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Sexual Addiction

Women and Pornography: Fifty Shades of the Same Old Color

Robert Weiss | Posted 11.12.2012 | Women
Read More: Fifty Shades of Grey, Pornography, Sexual Addiction, Sexual Health, Recovery, Sex, Books, Robert Weiss, Elements Behavioral Health, E L James, Women and Pornography, Porn, Mommy Porn, Women News
Robert Weiss

Ultimately, the Fifty Shades phenomenon is opening up a very healthy dialogue about female sexuality, not just in the therapeutic community and among BFFs on their coffee breaks, but between women who've read the books and their intimate partners.

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Pastor Fired For Doubting Hell Now Believes In Hell Again

John Shore | Posted 09.22.2012 | Religion
Read More: Sexual Addiction, Conservative Christianity, Rob Bell, Chad Holtz, Sex Addiction, Evangelicals, Hell, Love Wins, Christianity, Religion News
John Shore

Chad has eliminated all online traces possible of his former self. I would be surprised if he hasn't already signed to write at least one book with a Christian publisher in the evergreen "He was lost to the sin of sexual addiction, but now he's found genre.

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Are You Hiding A Secret? How To Stop Holding Yourself Back

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 08.21.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sexual Addiction, Shame, Margaret Paul, Self-Compassion, Compassion for Self, Abuse, Inner Bonding, Self-Loathing, Self-Judgment, Sexual Secrets, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

In my work with my clients, I've often wondered why some people jump right in to learning and growing and take off with it, while others seem to keep getting stuck. I've discovered that harboring a shameful secret is one of the reasons.

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Sexual Addiction: Real Or Myth?

Joe Kort, Ph.D. | Posted 05.14.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Sex Addiction, Sexual Addiction, Sex Addicts, Sex Addiction Therapy, Sexual Addicts, Sex and Love Addiction, Sex Addiction Treatment, Addiction & Recovery, Gay Voices News
Joe Kort, Ph.D.

While it is true that sexual behaviors get labeled as sexual addiction when they are not, and that sexual addiction may not be the best label for out-of-control sexual behavior, the fact remains that those suffering with out-of-control sexual behavior do exist.

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Gay Culture and Sex Addiction: Coming Out, Acting Out?

Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T. | Posted 02.12.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Gay Sexual Culture, Gay Sex Culture, Sexual Addiction, Gay Sexual Addiction, Gay Sex Addiction, Gay Culture, Sex Addiction, Gay Men Sex Addiction, Gay Voices News
Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T.

One of the roots of sex addiction is an inability to cope with trauma and shame, feelings that LGBT people may struggle with as a community more so than their non-LGBT counterparts. However, gay sex addiction is no different from straight sex addiction.

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Sex Addiction: Is It Really an Addiction?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Addiction, Sexual Addiction, Dsm, Sex Addiction, Controversial Addictions, Dsm-Iv, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

Some researchers hypothesize that sexual addiction, substance abuse, and gambling share neurochemical changes in the brain--underlying problems with brain wiring and nerve transmitters.

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When Is An Affair An Addiction?

Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sexual Addiction, Cheating, Affairs, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Mona Ackerman

Q: I have just discovered that my husband is having an affair with his secretary. Actually, she let it slip, so to speak. I called her to ask abou...

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