Since John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth’s work in the 1970’s, attachment has been an increasing focus in therapy and healing from addiction. Averaging various studies on this, we understand roughly half of Americans are securely attached as adults and about half insecure. Attachment Theory informs us that if we are not securely attached, we are …
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a highly effective therapy modality in sex and porn addiction treatment and recovery. Dick Schwartz invented this technique in the 1980’s, and it has really exploded on the scene the last ten years. The basic idea behind Internal Family Systems Therapy is to view the human psychology as comprising of different …
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Is sex addiction real? Despite the prevalence of the addiction model as a treatment plan for those struggling with unwanted sexual behavior, this is actually a very controversial question. According to a national survey in 2018, 10% of men and 7% of women say they “suffer from significant levels of distress and dysfunction associated with …
How do I know if I’m a sex addict? The concept of sex or porn as an addiction is very controversial. One reason is that generally addictions are understood as a chemical dependency where there is a tolerance effect and more and more of the drug is required to get the same high. It’s debatable …
