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Category Archives: Addiction
A Suffering Addict Returns To Church
Richard emails: Hi Luke I just thought I’d let you know that I have been a suffering porn addict who developed a fascination for your porn blogs for many years. I am based in the UK. I liked your site … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Pornography
Tagged accountability partner, anglicanism, cold turkey, permanent solution, sex addiction, zero tolerance attitude
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How Alexander Technique Can Help With Addiction
Throughout my life, I’ve said things to myself such as, “I’ve got to have X or I’ll be unhappy.” I’ve been compulsive. I’ve needed to fill the hole in my soul with some emotional high. Twelve-step programs are great for … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teachers, Alexander Technique, heavy weights, hole in my soul, step meetings, twelve step programs
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Hard Luck Stories
I just heard a caller to the Dennis Prager show complaining that he can’t afford the $600 a month for Kaiser health insurance so he has to go without. He said he worked about 20 hours a week as a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal
Tagged Dennis Prager, life choices, orthodox judaism, social isolation, social norms, working the 12 steps
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Luke Ford: 12-Step Programs for Sex Addiction
Posted in Addiction, Personal, Pornography, Prostitution, Sex
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My Sex Addiction Talk At The BINA Salon
Sept. 14, 2011: I dated Hayley Rivers for a couple of months in 2004 after she left the industry. If you look past my fake grin, you can see the horror of sex addiction in my eyes. My friend Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, BINA, Personal, Sex
Tagged 40th birthday party, american consumerism, Holly Randall, sex addiction, white zombie, zombie film
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12-Step Programs For Sex Addiction
I speak to BINA LA. Here is my story. A few months ago, I was talking to my therapist about what I want out of life. After I paused, he said to me, “That sounds like eroticized rage.” Eroticized rage? … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal, Sex
Tagged extra marital sex, hatred of women, pre marital sex, sex addict, sex addiction, sexual patterns
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A Test For Sex Addiction
I answered yes to the following questions (many of the below questions I would not answer “yes” to for my life right now, but I’ve answered “yes” for times in the past, so while my life right now is tranquil, … Continue reading
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Tagged inappropriate places, inappropriate times, romantic activities, romantic partner, sex addiction, sexual partner
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Who Is An Addict?
I used to think that an addict was somebody who lacked moral strength. Others argue that addicts suffer from a chemical dependency or a mental disorder. In his book God of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction, Rabbi … Continue reading
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Tagged acute awareness, book god, higher consciousness, jewish spirituality, moral strength, spiritual consciousness
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Leaving The Slavery Of Addiction
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