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Therapeutic Strategies with Adult

Compulsive Pornography Users

Pornography Intervention - A Training Resource

By Jim Messina, Ph.D., CCMHC, NCC, DCMHS-T

Strategies When Working with Adults with Compulsive Pornography Use

In planning your Intervention with an Adult with Compulsive pornography/sex use you want to follow the steps recommend by Delboy (2015):

Step 1. Client Background and Case Conceptualization

A. You want to be sure you do the following with this client:

Complete an Initial Clinical Assessment and Treatment Plan http://coping.us/cliniciantreatmenttools/clinicalassessmentplan.html which entails:

B. Use of Self-Assessment or Professional Assessment Instruments to determine if the client is a compulsive pornography/sex user (using the following assessment tools:

Self-Assessment for assessing Compulsive Pornography/Cybersex Use

Self-Assessment: Am I addicted to Internet Sex? Click here to download

Cybersex Addiction Self-Assessment Screening Click here to download

Am I a Sex Addict Self Assesment Click here to download

PATHOS Screening Tool for Compulsive Pornography Use Click here to download

Professional Assessments to Assess Compulsive Pornography/Cybersex Use

Hypersexual Behaviors Inventory (HBI) with Scoring: http://www.rebeccajorgensen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AddictionTest-with-Scoring-HBI-19.pdf

The Hypersexual Disorder Screening Inventory (HDSI): click here for copy

Love Addiction Screening Test (LAST): http://foundryclinicalgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/LAST.pdf

Sex Addiction Screening Test (SAST): http://foundryclinicalgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SAST-R.pdf

4-self-tests- Sexual Addiction, Sexual Anorexia, Binge-Purge, Collateral indicators: http://foundryclinicalgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/4-self-tests.pdf

Sexual Compulsivity Scale: http://chipcontent.chip.uconn.edu/chipweb/documents/Research/K_SexualCompulsivityScale.pdf

C. Delineate the Symptoms which are signs of the problem

D. Do a complete Psychosocial History and include assessment of ACE Factors (Adverse Childhood Experiences) explained at:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Factors Assessment at: http://coping.us/cliniciantreatmenttools/acefactors.html

E. Provide a complete diagnosis for the client including Principal, Provisional and Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention. Remembering that hypersexual, compulsive pornography/sex use are not diagnosable, so utilize a mental health disorder Co-Morbidities of Depression (F34.1 Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) (DSM-5, 2013, p.168) or Anxiety (F41.1 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (DSM-5, 2013, p.222)

Step 2. Literature and Research Review

Read the following:

Introduction to the Issue of Pornography at: http://coping.us/pornographyintervention/introtopornography.html

Neuroscience of Pornography at: http://coping.us/pornographyintervention/neuroscienceofpornography.html
Impact of Pornography on Childrens and Teens at: http://coping.us/pornographyintervention/impactchildrenteens.html

Impact of Pornography on Young Adults at: http://coping.us/pornographyintervention/impactyoungadults.html
Impact of Pornography on Marriage and Family Life at: http://coping.us/pornographyintervention/impactmarriagefamily.html

Step 3. Appraisal of Existing Literature

Read the following::

Treatment of Compulsive Pornography Use by Adults at: http://coping.us/pornographyintervention/treatmentofadults.html

Step 4. Treatment Plan Development

Recognizing the treating of Compulsive pornography/sex use is similar to Addictions in the Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Protocols so utilize the tools available for you in:

Tools for Coping Books at: http://coping.us/toolsforcopingseries.html

Marriage Workout: A Marital Enrichment Online Workbook at: http://coping.us/marriageworkout.html

Tools for a Balanced Lifestyle: A Manual for a Guilt Free System of Healthy Living at: http://coping.us/balancedlifestyle.html

Step 5. Implementation Considerations

Consider implementing an Alternative 12-Step Program which will not set up resistance due to the fear of stigmatization. A readily available program is

The Self-Esteem Seekers Anonymous (SEA’s) Program at: http://coping.us/seasmanual.html

Feel free to utilize any and all of the units in the Online Books on Coping.us.

