It was argued for years whether marijuana was a gateway drug; that is, one that people start on and then move to another drug. General consensus is that it’s not so much a gateway drug, it’s just that people who eventually moved on to other drugs…Read More
At Sexual Addiction Treatment Services, it’s no surprise that we help those who are seeking treatment for sex addiction, pornography addiction, and other types of addictions of a sexual nature. That’s what we do every day. Working with the addict…Read More
The idea of “addiction” is a relatively new one. Before we understood brain mechanics, people were simply drunks or perverts or weak-willed, those people who would willfully succumb to the temptations that the world offered. Today we’re becomin…Read More
If you have a sexual addiction, you might freely admit it to yourself. You might know that it’s taking over your life, but you just can’t bring yourself to tell anyone else: not your primary doctor, not a friend, and especially not a family membe…Read More
Over the decades, many addictions have come to light as something to be treated instead of shunned. While people used to think that alcoholism was simply a vice, most people today understand that the person addicted to the alcohol really doesn’t …Read More
We believe in therapy. More than a hundred years of evidence proves that therapy can help just about everyone, whether they’re having short-terms problems or lifelong struggles. But if you are suffering from sex addiction, there comes a time…Read More
You might be thinking that sex addiction counseling isn’t for you. You might think that you can handle it yourself, or that it’s just going to go away. Maybe you’re even comfortable with it and see no need to change. But the chances of it going…Read More
Once you realize that sex addiction is not causing you to lead the life you wish you were, you might start to wonder…”why did this happen to me? Why am I the one with this burden when I did nothing to bring it on?” Those are very legitimate que…Read More
First of all, we should get one thing out of the way. Blogs are a good way to get the conversation started, but it’s not meant to clinically diagnose a sexual addiction problem. This information can help you decide if it’s time to come into the S…Read More
Some people scoff at the idea of sexual addiction, thinking that, because sex so obviously feels good, that it would be foolish to consider excess interest in it “addiction.” However, it’s been revealed and proven that sexual addiction is…Read More