Love Addiction Recovery

The number of affordable, easy links to pleasurable sexual online content is on the rise. Activity increases with the accessibility of technology. So, too, has sex addiction. People struggling with sex, porn, and love addiction typically have little understanding of this incredibly complicated disease. Sex Addiction 101 covers everything from what sexual addiction is and how it can best be treated to how it affects various subgroups of the population such as women, gays, and teenagers.

Do you feel like relationships are more of a burden than a joy? Ever catch yourself pushing people away, despite yearning for closeness? Are you tired of feeling misunderstood, or worrying that you'll never find a connection that lasts? You're not alone. I've been there, feeling trapped by my own fears and uncertainties. Does any of these situations sound familiar? You can't seem to meet the right person. You're not feeling what you should feel. No one compares to your ex. Something's missing for you. Your relationship's making you feel trapped. Your partners are too needy. You've gone off ...

Psychologist and best-selling memoirist Kerry Cohen is all too familiar with the questions she often hears from her clients — and has asked herself. Even though sex and love are some of the most universal, sought-after experiences we have, many of us lack the tools and understanding to approach them in a healthy way. Without knowing it, many people struggling with sex and love actually fall somewhere on the spectrum of sex and love addiction (SLA).

Grapevine, the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, has collected some of the most inspiring articles that Bill Wilson, a.k.a. Bill W., wrote specifically for the magazine. Whether participating in AA groups for decades or just beginning to find their way through the Twelve Steps of recovery, listeners will relate to Bill’s sincere and personal reflections on topics that range from faith and fear to honesty, humility, and love. This edition of The Best of Bill also includes Bill W.’s classic essay on the spiritual meaning of anonymity.

Are you trapped in a relationship that hurts more than it heals—yet you still can’t walk away? You know they’re not good for you. You’ve cried, questioned, and convinced yourself to leave… yet something always pulls you back. This isn’t love. This is emotional addiction—and it’s not your fault. In You’re Not Addicted to Them. You’re Addicted to the Pain, Lena Hartley gently untangles the roots of trauma bonding, revealing why so many strong, self-aware women find themselves stuck in cycles of hurt, hope, and heartbreak. This isn’t just a book about letting go. It’s a...

Drug use turns into abuse and addiction when the person begins experiencing urges and cravings. At this point, the user's mind finds a way to rationalize the addiction or deny that they even have a problem. The user begins to lose control over their drug use and may even underestimate the amount of drugs they are taking. While the amount of drugs a person takes does not necessarily indicate a problem, it is often an indicator of drug addiction.

MDMA, often called Ecstasy or Molly, is an amazing medicine for treating everything from PTSD to anxiety and depression. This therapy has been proven to help thousands of people successfully heal from trauma, restore love in their relationships, and overcome their psychological challenges.

When Susan Stellin asked Graham MacIndoe to shoot her author photo for an upcoming travel book, she barely knew him except for a few weekends with mutual friends at a summer house in Montauk. He was a gregarious, divorced Scotsman who had recently gotten sober; she was an independent New Yorker who decided to take a chance on a rough-around-the-edges guy. But their relationship was soon tested when Susan discovered that Graham still had a drug habit he was hiding.

Want a way to reduce anxiety, manage stress, regain hope, and have emotional support for every area of life? Then this five-in-one series compilation is for you.

There's an awful lot of advice out there on how to quit booze completely. If you just want to drink a bit less, the pickings are slim. Yet while the alcohol industry depends on a minority of problem drinkers, the majority really do enjoy in moderation. What's their secret? Join the inimitable Chiles as he sets out around Britain and plumbs his only slightly fuzzy memories of a lifetime in pubs in a quest to find the good drinker within.

