Understanding Your “Self” as You Heal From Trauma

So many trauma victims feel trapped because of their thoughts. They may suffer from flashbacks or get triggered when certain painful memories arise. In a way, their trauma locks them inside a mental prison that is impossible to escape. Healing from trauma is not quick, and it is a process that takes time. Even so, [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:55-05:00February 12th, 2020|Trauma|

Sex Addiction as a Response to Trauma

A common question clients and their loved ones ask is ‘what causes sex addiction?’ While there’s no one single cause for this, there are a number of contributing factors we see in almost all cases. More often than not, clients will have previously suffered from one or more of the following: Mental illness Other addictions [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:55-05:00January 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|

The Impact of Disassociation for Trauma Victims

For many victims of trauma, the experiences that traumatized them happened when they were children. The brain resorts to disassociation as a way to protect itself from getting hurt again, and it is very common for people to carry that into adulthood. While disassociation does work as a survival strategy for a period of time, [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:55-05:00January 9th, 2020|Trauma|

Understanding Childhood Trauma and its Effects on Adulthood

Many people experience trauma when they’re children, and the effects of that trauma are often carried with them into adulthood. When children are abused or neglected by people who are supposed to love them, they have to distance themselves from it emotionally. This fragmentation is a survival mechanism. It helps them to preserve their self-esteem, [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:55-05:00January 9th, 2020|Trauma|

Is there a Treatment for Sex Addiction?

As with any addiction, there’s no magic cure for sexual addiction. The condition is often the result of emotional abandonment or neglect in childhood, traumatic events or emotions which have been suppressed for many years. Combined with the fact that you need to learn how to conduct healthy sexual relationships once again, there really is [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:56-05:00October 15th, 2019|Addiction|

The Symptoms of Sex Addiction

Sexual desires are a perfectly normal and healthy part of life. When it comes to sex addiction however, these urges become all-consuming and the resulting actions are often incredibly destructive. How do you know what’s ‘normal’ sexual behavior and when there may be a more serious issue at play, however? Below we discuss the most [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:56-05:00September 9th, 2019|Addiction|

Is Sex Addiction Real?

Sex addiction is a phenomenon we’re hearing about more and more these days. Of all the addictions, however, it’s the one that people struggle to understand and take seriously. When someone has a dependency on drugs or alcohol, nobody questions the legitimacy of this. As a society, we accept the existence of addictions to these substances [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:56-05:00August 6th, 2019|Uncategorized|

What Causes Sex Addiction in Women?

Fundamentally, sex addiction, its causes, and its consequences are the same for both men and women. Sadly, however, women are often overlooked or ignored when it comes to the topic and this mainly comes down to the myths that society holds about the different genders. Often seen as a male problem, sexual addiction is actually [...]

By |2021-12-15T03:32:56-05:00July 9th, 2019|Addiction|