Recovery from Behavioral Addiction and Sex Addiction
What is Sexual Addiction?
Sex Addiction or Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder, defined by the World Health Organization, “ is characterized by a persistent pattern of failure to control intense, repetitive sexual impulses or urges resulting in repetitive sexual behavior.
Symptoms may include:
These symptoms must cause marked distress and impairment in essential aspects of life, including personal, family, social, educational, and occupational. It’s important to note that “distress that is related to moral judgment and disapproval about sexual impulses, urges, or behaviors is not sufficient to meet this requirement.” World Health Organization
Additionally, if you struggle with out-of-control sexual behavior, you may also experience depression, anxiety, boredom, loneliness, or other negative affective states. We can address these areas of concern in therapy.
Sex addiction is not your fault. But you are responsible for addressing the problems it has caused in your life. You can arrest the behaviors one day at a time. To do this, you must begin a recovery program, or the consequences will continue to mount.
I provide individual online therapy for sex/porn addiction. I can help you identify a plan of action to address your out-of-control behaviors. We will work together to understand your pattern of behaviors and root causes and address neglected areas of your life so you can move toward a life worth living.
Group therapy options are available as well. In group therapy, being in a space with other men can help you come out of denial and into a community where you can be transparent and accepted. We worked from a task-based model, allowing time for personal reflection and group feedback.
Symptoms may include:
- repetitive sexual activities becoming a central focus of the person’s life to the point of neglecting health and personal care or other interests, activities, and responsibilities
- numerous unsuccessful efforts to significantly reduce repetitive sexual behavior
- continued repetitive sexual behavior despite adverse consequences or deriving little or no satisfaction from it.
These symptoms must cause marked distress and impairment in essential aspects of life, including personal, family, social, educational, and occupational. It’s important to note that “distress that is related to moral judgment and disapproval about sexual impulses, urges, or behaviors is not sufficient to meet this requirement.” World Health Organization
Additionally, if you struggle with out-of-control sexual behavior, you may also experience depression, anxiety, boredom, loneliness, or other negative affective states. We can address these areas of concern in therapy.
Sex addiction is not your fault. But you are responsible for addressing the problems it has caused in your life. You can arrest the behaviors one day at a time. To do this, you must begin a recovery program, or the consequences will continue to mount.
I provide individual online therapy for sex/porn addiction. I can help you identify a plan of action to address your out-of-control behaviors. We will work together to understand your pattern of behaviors and root causes and address neglected areas of your life so you can move toward a life worth living.
Group therapy options are available as well. In group therapy, being in a space with other men can help you come out of denial and into a community where you can be transparent and accepted. We worked from a task-based model, allowing time for personal reflection and group feedback.