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Intuition as Your Higher Power in Sex Addiction Recovery
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Addiction Interaction, Relapse and Recovery
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Intuition as Your Higher Power in Sex Addiction Recovery
No matter what the objection the person has to the concept of a higher power, they can often accept the notion of intuition as a way to conceive of the concept of higher power. (See the new Psych Central blog about intuition!) I support this idea …
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Ending the Secrecy of a Child's Addiction
Over the next two years we added an addiction psychiatrist, out-patient treatment, treatment with Suboxone, in-patient detox, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, out-patient detox, treatment with Vivitrol, more out-patient treatment, another …
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The European Alcohol Addiction Market is Poised For a Treatment Paradigm …
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Into Action Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is Now Offering Fitness …
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Two Hernando churches offer Celebrate Recovery program to fight addiction
Baker's program not only ministers to those with alcohol addiction but can help people with eating disorders, sex addictions, abuse or anger issues, depression and even debt. The Bible-based program proved to be a success and has since been adopted by …
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Question by Billy: What to expect next with friends serious sexual addiction?
My friends sexual addiction is so out of hand. He is up on the intenet all night on manhunt or adam4adam. It is not unusual for him to be with two or three different people a day. When he is not with some one he is looking. It is ruining all of our lives. He won’t admit to the problem It’s getting worse and worse. He cannot support himself sandy more. Along with this he is addicted to crystal. What should we expect next. We cannot afford counseling. I am in orange county California. And can anyone offer advice?

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Answer by Nels N
There are free counseling services and programs. Sometimes schools or churches will have someone with experience in your type of problem for free. Like everything though, less money means less options. I’ve heard that ‘The Dream Center” in LA does a lot of good social work type things. It is associated with the Assemblies of God, but their focus is on helping people. I know this is a distance away, but maybe you could call them and they would know of someone in your area.

As for you, make sure you don’t get sucked into his drama. Sex addiction is bad enough, but throw in the legal and medical problems that come with drugs, and things can get out of control in the blink of an eye. Protect yourself.

He already has the one thing that really matters, and that is a friend that cares. I hope you’re able to help him, but remember that it is almost impossible to help someone who refuses to acknowledge a problem. Be there to help him pick up the pieces, but he may have to hit bottom before he realizes there is a problem. I’ll be praying for you and your friend.

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Question by seongdragon: Please someone give me a prayer?
I keep looking at porno. I do not look at it all the time, but I still see it. I don’t even think I can call myself a christian. Please post a prayer for my cure….. I beg of you……

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Answer by stacy
sexual urges are ok, watching porn is ok. it’s only a problem if it becomes a sex addiction.

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Question by Hollywood Jono: What exactly is a sex addiction assuming it’s real?
Assuming sex addiction is real and not just something created by the media and therapists looking for new cliental in this recession, what exactly is sex addiction? Is it a dependency or addiction to sex as someone would be addicted to drugs, cigarettes or alcohol, or is it more or less a compulsive disorder where someone will get an idea in their head that they need sex and need it now other wise they don’t feel right and continue to be nagged by this feeling? Or could it be a little of both?

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Answer by Andreas Adry
the second one.. assuming it’s real..

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