The 5 best books for porn addiction. The list includes books for men, women, gay men (chemsex) and partners of porn addicts.

A look at what codependency is, how you can identify it, and three ways to overcome it. We hope that by the end of this post, you’ll have a better understanding of codependency and be on your way to recovery.

Love is like a drug. We can't get enough of it, and when we're not getting our fix, we feel restless and empty. If you've ever felt this way, you may be addicted to love.

Love addiction is a real phenomenon, and it's one that can have serious consequences for both the addict and their loved ones. If you're addicted to love, you may find yourself in a destructive cycle of codependency, desiring validation and attention from others more than you desire healthy intimacy. This can lead to problems in all areas of your life, including your work, your friendships, and your romantic relationships.

Fortunately, there are things you can do to break the cycle of love addiction and start living a healthier, happier life. In this blog post, we'll explore what it means to be addicted to love, where this addiction comes from, and how you can begin to cope. We'll also offer three helpful tips for those who are struggling with a love addiction.

The holidays can be difficult for sex addicts and porn addicts. Here are five steps to helping you maintain your sobriety during the holiday season. You can always reach out for sex addiction counseling, or help with your compulsive sexual behavior by reaching out to Blair Bisher at blair@bpbcounseling.com

Help with Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction. Leave your past in the past and practice presence, living in the present moment.

If you are struggling with sex addiction or porn addiction, know that you are not alone and there is help available. Coping strategies can be very effective in helping you make progress in your recovery from addiction. Identifying your triggers, finding a support group, and seeking professional help are all great places to start if you are looking for ways to cope with addiction.

Defense Mechanisms That Perpetuate Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction.

Sex and Porn Addiction is often thought of as a personal failing, but it's actually a complicated condition with many causes. In this blog post, we'll explore some of the defense mechanisms that can perpetuate addiction and make it difficult to recover. Learning about these mechanisms can help you be more compassionate with yourself and others who are struggling with addiction.

Anxiety: The silent thief of joy

Trusting Your Partner After an Affair: Helpful Tips for Healing

The Body Keeps the Score, Van Der Kolk, Book Review by Blair Bisher of BPB Counseling in Boston, MA.

Atomic Habits, by James Clear, summary and review by Blair Bisher of BPB Counseling in Boston, MA.

6 Steps to overcome porn addiction. Porn addiction can be a difficult habit to break. But with the right tools and support, you can overcome it and reclaim your life.

Slow Down and Start Practicing Mindfulness in 3 Simple Steps. Sex and Porn Addiction are fueled by a desire to escape your mind or feelings. Allow mindfulness to teach you how to encounter your mind and overcome instead of run.

Super quick way to self-identify addiction. Isolation, negative consequences and lack of control. If all three of these things exist as it relates to any one behavior in your life, you can feel confident that you fall somewhere on the spectrum of addiction.

Isolation. Do you find that you are increasingly isolated? Are you eliminating people from your life? Are others reducing the time they are spending with you? Are you declining social invitations so that you can spend more time alone, oftentimes spent acting out in your unwanted behavior? Increased isolation is a great indicator of addiction. Sobriety and healthy sustainable living are impossible without community.

Negative consequences. Are you finding that your life is impacted negatively by this unwanted behavior? Maybe it's a loss of sleep, spending more money than you would like to, feelings of shame and guilt that you cannot shake, impacting relationships… Addictive behavior will always show itself to impact in a negative way. Even if you think about the addiction cycle, the first stage which is preoccupation, you still have not turned toward using, or acting out, but simply living in a world of preoccupation, a fantasy world, can have considerable negative consequences, right? So whether you are simply fantasizing about acting out, or spending time acting out, any time you are finding negative consequences in your life from a certain behavior or thinking this is another sign that they're very well may be an addiction at play.

Lack of control. Lastly, have you ever tried to stop, or simply reduce, these unwanted behaviors and found yourself to be unable? If you have tried to quit and cannot, you have become aware that this behavior has more control over you than you do it. This is often a very discouraging realization, understanding your limits and degree of powerlessness. Oftentimes, we simply try to cut back a little bit, and if you fail in your attempt at reducing the behavior, that can also be a helpful indicator that there may be an addiction at play… Or rather that there is very likely an addiction at play.

Successful & sobriety from sex and porn addiction all begins with education & awareness. First, let’s start with what addiction is & most importantly how it applies to you.