If you’ve researched sex and porn addiction treatments, you’ve probably come across the acronym CSAT beside the names of many professionals in the field. But, what is a CSAT certification? What is a CSAT? CSAT stands for Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, meaning the individual has special training to work with people living with sex addiction…
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Your relationship with your spouse has grown increasingly distant through time. You find weird expenditures that your spouse can’t explain. Your partner disappears without explanation or locks themselves in a private room for hours. If you experience any of this, you may ask, “Are you married to a sex addict?” As the partner of a…
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Whether you are new to recovery from porn addiction or are far on your journey, you’re probably experiencing porn cravings. You should expect these cravings in your situation. They come from a central part of your brain that controls almost everything you do. Porn cravings also stem from learned behavior in childhood. Things that excited…
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If your partner or spouse is addicted to sex or pornography, you may have experienced partner betrayal and infidelity trauma. Processing the betrayal of trust and your partner’s infidelity may feel difficult, if not impossible. You can choose to stay with your partner and deal with the repercussions together. Alternatively, you can choose to walk…
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If you’re trying to stop your internet pornography addiction, you’ll experience the porn withdrawal timeline. This timeline means to expect withdrawal symptoms and discomfort as you heal. Understanding the porn withdrawal timeline will help you anticipate some of the various stages of withdrawal until you begin to thrive. Porn Withdrawal When you stop watching porn,…
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You probably know someone who is Love Avoidant — someone who avoids and fears intimacy. Love avoidance is common for people who suffer from sex or porn addiction. Love Avoidants often are attracted to Love Addicts — people who are fixated with love. One characteristic of both attachment styles is the fear of authenticity and…
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For so many of you out there, you’re lucky to receive any sort of formal education about sexuality, let alone what healthy sexuality is. Your own sexual identity is formed throughout your life – from birth until death. It is constantly evolving and changing. However, what it means to have a healthy relationship with your…
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If you are the partner of someone suffering from sex or porn addiction, you probably want to write an Impact Statement at some point in your healing process. An impact statement is when you take the time and write down your experience, thoughts, and feelings of trauma and share it with the person you hurt…
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Your attachment style is formed during childhood and has a significant impact on your relationships as an adult, especially if you have an insecure attachment. An “attachment” is the bond that children form with their first caregiver. That caregiver is usually a parent. Attachments are formed when a child signals and a caregiver responds. The…
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Understanding the different types of trauma that can lead to an intimacy disorder is integral for healing. Until recently, the scientific community understood addictions to be entirely within a person’s control, something worthy of shame and ridicule. It is now commonly accepted that trauma can predispose you to addiction. ACEs vary widely and look different…
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