Sentences with phrase «stage of sex addiction»

This stage of sex addiction is called Intimacy Anorexia, one of the subtypes of sexual addiction identified by Douglas Weiss, Ph.D. who specializes in the treatment of sexual addiction.

In this stage of sex addiction, the addict actively withholds emotional, spiritual and sexual intimacy from their partner.

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We know from research that teens are more prone to addiction than children and adults.1 We know that many teens demonstrate increased risk - taking behaviours (though it's a myth that teens are unaware of the consequences of their actions).2 We know that during this time sex and sexuality take centre stage.3 Recently, neuroscience has begun to weigh in on this picture of teenage cognition and behaviour.