When you struggle with a sex addiction, you undoubtedly know about some of the harmful effects. Sexual addiction causes a great deal of pain for the person who is involved in it, but it also causes pain for that individual’s family too. It’s very difficult to break the chains of sexual addiction on your own, which is why sexual addiction treatment is always recommended.
If you’ve been dealing with a sex addiction for a long time, you might feel as though there is no hope for your recovery. You might even be experiencing some of the harmful effects of sexual addiction in your everyday life. Let’s talk about how counseling for sex addiction can bring you the freedom you really desire.
Sexual Addiction Treatment
Regardless of how long you’ve been addicted to sex, you know it’s an addiction because of the way it consumes your life. Before long, you developed a pattern of sexual behaviors, and it’s possible that this pattern became even more intense and more dangerous as time went on.
When you receive counseling for sex addiction, you’ll find that the first step is to help you get sober. Your addiction therapist will talk with you about your personal history beginning from your childhood. You’ll learn to understand what caused your addiction to take root in the first place, and you’ll learn alternate coping tools you can use to handle the challenges you’re facing in your life.
Group therapy is also a big part of many modern sexual addiction treatment plans. In a group setting, you’ll learn about the challenges others are facing in their own recoveries, and you’ll gain the support and understanding you need as you continue with your own recovery.
Sex Addiction and the Harm it Causes
The list of harmful consequences from sex addiction is a long one. You may have experienced all of these, or just some of them. Consequences include:
- Broken relationships: It’s normal for the partner of a sex addict to abandon the relationship. This can result in broken marriages and a lot of heartache for both sides.
- Medical problems: Sex addicts will frequently seek out sexual relationships and experiences, and as you can imagine, this can result in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and infections.
- Dangerous situations: Sex addicts might answer personal ads found online in an attempt to satisfy their cravings for sex, which is always dangerous. These types of risks are typical for someone who has an addiction.
- Self-esteem issues: Sex addictions may find themselves in humiliating positions in an attempt to obtain sex or sexual favors. Over time, this can cause a lot of damage to their self-esteem.
- Disruption of daily life: It’s not uncommon for addicts to lose interest in their hobbies, their work or even their families. The same is true for anyone with a sexual addiction. They will frequently abandon their responsibilities because the addiction is too powerful for them to overcome.
Have you seen any of these negative consequences in your own life? If you have, there’s no need to worry because help is available for you.
Our New Beginnings Program was created to help people like you overcome their addictions to sex. It involves working with a counselor one on one to determine the causes behind the addiction. It also involves participation in a group setting with others who are facing the same challenges.
I’d like to help you take the first step toward recovery from your sexual addiction. Please contact me.
