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Sexual Addiction, Gambling Addiction Show Similarities

March 29, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Sexual addiction should be classified alongside gambling addiction and other behavioral addictions, according to a new study published in the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry. These results could help the disorder gain the official recognition it is currently lacking. The new study, led by Dr. Joseph M. Farré of the Hospital Universitari Quirón-Dexeus in Barcelona, Spain, compared […]

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Mindfulness Can Help Treat Sex Addiction

March 12, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Mindfulness is the widely accepted term for a meditative practice designed to increase moment-to-moment awareness and thereby generate an increased sense of well-being. Numerous studies support the usefulness of this approach in a range of contexts related to both physical and mental health. In a study published in 2014 in the Journal of Clinical Psychology,

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Self-Compassion Can Ease Shame Associated With Sex Addiction

February 26, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

A self-compassionate attitude can help offset the influence of shame and rumination that often plague recovering sex addicts, a new study finds.

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Low Levels of Spirituality Can Predict Sex Addiction, Study Finds

February 19, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

People affected by sex addiction (also known as hypersexuality or compulsive sexual behavior) have a significantly dysfunctional relationship to sexual activity. In a study published in 2014 in the journal Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, researchers from the University of North Texas assessed the role that spirituality and religiosity play in the likelihood that young adults

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Crisis to Growth: The Stages of Sex Addiction Recovery

February 14, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Sex addiction is a true behavioral addiction, and it is one that people battle every day. If you are struggling to control your impulses when it comes to sexual behaviors, you may need to get professional help. The good news about sex addiction treatment is that many experts believe that you can recover from it.

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Is It Really Possible To Love Too Much?

February 3, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

When you love someone, you have intense feelings of warmth and affection. The other person has become extremely important to you, and it’s hard to imagine a life that doesn’t include him or her. Experiencing love is one of the most valued and wonderful of human experiences. In most cases, love is a healthy, positive

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Sex Addiction and Codependency

January 29, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Sex addiction is a complicated issue. Some experts would argue that it is a true addiction, but all agree that people can develop unhealthy sexual attitudes, behaviors and compulsions. When sex addiction exists in a codependent relationship, two people are locked in a destructive way of living. Codependency is not uncommon, but when it comes

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Addicted to Love

January 17, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Love addiction is a term many people are not familiar with. Although it is not a diagnosable condition according to many experts, there is evidence that some people become addicted to the feeling of being in love and to being around the person they love. Some would call this a behavioral addition, while others call

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Who Can Be a Sex Addict?

December 13, 2014 / Articles>Sex Addiction

When we hear stories of sex addiction in the media and even in addiction literature, we frequently hear of a particular type of sex addict—a man, usually white, probably of middle or higher income.

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Female Sex Addicts: Using Sex for Power and Control

October 16, 2014 / Articles>Sex Addiction

The second episode of the new thriller “Those Who Kill,” starring Chloë Sevigny as Catherine Jenson, peeled back a layer on the character behind this aggressive young homicide detective. We learned in the first episode that she is a woman who experienced abuse at the hands of her stepfather, a judge, and who is driven

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