If you or your partner is struggling with porn addiction or sexual compulsion (sexual addiction), it can be overwhelming on what to do. Please check out my blog post on these topics and make sure you read Is Sex Addiction Real. Below is a list of books that can help anyone struggling with pornography addiction or compulsive sexual behaviors. Below is a mixture of books for both the partner and the individual struggling with compulsion.
After the Affair
by Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D.
A staggering number of couples in America—about 70 percent—have been affected by extramarital affairs. After the Affair is the only book to offer proven strategies for surviving the crisis and rebuilding the relationship.”
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Out of the Shadows
by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D.
Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Revised and updated to include the latest research–and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction–this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency.
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Facing the Shadows
by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D.
Facing the Shadow, used by thousands of therapists with their clients, is based on the thirty-task model of recovery from addiction that forms the basis of Carnes’s work. The model also supports Twelve Step recovery programs. This workbook is an excellent resource for those who are working on a 12-step model or individuals working with a therapist.
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Your Brain on Porn
by Gary Wilson
A book based on the website of the same name (www.yourbrainonporn.com). This book provides peer-reviewed research-based information on what pornography does to the brain. The brilliance of this book is that it shared real experience from everyday people who are struggling with porn. They take personal stories and show how porn addiction is a hidden epidemic that many people struggle with.
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Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery
By Forest Benedict MFT
This book provides a 52-week plan for those who are seeking to stop unwanted behaviors. Forest shares candidly about his personal recovery journey, sharing many science-based strategies for successful recovery. Life After Lust provides a clear recovery roadmap for men and women ready to embark on the noble path from pain to purpose. All who seek a renewed vision for recovery will find help and hope within the pages of this book.
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Don’t Call it Love
by Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D.
Here is a ground-breaking work by the nation’s leading professional expert on sexual addiction, based on the candid testimony of more than one thousand recovering sexual addicts in the first major scientific study of the disorder. This essential volume includes not only the revealing findings of Dr. Carne’s research with recovering addicts but also advice from the addicts and co-addicts themselves as they work to overcome their compulsive behavior.
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Mending a Shatters Heart
by Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D.
Anyone that has discovered their loved one, the one person that they are supposed to trust completely, has been cheating on them will want to read this book. Readers have an opportunity to explore whether the person they are in a relationship with is merely behaving badly or indeed suffers from a disease called sex addiction.
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Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men
by Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S.
The truth is gay male sex addicts are not compulsively sexual because of their sexual orientation, but instead as a consequence of their individual psychological issues and biological predisposition toward addiction. This is precisely the same set of risk factors presented by straight male sex addicts.”
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Moving Beyond Betrayal
by Vicki Tidwell Palmer LCSW.
A go-to guide on how to confront, heal from and ultimately thrive after the devastation of betrayal by a partner’s compulsive sexual or other addictive behavior.
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Stop Sex Addiction
by Milton Magness, D. Min., MA, LPC, CSAT.
Compulsive sexual behavior is often difficult to face. Sex addiction results in many negative consequences and hurts many people. Relationships, marriages, families, and careers are destroyed. Anyone afflicted with sex addiction, as well as the people who love them, can find help within this book.
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These books can help in recovery. It is essential that you also address what you learn in these books with a professional who has experience working with these issues. If you live in Las Vegas and are ready to create a change, please click here to schedule a session with me today. You can also check out my online recovery program build for those who struggle with porn or sex addiction at www.richerliferecovery.com
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