Chances are someone you know is a sex addict (or is living with one).
Sex addiction is a growing menace that threatens all strata of our society, destroying millions of marriages, damaging reputations, contributing to suicides and in some cases prison sentences, and wasting mind-boggling amounts of money. But there is hope.
Sex addiction is treatable. Through the rigorous recovery program detailed in these pages, it is possible for sex addicts to stop all of their destructive behaviors?forever. The recovery road is long and difficult, but also very rewarding. Marriages have not only been restored, but enriched. By following the steps described in Stop Sex Addiction, addicts and their partners have found the path to freedom from sex addiction. You have taken the first steps along that path by picking up this book. The wisdom it contains will lead to real hope and true freedom.
Milton Magness, D. Min., MA, LPC, CSAT, is the founder and director of Hope & Freedom Counseling Services in Houston, Texas. He is a licensed professional counselor and a certified sex addiction therapist.
Inhalt
Chapter 2: Hierarchy of Sexual Addiction
Chapter 3: Unsuccessful Cures
Chapter 4: Addressed to the Sexual Addict
Chapter 5: Addressed to the Partner
Chapter 6: Addressed to the Couple
Chapter 7: Recovery Components
Chapter 8: Disclosure
Chapter 9: Polygraph Exams as an Aid to Recovery
Chapter 10: Interview with Polygraph Examiner
Chapter 11: Celibacy Contract
Chapter 12: The Partner's Recovery Journey
Chapter 13: Partner's Survival Kit--Post-Disclosure
Chapter 14: Survey Results--Things That Helped Partners Heal
Chapter 15: Slip and Relapse Recovery
Chapter 16: A Blueprint for Rebuilding Broken Trust
Chapter 17: Survey Results--Things That Helped Restore Trust
Chapter 18: What About Sex?
Chapter 19: Survey Results--Additional Comments from Partners
Chapter 20: When Is It Time To Move On?
Chapter 21: Closing Message