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Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT In the space below, I have compiled a list of common boundary violations. This list is especially applicable to sex, porn, and substance/sex addicts...
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Sex and porn addicts often arrive in treatment with co-occurring issues – unresolved early-life trauma, another addiction, a depressive or anxiety disorder, shame, and...
Dr. David Fawcett To begin this discussion, let me first identify three primary categories of boundaries: External Boundaries: Protect the body, control distance, control touch. Internal Boundaries: Protect thinking,...
Tami VerHelst I’ve had several queries recently on the topic of growing from the pain. To betrayed partners, I often say, “This is the club you never wanted to...
Scott Brassart When I first entered recovery, my therapist asked about my personal boundaries, as well as the boundaries I’d grown up with. And honestly, I did not know...
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Typically, individuals who want to quit porn do so for one or more of the following reasons: They are addicted to pornography, and they...
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT For a long time, clinicians treating people with porn-related issues found that all (or at least the vast majority) of such clients had a...
Jason Swilling In a previous blog, we discussed the basics of spiritual abuse and its effect on the development of addiction in adulthood, including sex addiction. The most prolific...
Scott Brassart OK, so I’m no longer engaging in my addiction. And suddenly I find myself with an unexpected amount of free time. Like, eight hours a day. With...
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