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Tag Archives: sex addict
I Wince As I Look Back
I tend to live in the past. I spend an inordinate amount of time remembering and re-experiencing my life. And much of the time as I replay stuff, I’m wincing. I’m compressing and pulling down. I’m embarrassed and ashamed. I … Continue reading
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Tagged commonalities, musculature, sex addict, social gatherings, unnecessary tension, working the 12 steps
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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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12-Step Meetings Were My Idea
I’ve never had a therapist recommend I go to 12-step meetings. They’ve been my idea. Yes, I saw Fight Club, but that didn’t spur me to go to 12-step meetings. I never considered it until about two months ago when … Continue reading
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Tagged orthodox judaism, patrick carnes, psycho therapist, psycho therapy, sex addict, sex addiction
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I Hate Women
I’ve got something pretty shameful to disclose. And this will come as a big shock to all of you. But let me give it to you straight — far below my smiling exterior, I hate women. I’m just starting to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Sex
Tagged controlling mother, female friendships, high school friends, mother figures, psycho therapy, sex addict, sex addiction
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A Torah Perspective On Sex Addiction
From Monday night’s show: Rabbi: “Are you just going there to meet chicks?” Luke: “God forbid. I’m not going there because I have behaviors out of control. I haven’t had sex in almost a year and a half.” Rabbi: “With … Continue reading
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Tagged phony baloney, sex addict, sex addiction, sex addicts, sexual desire, torah perspective
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Sex Addicts Smackdown
So, you’re a sex addict. Where do you turn for help? Do you just read lukeford.net every day and go from there to shul? Or do you want to work a program? Do you want a 12-step program? Well, which … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction therapy, der spiegel, liberal attitudes, sex addict, sex addiction, sexual recovery plan, sexual sobriety, sexual temptation
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Sex Addicts Get No Love
From the New York Times: THE distributors of “Choke,” a forthcoming film about a sex addict’s struggle to overcome his demons, have been handing out a strange promotional gift at preview screenings. Attached to a bookmark, the gift is a … Continue reading
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Tagged blades of glory, middle easterners, serenity prayer, sex addict, sex addiction, sexual toy
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David Duchovny Enters Rehab for Sex Addiction
People.com reports: David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, his lawyer, Stanton "Larry" Stein, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction," the actor says in an exclusive statement. "I … Continue reading
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Tagged californiacation, david duchovny, honorable life, sex addict, sex addiction, showtime series
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