Written by I have been watching a situation unfold in the forums that has caused me to do some deep soul searching and thinking about our ability to recognize Personality Disorders in Partners of Sex Addicts. The Sisterhood is a closely knit group of women whose traumatic experiences bind us together more closely than if we were biologically related. We can almost finish each other’s sentences and we share each other’s pain and victories as if they … Continue reading “Personality Disorders In Partners Of Sex Addicts”
The debate of whether Sex Addiction is really an addiction will not be settled soon, especially while expensive treatment centers continue to offer five figure ‘cures’. I have stated for years that I do not believe that the compulsive sexual behaviors that these so called Sex Addicts engage in are not signs of a true addiction but are symptoms of an underlying Personality Disorder. So, if I believe that Sex Addicts are not really addicts, … Continue reading “If They Are Not Really Addicts Why Do We Call Them Sex Addicts?”
Here on the Sisterhood we have all acknowledged the narcissistic, self-indulgent behaviors of Sex Addicts. But, there is a strange behavior that I noticed in my husband, and in some of the stories that I have read. I am not sure what to call it, but I know it exists. In fact, it almost seems like ‘Serial Recovery’ although it does not deserve that label by any stretch of the imagination. I am writing from … Continue reading “Serial Recovery?”
The Holiday Season is upon us and for Partners of Sex Addicts the stress can become unbearable. Here are a few ideas to help you through the Holidays and deal with all that holiday stress. Ahhhh…the holiday season. Blinking colored lights everywhere, crowded malls, shopping lists, noise, everyone telling you their wants and needs, your most hateful family members promising to invade your space and those damn holiday tunes that keep playing in your head … Continue reading “Ten Things To Help Partners Of Sex Addicts Deal With Holiday Stress”
When I started my first website almost a decade ago my mission was to offer women who were in a relationship with a Sex Addict the information and resources that I did not have when I made my Discovery. Information that would have helped me decide if I should stay or go. I made my decisions without facts or reality, decisions that would have been very different if I had been allowed all of the … Continue reading “He’s A Sex Addict! Should I Stay Or Go?”
Hypnotic Regression Therapy is a highly controversial type of therapy that is based on the premise that everything an individual has ever experienced is recorded and retained in their mind. I will not address the Past Life Regression therapy in this article as I feel that PLR ranks right up there with UFO’s and alien abductions; but go ahead and comment if you disagree—this is a safe place for everyone to state their opinions and … Continue reading “Regression Therapy For Sex Addicts?”
NOTE: I wrote this article in 2011. Sadly, things have not changed, in fact, they have gotten worse. It’s a sad commentary on so called civilized societies. I ran across this article and it just made my blood boil. The pervasive conservative, religious right wing movement in this country is doing such tremendous harm to woman’s rights and threatens to take us all back to the very dangerous dark ages. Attitudes like this make the … Continue reading “We Still Have A Long Way To Go Baby”