Drawing on personal and professional experience, psychotherapist Andrew Susskind examines issues such as shame, grief, narcissism, and codependency to demonstrate how people use out-of-control sexual behavior to cope with brokenheartedness. He offers strategies to cultivate sustainable sexual sobriety, sharing his own healing narrative, as well as those of others who’ve chosen to bear their truths. No one is ever too hurt or isolated to achieve reliable relationships and emotional intimacy. This is a guidebook for every person seeking long-term healing from sex addiction.

Love and Joy is a therapist-created guide to dating with intention, boundaries, and emotional clarity—written specifically for individuals in recovery from sex and love addiction. Whether you’re newly sober, reentering the dating world, or learning how to build healthy relationships for the first time, this book offers practical strategies and gentle truth-telling rooted in real recovery. Inside, you’ll find: Guidance on knowing when you’re ready to date Tips for setting boundaries without shutting down Reflection prompts to help you stay grounded in your values Advice on handling ...

Sex is at the core of our identities. And when it becomes a compulsion, it can unravel our lives. Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Revised and updated to include the latest research - and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction - this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency.

The Daughter of a Junkie: A True Love Story narrates a firsthand account of an extraordinary young girl who escaped the ghetto trappings and trickery of the underserved and impoverished communities in which she lived. With sheer determination, Terrinee realized her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and a judge. She takes you through the slums of the Deep South with appalling near-death experiences that started in kindergarten and continued to "The Promise Land" on the college campus of Clark Atlanta University.

Un MP3 digital audiolibro que incluye los cinco artículos originales del libro Lo mejor de Bill, narrados en español: Fe, Miedo, Honradez, Humildad y Amor. Los ensayos contenidos en este audiolibro discuten los principios espirituales que han ayudado a millones de personas a recuperarse del alcoholismo y han enriquecido la vida de innumerables personas en todo el mundo.

When Liz Fraser's partner fell into a catastrophic vortex of depression and alcoholism, Liz found herself in a relentless hailstorm of lies, loneliness and fear, looking after their young child on her own, heartbroken, mentally shattered and with no idea what was happening or what to do. As she and her family moved between Cambridge, Venice and Oxford, she kept the often shocking truth entirely to herself for a long time, trying in vain to help her partner find a path to sobriety, until she herself finally broke from the trauma and started to speak out.

This deeply personal memoir, cowritten by singer-songwriter, renowned mental health advocate, and recent Order of Canada recipient Séan McCann and wife Andrea Aragon, leaves no stone unturned. Detailing in powerful and lyrical prose a Newfoundland childhood indoctrinated in strict Catholic faith, the creation of the wildly successful Great Big Sea, and the battle with alcoholism that nearly cost them everything, McCann and Aragon offer listeners a story of reaching international fame and finding rock bottom.

As a long-time Christian, Heather Kopp never expected to become an out-of-control alcoholic. Engaging, funny and bracingly honest, Kopp shares her remarkable journey into darkness... and back to the light again. Her story reveals the unique challenges and spiritual conundrums Christians face when they become ensnared in an addiction. If you love Jesus but shop too much, drink too much, eat too much, crush on men who aren't your husband, or otherwise fixate on doing things you hate but can't stop doing, Sober Mercies is for you.

This book is a sword of deliverance and battle plan for sexual freedom. Lust will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you want to pay. Once ensnared it can be awfully difficult to break away. What you do with your body effects your mind. The sex drive is not evil and therefore should not be ignored. It must however be understood and properly controlled. You do not have to be a slave to your own lusts. Your body does not have to be your master. This book will show you how to: - Get a grip on your flesh. - Harness and possess your...

The road was never meant to lead him back. Sawyer Donovan is running—from his past, from his pain, from the life he lost. With nothing left to hold him back, he drifts from one place to the next, searching for something he can’t quite name. But when a chance encounter with a sharp-witted drifter named Rory throws him off course, he finds himself at an unexpected crossroads. She sees through the wreckage of the man he’s become. He tells himself it doesn’t matter. But as the miles pass and the road stretches ahead, Sawyer is forced to ask himself two questions: Is it too late to turn ...