tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post71866754761710113..comments2024-03-14T03:16:23.482-05:00Comments on Everyone Needs Therapy: Sex Addictionstherapydochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-51677425963097212502007-09-19T14:58:00.000-05:002007-09-19T14:58:00.000-05:00thank you!....i want to let everyone that is strug...thank you!....i want to let everyone that is struggling know that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are great times to practice "Steps" 1,2 and 3. Totally realize that we are powerless over our addictions and compulsions and if we could just tell G-d this, and ask him to help us EVERY MOMENT, then we will feel such a sense of freedom and serenity. Yom kippur is not a few days away. For those of you going to shul (synogogue) there are two types of prayers. One type focuses all on G-d's Kingship and His praises and His ability to do anything and everything. At these moments give yourself over to Him and try to internalize His strength. The second type of prayer is when he specifically ask for forgiveness. This is not about self-deprecating thoughts about what we did. It is about asking forgiveness for not turning ourself over to him and therefore what actions and behaviors that led to. It's a subtle difference but makes all difference in terms of how we connect with G-d. I would love to hear feedback by anyone who reads this......AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-45358646331227547312007-09-07T15:33:00.000-05:002007-09-07T15:33:00.000-05:00ANON, Thank you SO much for your input. I'm going...ANON, Thank you SO much for your input. I'm going to get to that reading. Of course you should comment often. It's hard being a Jew, even harder being observant, harder still doing things from the heart. I judge no one. Good luck in this incredible profession, too.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-60014543955205990792007-09-07T13:52:00.000-05:002007-09-07T13:52:00.000-05:00Just learned about your blog...I saw this and want...Just learned about your blog...<BR/>I saw this and wanted to comment. Sex addiction is more than just cheating with other people. It invloves pornography, online and offline, masturbation, cruising the streets for hours and hours looking for a prostitute, prostitution in general, going to adult bookstores, etc, etc. It is a far and wide spreading mental health issue. Experts term sex additction as "an addiction of intimacy"...somthing which I see is a major theme in your blog titles. Besides SAA and SLAA, there is SA, SCA, and SRA. The known leading expert in the country is Patrick Carnes who has a few books on the subject which are absolutely exxcellent, both for the therapist, the addict, and a co-dependent. Robert Weiss, his protege, also has a book or two on this. This addiction is very hard to deal with, both for a therapist and a client. However, in cultures such as Orthodox Judaism, where sex is still considered to be a taboo subject and masturbation is such an evil sin which will get you a lot Hell (as my freshman year rabbi told us) the guilt and shame is so terribly difficult. And that is just for masturbation. Imagine someone like that becoming a sex addict in this culture, growing up, etc, etc. And I think, wait, I KNOW that a lot of jewish (orthodox) people are dealing with these issues; if not actually being an addict to atleast having issues with viewing pornography and masturbation, etc. Anyways, I hope my post was appropriate for your site. I am a budding therapist in the U.S. who stumbled across your blog and who is an orthodox jew (frum), and I would love to comment often on your posts. I also wish you good luck in your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-14756144043348622042006-12-26T10:52:00.000-06:002006-12-26T10:52:00.000-06:00Interesting. Very different picture from what I'v...Interesting. Very different picture from what I've seen elsewhere and I'm guessing very important to a lot of people.April_optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264149241673287909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-56990196457095584222006-12-15T11:52:00.000-06:002006-12-15T11:52:00.000-06:00You are correct, nymphomnia was a term that was us...You are correct, nymphomnia was a term that was used to loosely to describe women that were not all that loose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-21230882290317833192006-12-14T23:13:00.000-06:002006-12-14T23:13:00.000-06:00Oh gosh, i just bookmarked your site. I like your ...Oh gosh, i just bookmarked your site. I like your content a lot. It's the type of thing I like to learn more about -- have always been fascinated with psychology, psychiatry, therapy and such. Very informative! btw - thanks for your comment at my site! Yours is splendid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-15007984655576720802006-12-14T19:32:00.000-06:002006-12-14T19:32:00.000-06:00You're so right. Sex therapists have varying defi...You're so right. Sex therapists have varying definitions, and even the one I put in this post isn't the only one I'd use. Generally we think of addictions as having no control over certain behaviors that tend to get us into trouble. Nymphomania used to be used way too liberally. A normal woman with a decent libido might have been considered a nymphomania if she wanted sex more than once a day.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-10284405084928307782006-12-14T15:57:00.000-06:002006-12-14T15:57:00.000-06:00Linda,
Good, solid information about a subject whi...Linda,<br />Good, solid information about a subject which is not talked about much. You gave me an education on the definition of a "sex addict". What is the difference between a sex addict and a nymphomaniac?<br />Funny, that in a society which in many ways seems to be obsessed with sex, we still do not want to talk about the darker side of this subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com