Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
contributing author: Katie McGrath
Continuing with our posts on the relationship between addiction, exercise, and recovery, let's discuss the benefits of yoga and
The origins of American Yoga practice
America first turned to yoga in the 60s as a way to get high without using drugs. Over the years, yoga has grown ...
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Contributing co-author: Andrew Chen
We've already talked about the fact that sex addiction (or love addiction) is defined by the inability to regulate sexual behavior despite negative consequences. We also mentioned already that it affects millions of Americans.
Addictive sexual behaviors can range from compulsive masturbation and porn watching, to compulsive cheating, ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
What do you think of when you hear the words "sex addict"? Do you imagine someone who has sex dozens of times a day? Someone who owns a lot of sex toys? Someone who spends all their time immersed in pornography?
While all of these scenarios, and others, can identify someone ...
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
***A disclaimer: Sex addiction is a relatively new concept in science. I haven't been able to find much research on the subject, so much of what is being said here is my interpretation of the current literature on sexual responsivity in humans.***
I've already mentioned that scientists are beginning to ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Co- author: Jamie Felzer
We know that addiction can go beyond drug use, but are we becoming addicted to making our bodies perfect?
This recent trend is a dual-headed addiction, one that is both physical and social. In many ways, people are now able to change aspects of their being that were ...
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Sunday, July 19th, 2009
As you may recall from an earlier post, a friend of mine, Brian, has been struggling to get some control over his sex addiction.
I had referred him to a number of clinics that treat sex-addiction specifically, and to Sex Addicts Anonymous (sometimes known as sexaholics anonymous) as a starting point. ...
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
I have this friend, we'll call him Brian, who has recently realized that he may be addicted to sex. Being an addiction specialist, he obviously came to me for advice. I told him that I would look into some of the treatment centers specializing in sexual addiction, and that in ...
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