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What is Betrayal Trauma?
- Christian TherapyRelationships
- By Lawrence Buddoo
- January 4, 2024
When the people you trust most, like loved ones or friends, betray you, it leaves emotional wounds. That hurt may be challenging to understand or process. What is betrayal trauma? It’s that persistent feeling that you can’t trust again after a person or institution you depended on violates your trust. […]
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Compulsion, Obsession, and Preoccupation: The Elements of Addiction
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- By Begin Again Institute
- September 6, 2023
Compulsion, obsession, and preoccupation are the major elements of addiction. These elements explain the development and continuation of addictive behavior. Understanding them can help you recognize how someone can become addicted and why they can’t just stop the addictive behavior, even when they want to. Understanding the Basics of Sex […]
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The Importance of Self-Awareness in Recovery
- AddictionChristian Therapy
- By Begin Again Institute
- August 30, 2023
Self-awareness is critical to addiction recovery. You can’t heal from addiction without recognizing and admitting that you have a problem and how it impacts your life and the lives of those around you. Without self-awareness in recovery, healing is unlikely. What is Self-Awareness? Self-awareness is the knowledge of your character, […]
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Signs of Intimacy Disorders in Christians
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- By Begin Again Institute
- August 28, 2023
The signs of intimacy disorders seem to swing from one extreme to another. Some people with intimacy disorders are in love with the idea of love and have an extreme need for affection. Others are afraid to get too close to others and keep themselves closed off in relationships for […]
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How Intimacy Disorders Affect Christians
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- By Begin Again Institute
- August 23, 2023
Intimacy disorders affect many Christians. These disorders create challenges for individuals and their relationships, including those within their family and church. But there is hope for those who experience fear, anxiety, shame, and other symptoms associated with intimacy disorders. You can heal from an intimacy disorder, and the first step […]
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How Sex Addiction Shakes Christians’ Faith
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- By Ryan Pryor
- February 13, 2023
Many Christians struggle with the idea that sex addiction is a mental health issue, not a character flaw, and that you can heal from it. Others worry about their faith because they think sex addiction is a sin, and they can’t be Christian if they have an addiction. But God […]