Category Archives: Addicts

  • When “Not Porn” is Still Porn
    Monday, February 23rd, 2026

    When “Not Porn” is Still Porn

    Scott Brassart OK, I need to give credit where credit is due: I first heard the “not porn” concept from my friend Tim Stein, a highly regarded sex addiction...
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  • Loss Aversion, Life, and Addiction
    Monday, February 16th, 2026

    Loss Aversion, Life, and Addiction

    Tami VerHelst What is Loss Aversion? Loss Aversion is a cognitive bias where the emotional impact of a loss is felt more intensely than the joy of an equivalent...
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  • Understanding Childhood Trauma and Addiction
    Monday, February 9th, 2026

    Understanding Childhood Trauma and Addiction

    Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW Endless quantities of research have identified a direct causal link between unresolved early-life trauma and later-life addictions (all types of addiction). For this reason, addiction...
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  • Do Porn Addicts Experience Withdrawal When They Quit?
    Monday, February 2nd, 2026

    Do Porn Addicts Experience Withdrawal When They Quit?

    Scott Brassart It is common knowledge that alcoholics and drug addicts, when they suddenly go “cold turkey,” sometimes experience withdrawal – delirium tremens, chills, fevers, insomnia, night sweats, headaches,...
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  • Neglect is a Form of Abuse
    Monday, January 26th, 2026

    Neglect is a Form of Abuse

    Dr. David Fawcett Many sex, porn, and paired substance/sex addicts, when they enter treatment with us at Seeking Integrity, tell us that they were not in any way abused...
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  • What Is Covert Incest?
    Monday, January 12th, 2026

    What Is Covert Incest?

    Scott Brassart It is well understood that addictions tend to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences. Among the most potent environmental risk factors is childhood...
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