Not exact matches
The counselors at Front Range Counseling Center in Denver and Littleton Colorado recognize that
sexual addiction is a real
disease of the brain and individuals caught up in it can not simply stop on their own.
I specialize in
sexual addiction treatment, working with addicts, partners, and couples who want to recover from the effects
of this
disease.
Sexual addiction is a devastating
disease that impacts every facet
of life.
There is a misconception that people turn towards pornography and
sexual addiction because they are weak, but
addiction is a
disease which affects the brain through a surge
of dopamine and other neurotransmitters.
Sexual addictions are no more about sex than eating disorders are about food — that is, at the root
of such
disease processes, are dysfunctional attachment patterns and an unhealthy ego.
According to a major study by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 35 percent
of children have experienced two or more ACEs, such as
sexual or physical abuse or exposure to mental illness, drug or alcohol
addiction, or the incarceration
of a family member.
Understand the
disease of addiction, including the biophysical, social and psychological factors that encourage
addictions; and why some people are more vulnerable to
sexual addiction than others.