Sex Addiction and the Nervous System: Fight-Or-Flight
Fight-or-flight is your body shouting, “The enemy is here!” It’s characterized by an excess of energy in the body, feeling warm, difficulty sitting still, raised heart rate, and a physical urge to fight something or someone or run like the wind.
Sex Addiction and the Nervous System: Safe, Social, Connected
When your nervous system deems your surroundings safe, you move about life with relative ease, getting things done, interacting with people as you need and want to, and feeling pretty good overall.
Your Wife Wants You to Lead the Healing Process
Wives often find themselves leading post-discovery, but she does not want to! Give her the feeling that you are taking this seriously, that you are doing everything necessary to help your relationship heal and grow.
Group Counseling for Porn Addiction
Many porn-addicted men have never been truly vulnerable, allowing others to see their hearts and scars, the good, bad and ugly of where they’ve been. This is where group counseling comes in.
A Period of Celibacy
On the other side of this celibacy period will be your brain’s renewed ability to experience pleasure in the little things—a cup of coffee, a walk in the park, holding your wife’s hand—even eventually the seemingly mundane day-to-day unfolding of your life.
Developing Your 'Why' for Sexual Sobriety and Recovery
When you are confident in why you’re doing this work, whether the work is becoming more vulnerable or attending weekly therapy, doing the next right thing becomes easier. You’re able to carry a little more and walk a little farther.