Category Archives: Step 1: Understanding Addiction
WANTED: Happiness
Want to be happier? Almost everybody does. But for most, if not all, of us happiness is fleeting. It keeps slipping through our fingers. It seems to come or go depending on our circumstances at the moment. Maybe, what we’re really looking for is something with more staying power. Maybe what we’re really looking for…
An Elephant in the Room
Many couples are tip-toeing around an elephant in their marriage. It’s big. It doesn’t belong there. But nobody’s talking about what it is or what to do about it. That elephant is sexual addiction. Even before it is seen and named, most wives already sense that there is an invisible wedge growing between her and…
Why Am I So Tempted?
Are struggles with porn or other compulsive sexual behaviors society’s fault? Admittedly, much of our culture has become overtly sexual. The majority of television commercials are packed with sexual innuendos; most men’s health, body building, and even car magazines look like soft-core porn; and women seem to be flaunting shorter skirts, tighter tops and deeper…
Who’s Fault is This?
Our natural tendency is to try to find something to blame for our problems. It is no different with sexual addiction. There is a belief held by many that their behavior is somehow the fault of their spouse (or lack of a spouse). Married people convince themselves that if their husband or wife was just…
The #1 Sign an Addict is being Healed
Addiction is a way to keep ourselves feeling emotionally safe. We get hooked because, somehow, our chosen substance or behavior makes us feel better. It may calm us down, distract us from the uncomfortable, or make us feel more normal and acceptable. Whatever its role, the addictive life, by its very nature, is egocentric. It’s…
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