERLOAD – June 15, 2022 - Though Martinez-Herbert didn’t quite understand what was going on, the acts she saw for the first time were appealing enough to launch an addiction that today, at age 24, she’... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionJune 21 2022Mental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
How My Porn Addiction Nearly Ended My Marriage VIDEO ONLY – TERRY CREWS HONESTLY IN RECOVERY – April 27, 2022 - Terry explained the stunning impact his addiction had on his marriage, life style and self-esteem. “After my work out I would watch porn f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSexual Addiction
How Everyone Got So Lonely THE PALE BLUE DOT – April 11, 2022 - She cites many factors that have contributed to this dystopian moment—among them, smartphones, the gig economy, the contactless economy, the growth of cities, the rise in si... Read More...April 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusinternetinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthSexual AddictionSmartphone AddictionTrauma
Signs of Porn Addiction and When to Get Help AUDIO – POWERFUL – Feb. 12, 2022 - “At this point in time, there is no recognized diagnosis of ‘pornography addiction,’ and there is no evidence that pornography is inherently ‘addictive’,” Joshua Grubbs, asso... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 22 2022internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSexual AddictionSmartphone Addiction
Men with Sex Addiction Have Higher Levels of Oxytocin HE JUST DID IT – Feb. 2, 2022 - Scientists say their discovery could lead to the development of a drug that blocks oxytocin for those with hypersexual disorder. Lead author Dr Andreas Chatzittofis, of the U... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 8 2022interventionMental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
The Myth of Sex Addiction NEVER ENDING QUESTION? – Dec. 24, 2021 - This definition does appear to meet a number of the criteria for addiction. For example, sexual behavior becoming a central focus of an individual’s life indicates sali... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021Mental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
Billie Eilish: Addiction to Porn ‘Really Destroyed My Brain’ NOT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Dec. 17, 2021 - She added that watching it initially helped her feel cool and like she was “one of the guys.” Ultimately, however, she admits it led to her suffering nightmares becaus... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietycell phoneDec 21 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSexual AddictionSmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
A Trans Woman’s Recovery From Sex, Alcohol And Drug Addiction WE ALL DO RECOVER – 11/02/2021 - Dating sites provided a platform for me and many other trans women to find people who were attracted to us, without the need to laboriously explain we were trans. We were... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 16 2021RecoveryRehabSexual Addiction
How to Spot a Love Addict ROSES AND RED FLAGS – Sept. 23, 2021 - “Nobody gets out of love alive,” said Dr. Fisher. “People live for love, pine for love, kill for love and they’ll die for a loved one. It’s one of the most powerful brain sys... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental HealthSept 28 2021Sexual Addiction
What Insecure Attachment Styles Have to Do with Sex Addiction MORE IS BEING REVEALED – April 15, 2021 - The central theme of attachment theory is that caregivers who were nurturing, responsive, and available to the needs of their child allowed them to feel secure, thus cr... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 4 2021Mental HealthSexual Addiction
Atlanta shooting suspect was a patient at evangelical treatment center FOR THE LOVE OF GOD? – March 19, 2021 - Most evangelical churches, including Southern Baptist churches, teach that sex is permitted only within heterosexual marriages, similar teaching to the Catholic Church an... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthSexual AddictionTrauma
‘Most sex addicts are not murderers’ WATCH – THAT’S A RELIEF – March 18, 2021 - Carol Juergensen Sheets, a certified sexual addiction therapist, said the proper classification for the behaviors they were accused of was “a disorder of power a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionMar 23 2021Mental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
The Difference Between Sex and Making Love NO NAMES or PET NAMES? – Feb. 18, 2021 - A quote I like by Dr. Pat Allen is, “Anyone can have sex. Not everyone can make love. Some people only have sex, but those who can make love can do both.” https://www... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninternetMar 16 2021Mental HealthSexual Addiction
Is There a Difference Between Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction? WHERE ONE OR MORE ARE GATHERED – Feb. 2021 - The pattern of failure to control intense sexual impulses or urges and resulting repetitive sexual behavior is manifested over an extended period of time (e.g., 6 mo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 16 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSexual Addiction
Porn Addiction Coach Reveals the Problem Has ‘nothing to do with sex’ Or Does It? – Jan. 10, 2020 - Trying to prevent that is Porn Addiction Coach Tim Reigle, and his summation of the condition is surprising. “Porn addiction has nothing to do with sex, it’s to do with how we cope with... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetinterventionJan 19 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSexual Addiction
My Husband Is a Porn Addict in Recovery Thank you for not sharing – Nov. 14, 2020 - “I gave in to my craving and watched porn,” he said. Silence. What exactly is one supposed to say? “Thanks for being so honest and transparent with me”? All I want... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRehabSexual AddictionSmartphone Addiction
Types of Teen Addictions parents should be on the lookout for LISTEN – Check their phones daily – Nov. 9, 2020 - Screen Addiction While almost every parent stresses over the amount of time their kids spend on electronic devices every day, you wouldn’t think t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressionfood addictionGaminginternetinterventionlife expectancylonelinessmarijuanaMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehabSexual AddictionSmartphone AddictionteenagersVapingvideo games
Doctor Arrested for Masturbating in Front of Children, Made Chief of Med Services at State Hosp Not The Onion (or, Climbing the pole of success?) – Oct. 29, 2020 - The newly appointed Chief of Medical Services at the Rhode Island state hospital system was previously arrested for repeatedly exposing himse... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental HealthNov 17 2020Sexual AddictionTrauma
Sex addicts turn to porn and rehab to avoid hook-ups Hooked on a feeling... – August 9, 2020 - Ms. McConkey said the prevalence of people going out and having sex with strangers had decreased during the pandemic because of fear of the coronavirus, though it stil... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 11 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinternetlonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabSexual Addiction
One Book Sparked This Guy’s Recovery From Porn and Sex Addiction BOOK: Happiness by Matthieu Ricard – MAY 8, 2020 - I was never really happy. Sometimes I would masturbate four to five times in one day or I would masturbate until it hurt. But no amount of sex, porn, or masturbation... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMay 12 2020Sexual Addiction
Boys, 12 being treated for online porn addiction WE had to walk 2 miles uphill to get porn – February 16, 2020 - ...today kids of 12 can just click on to these porn sites and they are there in the middle of this extreme stuff.“ In the last five years I have n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020GamingSexual Addictionteenagers