Do Bears Do Their Business in the Woods? Asking whether teens can become sexually addicted is a bit like asking if they can become alcoholic or drug addicted. Of course they can. In fact, they are every bit as vulnerable as adults to addictions, perhaps more so because their emotional immaturity has prevented them from …
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Can Teens Be Sexually Addicted?
October 29th, 2014 | Posted by in Adolescents - (Comments Off on Can Teens Be Sexually Addicted?)Understanding Porn Addiction (and the Role of Technology)
June 6th, 2014 | Posted by in Addiction - (Comments Off on Understanding Porn Addiction (and the Role of Technology))Pornography addiction is one of the most common forms of sexual addiction. It is not unusual for porn abuse to be coupled with compulsive masturbation and/or various forms of non-intimate partner sex such as webcam sex, sexting, anonymous sex, casual sex, affairs, use of prostitutes, exhibitionism, voyeurism, etc. That said, porn addiction is often a …
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Creating a Plan for Sexual Addiction Sobriety
March 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Sex Addiction - (Comments Off on Creating a Plan for Sexual Addiction Sobriety)In a previous blog I examined the ways in which sexual sobriety is typically defined, noting that total abstinence, the most common conception of sobriety with alcoholism and drug addiction, does not work for many of the process (behavioral) addictions, including sex addiction and eating disorders. (For instance, if a sex addict is married, his …
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Two New Sex Addiction Films: Are They Accurate?
October 8th, 2013 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (1 Comments)In back-to-back weeks two wide-release, A-list cast films examining the issue of sexual addiction were released. These are the first films directly addressing the issue since the critically acclaimed Shame hit theatres in 2011. Shame, as the few people who saw it will almost certainly remember, was a gritty depiction of an active sex addict …
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