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Do you and your partner have conflicts over sex? Does your relationship suffer from a lack of sex? Aside from the problems of premature ejaculation, impotence, and lack of orgasm — which can often be handled through sexual therapy and education — I have found that there are two common sexual problems in committed . . . → Read More: No Sex in Your Relationship? Discover Why!  Comments are closed  Relationships  caretaker, giving yourself up, Inner Bonding, Margaret Paul, relationship advice, Relationships, sex, sex drive, sexual addiction, sexual advice, sexual desire, sexuality How would our country change if politicians had to learn to love themselves and others before taking office? What if politicians had to be mentally evaluated before running for office? How many of them would pass as being emotionally stable and healthy? What difference might it make for our country if all politicians had . . . → Read More: Politicians Need Inner Bonding! Comments are closed Self Improvement & Personal Growth big business, caring, crime, drug abuse, government, health, homelessness, honesty, hunger, Inner Bonding, integrity, loving adult, Margaret Paul, Politics, SelfQuest, sexual abuse, sexual addiction, spirituality Is sexual addiction a real thing, or just an excuse for bad behavior? In a recent article in CNN.com Blogs, (http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/29/new-book-questions-the-myth-of-sex-addiction/?hpt=hp_bn12) psychologist David Ley states in his new book, “The Myth of Sex Addiction,” that there is no such thing as sex addiction—that the term is just an excuse for bad behavior. I disagree with that position. In my view, the label of ‘addiction’ doesn’t excuse anything. That’s because my definition of addiction is anything we do to avoid taking responsibility for our feelings and the resulting behavior. Since my definition centers around choice, it is not about an illness that is ‘happening’ to you, and therefore cannot be used as an excuse. In my experience, addictions are a result, not a cause. While they can cause many severe problems and even death, the underlying cause is the avoidance of responsibility for one’s own emotions, and sex addiction is no exception. Continue reading Is There Such A Thing As Sexual Addiction?       The news stories of sexual addiction lead us to ask “Why?” One of the sad truths in our society is how empty many people feel, and the devastation their emptiness causes others through their resulting addictive behavior. We have all heard about the sexual acting-out of Anthony Weiner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton and John Edwards. We all know about the many famous people who end up in treatment centers for alcohol and drug addiction. The question is: why? Why would someone who seemingly has everything destroy their own life, and the lives of those they are close to, with their addictions to sex, alcohol or drugs? It’s true that these high-profile people seem to have everything that our society deems important for happiness and self-esteem – money and all that money can buy, relationships and fame. What is it that creates the desperate need to act out addictively when they have so much? Continue reading The Devastation of Inner Emptiness Are you wondering why your partner doesn’t want to have sex with you? This article may provide the answer for you. . . . → Read More: “Why Won’t my Partner Have Sex With Me?” Our society is way off track about what is regarded as success. Discover how you define success and if your definition is serving you well. . . . → Read More: How do you Define Success? |
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