The Stigma of Sex Addiction Part 1: The “Non-Anonymous” Movement
Membership in Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) is currently growing at a rapid pace in the U.S. and abroad, with about a 20% increase in the number of weekly group meetings every year. SAA and other sex...
View ArticleThe Stigma of Sex Addiction Part 2: What to Tell Others About Your Addiction
“I am a recovering sex addict” is something you may or may not feel comfortable saying to people. On one hand, you may feel guarded about telling people anything, partly because you know that sexually...
View ArticleWe Are All Survivors: Recovery and the Heroic Quest
“Nobody gets through childhood unwounded.” This is a saying in trauma and addiction work. We are all one in this experience of survival, we all have our own life journey and so we can all understand...
View ArticleThe Stigma of Sex Addiction Part 3: An Official Diagnosis Will Reduce Shame
“If someone wants to shame you they are full of __it!” That’s a quote from a recovering sex addict that I will always remember. Stigma and shame are part of the same process. In a way stigma is...
View Article“Viagra Addiction” and Sex Addicts’ Use of ED Drugs
Have you heard of Viagraholics Anonymous? Well it seems it exists. Tens of millions of people have used Viagra (a registered trademark of Pfizer) and other ED drugs. Young men in their 20’s and 30’s...
View Article4 Ways Social Media Can Enable Sex Addiction
If you are reading this you probably grew up before there was any Facebook, or YouTube or Twitter or iPhones. That all started after the year 2000. A number of recent articles have presented findings...
View ArticleGood Porn, Bad Porn
Is there good porn? Take a look at this statement from an article called The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research. “Increased access to the Internet by adolescents...
View Article6 Ways Recovering Alcoholics Deny Sex and Intimacy Issues
Many recovering alcoholics and drug addicts have problems with their sexual and relationship life. Even though they have been in 12-step recovery, they may still have problems with intimate relating....
View ArticleA Culture of Violence: Football, Porn and Vicarious Aggression
“The addiction to violence in America is nearly erotic.” That’s a stunning quote from Michael Eric Dyson, a Georgetown University professor and regular TV commentator. It was striking to see...
View ArticleAmazing Message from a Sex Addict in Prison
Brad (fake name) is a sex addict/sex offender currently serving a 9 year prison sentence in federal prison. We have written back and forth for the last couple of years since he first started his...
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