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Boundaries after addiction: building back trust.
Rebuilding your relationships may be one of the most difficult parts of addiction recovery. Sex addiction and porn addiction are uniquely able to damage trust in your closest relationships, particularly with your romantic partner or spouse. But while it can be a challenging journey, it is possible for trust to be rebuilt after addiction if […]
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Can't Escape Your Porn Addiction? 5 Ways to Break Out of the Rut.
It’s easy to feel trapped when you’re addicted to porn. A few hours or days of freedom ends with falling back into old habits, often leading to feelings of shame and self-loathing. But you don’t have to feel trapped forever. There is always, always hope to break free from addiction. Here are just five ways […]
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"But can I still go to a strip club?" What’s OK and what’s not OK during recovery.
For most people, entering into sex or porn addiction recovery is a huge step into unknown territory. How do you navigate the “new normal” of being a healthy person with healthy boundaries? It’s not easy, but you’re not alone. Here’s a quick and dirty guide to keeping yourself on the right track during recovery. Nope, […]
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Setting Up A Dialogue Practice
In my practice, if I received a dollar for each time I heard from my clients, “I was too busy to write this week,” I would be a wealthy man. Like many things that are actually good for us, journaling or dialoguing often get put aside or buried by the busyness of life. Somehow putting […]
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Dopamine and Your Porn Addiction
There’s a lot of talk about how the dopamine receptors in your brain influence addictive behavior. Does dopamine feed addiction? What role does dopamine play when it comes to your brain and pornography? Here’s what you need to know: 1. Dopamine itself is not actually addictive. Contrary to popular belief, dopamine is not actually addictive […]
Read MoreOvercoming Sex Addiction
A NOTE FROM GEORGE ON "S" GROUPS Thirty years ago I staggered into a Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) meeting in Walnut Creek, California. I had my choice of Sexaholics Anonymous (SA), Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA), or SLAA. I chose SLAA because it was local and there were women in attendance. (I wanted to […]
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Does Admitting My Sex Addiction Make Me a Loser?
Not too long ago, I was asked the following question by one of the men I work with: “Do I have to always remind myself that I'm a loser because of my addiction?” I admit I was taken aback by this question. So much so that I feel it's important to address it to a […]
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How to Stop Porn Addiction: The First 5 Steps
If you are wondering how to stop porn addiction, you may be feeling trapped. Sex addictions are powerful, and overcoming it can feel completely overwhelming. But you are not alone. Addiction can be overcome, and you can start making healthy choices right now. Here’s how to get started: 1. Realize That You Need Help The […]
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Are There Porn Addiction Side Effects?
Are there porn addiction side effects? If so, what are they? Can they negatively affect my life? Maybe you’re a habitual porn user who doesn’t like to use the word “addiction.” Everyone looks at porn, right? It’s everywhere and sometimes nearly impossible to avoid. But unfortunately, there are side effects to porn addictions, and they […]
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Can You Live Without The Compulsion?
The Difference Between Basic Needs And Compulsive Needs — A compulsion is rooted in an emotional desire to feel better, to cope with an uncomfortable feeling, or to escape from one’s feelings or current situation. For example, if you feel the need to be loved or accepted, that need is never going to be satisfied […]
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4 Questions You May Be Asking About Sex Addiction
Susan is wondering what happened to her sex life. She and her husband were so connected at the beginning of their relationship, but now, after a couple of years together, they only have sex about once every two months. And when they do, she is the initiator. She knew that her husband was spending hours […]
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The Roller Coaster of Addiction
Get more information about the roller coaster of addiction and find the help with porn addiction and sex addiction you need at Neulia Compulsion Solutions.
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Regret, Shame, Compassion & Self-Forgiveness
Facing any addiction is a tough business. Facing sex addiction or porn addictions can bring with it waves of shame, of regret. But there can be a gift in this. Learning to work with the shame, the regret, can lead to a deeper understanding of compassion and self-forgiveness. We all have parts of ourselves that […]
Read MorePorn at Work is Costing You Money and Opportunities
Porn addiction is becoming a major problem at work. Technology is a mission critical tool for both work and pleasure and the lines are blurring every day. Gone are the days when your work phone was actually located at work. More and more of my clients are struggling with porn addiction or compulsion, even under […]
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What Can the Robert Kraft Prostitution Scandal Teach Us About Addictive Behavior?
Let’s state something important right up front: we have no idea if Robert Kraft is a sex addict or any other kind of addict. We don’t personally know the man, and it’s not our place to diagnose anyone from afar. However, his story being in the news right now does give us a unique opportunity […]
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