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It’s Not a Porn Addiction

April 23, 2020 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

Have you ever heard of a group called Pornaholics Anonymous? No? Neither have I. That’s because it isn’t a Pornography addiction. It’s called Sex Addiction, and it reaches far beyond pornography. Sex Addiction is the compulsive use of ANY sexual behavior that has negative consequences in your life. As with Alcohol, drugs, shopping, and other…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Recovery Tagged With: lust addiction, pornography addiction, progressive victory over lust, sex addiction, sexual sobriety, what does sex addiction recovery look like, what is sex addiction recovery

Profile of an abuser- The Player | MuchnessMama.com

Profile of an Abuser- Player

April 3, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Player. The Attitudes That Drive the Player Abuser The Player…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Friendships, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, addiction recovery, betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, relationships, self-care, self-love, sex addiction, sexual addiction

4 simple Steps for Betrayal Trauma Recovery

February 15, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

If you’ve read my post on what betrayal trauma is and how it affects you you may be wondering “well what now?” If you haven’t, go read it, don’t worry, I’ll wait….. OK now that you know the symptoms you’re probably wondering what to do for recovery. Quite frequently all these symptoms are lumped into…

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Filed Under: Recovery, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: betrayal trauma recovery, get out of isolation, marriage advice, relationships, self-care, self-love, sex addiction

5 Things Sex Addicts Say When They are in Denial

October 4, 2018 By Emily Smith 7 Comments

You don’t have to live with an addict in denial. Here are five of the most common excuses a sex addict on Facebook used to avoid taking accountability for their choices, and why those excuses just don’t make sense. These responses were written by my ex-husband when he was in active recovery. He’s not in…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships Tagged With: be 100% accountable, betrayal trauma, cheating, denial, excuses, fantasy, lust, men are visual, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, sex addiction, women are emotional

What is Betrayal Trauma?

August 17, 2018 By Emily Smith 4 Comments

In my previous post I told you that I have betrayal trauma induced post traumatic stress (PTSD), adrenal fatigue, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. Some of you may have read that and said “huh? What in the world is betrayal trauma!?” I know that’s what I thought the first time I heard the term. Understanding is the first…

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Filed Under: Emotional, Finding Balance, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: anxiety, betrayal trauma, betrayed spouse, counseling, depression, EMDR, mental health, PTSD, sex addiction, sexual addiction, therapy

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