By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Addictions fall into two categories: substance addictions – such as food, drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine, and process addictions – such as TV, compulsive exercise, anger, obsessive thinking, controlling behavior, and sex. Sexual addiction, or using sex addictively, is like any other addiction: it is using something or someone to fill you […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 28th, 2007 with no comments.
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By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Each of us has an inner critic. There is no way to grow up in our society without having developed this inner critical voice – which comes from parents, teachers, peers, the media, and from our own conclusions.
The problem is that this inner critic sounds like a voice of authority when in […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 24th, 2007 with no comments.
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By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Megan asked the following questions in one of our phone sessions:
“Over and over, when I’m really attracted to a man and I sleep with him
fairly early in the relationship, I discover that he is not good husband
material. What am I doing wrong? Am I just attracted to the wrong kind of
men?”
This is […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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By Dr. Robert Huizenga
Relationship crises (break-up, affair, huge conflict, children problems) demand tremendous energy and often throw our lives off a healthy track - which further perpetuates our inability to respond in a healthy way to the crisis.
Don’t forget your body while you wrestle with a relationship or marital crisis.
It is easy to let yourself […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 21st, 2007 with no comments.
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Sex Addiction Expert Dr. Patrick Carnes to Lead Month-Long Series to Be Aired on the “Recovery Radio Show”ALISO VIEJO, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — January 31, 2006 — Dr. Patrick Carnes, the icon and noted pioneer in the field of Sex Addiction therapy, will headline a Recovery Radio Show guest line-up during a groundbreaking February […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 21st, 2007 with 1 comment.
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By Dr. Robert Huizenga
A common plea: But, we’re “just friends.” However the “emotional connection” is quite obvious by the amount of time spent in communication and the “vibes” that are set off.
These emotional connections often arise at work or in a social context in which working intensively toward a common goal consumes energy.
Here are a […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 19th, 2007 with no comments.
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By Dr. Robert Huizenga
Your relationship has suffered a deep wound. Both of you have a level of commitment to “make it work.” The OP is out of the picture - a least to a large degree.
You know there is a crisis. You know you must “get at” the problem. Now is the time. If you […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
“My parents had a very good relationship,” I often hear my clients say.
“What do you mean by good?” I ask.
“They didn’t fight. They spent a lot of time with each other.”
That may have been the definition of a good relationship years ago, but now most people want more. Following are ten signs […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
There is one choice you can make that will heal many of your relationship problems. This is the choice of kindness – to both yourself and to others.
This may sound simple, yet for many people, there is one choice far more important to them than kindness. This is the choice to attempt […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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By Dr. Robert Huizenga
One kind of extramarital affair revolves around sexual addiction. The partner involved in the affair, plain and simple, has a difficult time saying “NO.” He/she may want to, but feels compelled to say “yes.”
People can’t say no? Well, I believe we all have the capacity, at some level, to say no. However, […]
Written by Sex Addict on February 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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