Statement regarding Tiger Woods and consequences of serial adultery on spouses
Robert Weiss, Founding Director of the Sexual Recovery Institute, issues statement regarding Tiger Woods and consequences of serial adultery on spouses Despite well-intentioned advice from friends and...
View ArticleDesire For Sex And Satisfaction; Linked to Level of Partner’s Insecurity
People who want to have a strong sexual desire and a great sex life may want to set aside concerns about their level of physical fitness or even their level of sexual know-how. A person’s level of...
View ArticleApproach-Avoidance Conflicts for Love Avoidants
Approach-Avoidance Conflicts are very important for anyone interested in understanding the behavior of a Love Avoidant in love-addicted relationships. A Love Avoidant is someone who both fears intimacy...
View ArticleIntimacy Anorexia
“Intimacy Anorexia” is term that was coined by Dr. Douglass Weiss of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs. Intimacy Anorexia means to withhold intimacy from relationships, most...
View ArticleMethods of Denial Used by Addicts to Avoid Confronting Sex and Intimacy Problems
It’s not uncommon for recovering substance abusers to struggle in their personal relationships. This is because chemical dependency has been their true love, making it difficult for them to invest in...
View ArticleThe Consequences of Sex Addiction
People with sex addiction often describe the same types of feelings – hopelessness, trapped, angry, frustrated and depressed. In contrast to stereotypes or movie portrayals of sex addiction, the...
View Article‘Don Jon’ Shows Numbing, Distancing Effect of Porn
A recent movie about porn addiction is capturing national headlines, but not for the sheer nature of the complex addiction itself. Rather, critics are talking about how the movie “Don Jon” portrays the...
View ArticleSymptoms of Sexual Addiction Include Feeling Numb Toward Partner or Spouse
Fixated, compulsive, obsessed with thoughts about sex and finding the next partner – these can be described as hallmarks of sex addiction. There are also surprising symptoms associated with sex...
View ArticleFour Tips to Avoid Picking an Addict
If you frequently have trouble with relationships, and continually seem to find yourself trying to make something work with an addict of one stripe or another, it’s tempting to place the blame...
View ArticleSexually Addicted vs. Sexually Codependent
The perfect romantic drama—a billion dollar industry in film and a perennially popular book genre for women—has the right amount of desire, the perfect portion of sex, and far more fantasy than fact....
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