March 15th, 2013 by Michael Reilly
Disclosure is a clinical procedure which is carefully guided by trained therapists in a clinical setting. It is a process committed to the rebuilding of trust for relationships damaged by sexual addiction. Although it can be a difficult process, it often allows for significant gains in Recovery. A disclosure takes place in a therapist’s…Read the full article
February 11th, 2013 by Nathan Rice
Some people come to New York Pathways expecting a magic solution to dissolve their sex addiction. They think that if we somehow wave a wand, the demon of sex addiction will be exorcised, and they can go on with their lives. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that. Yes, we specialize in sex addiction treatment. Yes,…Read the full article
February 11th, 2013 by Nathan Rice
Most people think slavery ended centuries ago. Unfortunately, modern day slavery is alive and well. According to the The Administration for Children and Families, “Sex trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an…Read the full article
February 11th, 2013 by Nathan Rice
Sexual Recovery Anonymous states in reference to the deteriorating lives of sex addicts “We began to sense that we were spinning downwards, out of control, toward a life of loneliness, misery, jail, insanity, perhaps even toward death.” Death? C’mon, you’ve got to be kidding. Nope. Sex addiction and the possibility of death is no joke.…Read the full article
February 11th, 2013 by Nathan Rice
Freud wrote “Masturbation is the one great habit that is a primary addiction. The other addictions, for alcohol, morphine, tobacco, etc., only enter into life as substitute and replacement for it.” Whether one can masturbate in sexual recovery is a complex issue. Although Sexual Recovery Anonymous and Sexaholics Anonymous clearly indicate masturbation is not a…Read the full article
February 11th, 2013 by Nathan Rice
Sex addiction gets a bad rap. He’s a pervert! What a loser! Gimme a break! Many people think the term is used to excuse people’s behavior, but nothing could be further from the truth. In no way is the concept of sex addiction used to justify or defend the actions of sex addicts, which often…Read the full article
February 11th, 2013 by Nathan Rice
The results are in. Sex addiction has officially been recognized as a legitimate psychiatric disorder. Well, close, but not exactly. A recent field trial conducted by a research team led at UCLA, however, did indicate that the DSM-V proposed criteria for Hypersexual Disorder (HD) accurately captured the reported HD symptoms of patients seeking treatment for…Read the full article
