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Why Can’t I Stop Watching Porn? 3 Reasons It’s Hard to Quit
I can’t stop watching porn. No really, I want to. I have made…
I can’t stop watching porn. No really, I want to. I have made promises and tried fresh starts in the New Year. I have even gone forward in church, gotten down on my knees, and begged…
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How to Explain Lust to Your Children
How do we teach our children to avoid pornography and damaging sexual…
How do we teach our children to avoid pornography and damaging sexual situations, while teaching that sex is good and was created by God? I have found it helps to remember that children’s first encounter…
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What You Need to Hear if Your Husband Betrayed You
As a counselor who specializes in sexual issues, I’ve heard from many…
As a counselor who specializes in sexual issues, I’ve heard from many wives with spouses who struggle with pornography. Their stories of courage fill my heart with gratitude for their resolve and strength. Their stories…
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Trigger Alert! What’s Yours?
For those who want to end their use of pornography, the first…
For those who want to end their use of pornography, the first step is admitting the problem. After this, you need to identify your triggers. A trigger is a person, place, thing, emotion, or experience that…
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Why is my husband so angry? It all comes down to shame. (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of “Why is my husband so angry? It all…
Read Part 1 of “Why is my husband so angry? It all comes down to shame.” As a female sex addiction therapist I feel I am at a significant disadvantage. Sex addicts often started out…
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Why is my husband so angry? It all comes down to shame.
As I look back on almost seven years of treating wives of…
As I look back on almost seven years of treating wives of sex addicts I can only think of one who said her husband didn’t have serious issues with anger. Women share stories of their…
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Consumerism and the Culture of Porn
When visiting the public museum recently, my family and I made our…
When visiting the public museum recently, my family and I made our way to the upper floor that featured artifacts from what would be considered primitive cultures. People in these parts of the world do…
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3 Powerful Porn Triggers (And How to Overcome Them)
I call these three emotional states the “Devil’s Triangle of Triggers.” We…
I call these three emotional states the “Devil’s Triangle of Triggers.” We can’t handle them on our own, and they’ll often send you looking for porn before you know what hit you. Trigger 1: Helplessness Tom…
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3 Ways Your Porn Use Degrades Your Wife
When you value porn more than your wife, it destroys your marriage!…
When you value porn more than your wife, it destroys your marriage! She wants you to stop viewing it, yet you continue. She believes you don’t value her enough to quit. Sometimes she asks herself,…
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Why Marrying a Supermodel Won’t Satisfy
I remember the way I thought about marriage back when I was…
I remember the way I thought about marriage back when I was a single chap. I had determined that if I was ever going to get married (i.e. tied down to just one woman for…