How much should a partner know about their significant other’s sexual addiction?

Many partners find out about their significant other’s sexual addiction by accident — a friend tells the partner or they find signs of the addiction on the computer — or maybe the addict decides on their own that it’s time to seek help. No matter how the partner learns about the sexual addiction, it will […]

Spinning Out of Control

The numbers are sobering. Between three and six percent of men and women in Kootenai County suffer from sexual addiction, according to Ed Dudding, a certiﬁ ed sexual addiction therapist in Coeur d’Alene. “Sexual addiction is deﬁned as any sexually related, compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, […]

Four ways to restore trust for a couple while recovering from sexual addiction

Once a sexual addiction is exposed in a relationship, it does not just affect the partner dealing with the addiction, but also caused stress and heartbreak for their partner as well. Often, trust is broken, as one partner has usually been lying to the other in some form. For couples in north Idaho and Washington […]

Talking to a sex addiction therapist; a secure, judgment-free way to overcome addiction

Certified sex addiction therapists have a very specific job — to help those struggling with sexual addiction to overcome their addiction. Many seeking assistance fear judgment, both from their partners and loved ones or the therapists with whom they’re consulting, regarding their sexual preferences or behaviors. This is not the case for certified sex addiction therapists. […]

Partners can have hope: There is always a chance for recovery

The first step to recovery — in any circumstance — is admitting that a problem exists, including those problems that plague a sex addict. Whether the problem is an abuse of pornography or masturbation, the consequence can cause feelings of pain and betrayal for the partner. Love and sex addicts create a painful paradox for both themselves […]

Betrayal: the feelings of the partner of a sex addict

As with any compulsion or dependence, the consequences of a sexual addiction do not only affect the addict. In fact, many times for couples in the northwest, the partner of the sex addict can feel some of the heaviest weights of the addiction, which can interject a feeling of betrayal into the relationship, destroying the […]

Don’t confuse sex addicts, offenders

Originally published in the CDA Press on August 27, 2015 Recent local stories – of a financial aid director abusing his power against women, of a serial child molester, of an alleged rapist – have the disturbing sex offender in mind. We’re told such behavior generally repeats itself; are these offenders addicts? Does it matter? […]

How to deal with pornography addiction: three steps to moving forward

An addiction to porn, for an individual or a partner in a relationship, can have negative or even devastating consequences for one’s life. Those addicted to porn are isolated from real human contact, often using pornography as a medication to numb pain. Because lovemaking and orgasms can release endorphins connected to pleasure centers in the […]

Addicted to Love in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene

I am addicted to love and the only way I know to deeply love someone is to have an immense amount of sex with her, and if she is unobtainable in any way, I become intensely lovesick. After sharing this, my client said that he falls in love, gets into [romantic] relationships, and breaks up […]

Help for Porn Addiction in Spokane

There is help for porn addiction in Spokane. Pornography use in Spokane is not just a boys will be boys problem. Increasingly, women are compulsively using the Internet to access pornography. And just like men, they know their compulsive pornography use is destructive, yet the negative consequences are not enough to help them stop. […]

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"Coeur d'Alene Counseling understood the severity of my illness and helped me resolve rooted issues formed as a young girl. The program’s curricula and methodology allowed me to reconnect to my family."

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"Rarely was there a moment that I did not feel like I was at my end. This program has taught me to strengthen my mind, and sobriety is leading me to a future."

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"I have a relationship with my kids again."

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