Relapse Prevention, Part 1: Identifying Addiction Triggers
Jonathan is a 45-year-old structural engineer. He has been in recovery for both sex addiction and meth/cocaine addiction for just under a…
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What Sexual Addiction is NOT
At the age of 19, Devin’s parents, when he was home on summer break from college, learned that he was looking at…
Diagnosing Sexual Addiction, Part One: Casual vs. At-Risk vs. Addicted
There are three main criteria for the diagnosis of sexual addiction: Preoccupation to the point of obsession with sexual fantasies and behaviors…
Can Teens Be Sexually Addicted?
Do Bears Do Their Business in the Woods? Asking whether teens can become sexually addicted is a bit like asking if they…
Double Trouble: Cross- and Co-Occurring Addictions
With cross-addiction, addicts switch from one problematic substance/behavior to another. If they can’t use one substance/activity to escape and dissociate from life,…