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Path to Healing and Recovery
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www.p2har.org |
Although sex addicts may act out sexually in many different ways, there are common elements that seem to characterize our addiction:
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Powerlessness over addictive sexual behavior.
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Resulting unmanageability of his/her life.
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Feelings of shame, pain, and self-loathing.
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Failed promises and attempts to stop acting out.
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Preoccupation with sex leading to ritual.
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Progressive worsening of negative consequences
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Do you keep secrets about your sexual behavior or romantic fantasies from those important to you? Do you lead a double life? |
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Have your desires driven you to have sex in places or with people you would not normally choose? |
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Do you need greater variety, increased frequency, or more extreme sexual activities to achieve the same level of excitement or relief? |
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Does your use of pornography occupy large amounts of time and/or jeopardize your significant relationships or employment? |
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Do your relationships become distorted with sexual preoccupation? Does each new relationship have the same destructive pattern which prompted you to leave the last one? |
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Do you frequently want to get away from a partner after having sex? Do you feel remorse, shame, or guilt after a sexual encounter? |
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Have your sexual practices caused you legal problems? Could your sexual practices cause you legal problems? |
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Does your pursuit of sex or sexual fantasy conflict with your moral standards or interfere with your personal spiritual journey? |
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Do your sexual activities involve coercion, violence, or the threat of disease? |
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Has your sexual behavior or pursuit of sexual relationships ever left you feeling hopeless, alienated from others, or suicidal? |
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Does your preoccupation with sexual fantasies cause problems in any area of your life - even when you do not act out your fantasies? |
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Do you compulsively avoid sexual activity due to fear of sex or intimacy? Does your sexual avoidance consume you mentally? |
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