In my previous posting to this site, I wrote about the reasons that women sometimes engage in sexual infidelity, promising that I’d take a look at men in this week’s blog. So, as promised, here is part one of my take on male cheaters…
Understanding Men Who Cheat, Part One (Justification and Denial)
January 28th, 2015 | Posted by in Relationships | Sex Addiction - (Comments Off on Understanding Men Who Cheat, Part One (Justification and Denial))Are Sex Addicts Also Sex Offenders?
August 8th, 2014 | Posted by in Sex Addiction - (Comments Off on Are Sex Addicts Also Sex Offenders?)Today, as the trauma-based neurobiological problem of sexual addiction becomes more universally understood and accepted, sexual offenders who’ve been arrested for illegal sexual activity sometimes grasp at the “sex addiction” label, hoping to use it as an excuse for their behavior. One of the most egregious examples of this was Ariel Castro, the Ohio man …
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Fusing Sexual Addiction and Stimulant Drug Abuse
July 24th, 2014 | Posted by in Drug Addiction | Sex Addiction - (Comments Off on Fusing Sexual Addiction and Stimulant Drug Abuse)Joe, a 32-year-old gay man, abuses meth while he compulsively looks for and engages in anonymous sex in bathhouses and other sex-focused venues – often for days on end without even pausing to sleep. Recently he was fired from his job for repeatedly failing to show up. Marie, a 20-year-old college student, has gotten involved …
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Treating Spouses Affected by Infidelity and Sexual Addiction
July 8th, 2014 | Posted by in Sex Addiction - (Comments Off on Treating Spouses Affected by Infidelity and Sexual Addiction)Recognizing the Pain For spouses and partners of sex addicts, it’s not the extramarital sex itself that causes the most pain. Instead, it’s the betrayal of relationship trust – the lying, the secrets, and the ongoing deceit. For a healthy, emotionally attached primary partner this experience of profound and usually unexpected betrayal can be incredibly …
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