Addressing Adults' Specific Issues Related to Compulsive Pornography/Sex Use

Years of data have shown that individuals who are engaged in compulsive pornography/sex use are typically: 1. victims of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional). 2. come from rigidly disengaged families. 3. to see themselves as shameful, bad, unworthy persons. 4. are codependent and believe no one will love them as they are. 5. see sexual activity as the most important way of taking care of their emotional needs. 6. engage in a variety of sexual behaviors (Levert. 2007). “Shame-based” is self-message most often experienced by adults with sexual related addiction. Efforts in treatment to reduce this shame is a goal (Wilson, 2000). Problematic Iinternet Use behaviors may lead to decreased offline social activities and increased depression and loneliness over the course of several years. (Brezing, Derevensky & Potenza, 2010). A 2017 report demonstrated that both insecure attachment styles and shame based or punishment-based religious beliefs were related to college students’ addictive sexual behaviors (Giordano, Cashwell, Lankford, King & Henson, 2017). Given these needs, therapists can utilize the REBT and CBT modules from five books on coping.us (Laying the Foundation, Tools for Personal Growth, Tools for Anger Workout, Tools for Handling Control Issues and Growing Down: Tools for Healing the Inner Child) to help their clients address these needs:

1. victims of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional) ACE Factors:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE Factors) Assessment and Resilience Stress/ Questionnaire: http://coping.us/cliniciantreatmenttools/acefactors.html
Laying the Foundation: http://coping.us/layingthefoundation.html
Understanding Self-Esteem: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/understandingselfesteem.html
“Little Child within”: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/littlechildwithin.html
Inner Child Needing Growing Down: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/innerchild.html
Re-Parenting Your Inner Child: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/reparening.html
Handling Resentment: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/handlingresentment.html
Overcoming Silent Withdrawal: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/silentwithdrawal.html
Stop Self-Destructive Anger Responses: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/selfdestructiveangerresponses.html

2. come from rigidly disengaged families:

Handling Insecurity: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/handlinginsecurity.html
Building Trust: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/buildingtrust.html
Getting in Touch With Feelings: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/getintouchwithfeelings.html
Handling the Need to Control: http://www.coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/handlingneedtocontrol.html
Tempering Survival Behaviors: http://coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/temperingsurvivalbehaviors.html
Handling Depression: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/handlingdepression.html
Overcoming Pessimism and Negativity: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/pessimismandnegativity.html

3. to see themselves as shameful, bad, unworthy persons.

Letting Go of Shame and Guilt: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/letgoshameandguilt.html
Self-Forgiveness: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/selfforgiveness.html
Handling Guilt: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/handlingguilt.html
Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Self-Love: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/selfacceptancelove.html
Handling Irrational Beliefs: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/handlingirrationalbeliefs.html
Self-Affirmations that Work: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/selfaffirmationsthatwork.html
Handling Fear of Success: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/handlingfearofsuccess.html
Stop Jumping to Negative Assumptions: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/stopnegativeassumptions.html

4. are codependent and believe no one will love them as they are

Overcoming Fears: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/overcomingfears.html
Becoming Vulnerable: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/becomingvulnerable.html
On Becoming a Risk Taker: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/onbecomingarisktaker.html
Unconditional Acceptance and Love: http://www.coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/unconditionalacceptanceandlove.html
Overcoming Helplessness: http://coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/overcomehelplessness.html
Handling Confrontation: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/handlingconfrontations.html

5. see sexual activity as the most important way of taking care of their emotional needs.

Accepting Powerlessness: http://www.coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/acceptingpowerlessness.html
Handling Pride: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/handlingpride.html
Overcoming Perfectionism: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/overcomingperfectionism.html
Developing Patience: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/developingpatience.html
Visualizations for Growing Down: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/growingdownvisualizations.html
Developing Self-Control: http://coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/developingselfcontrol.html
Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/passiveaggressiveness.html

6. engage in a variety of sexual behaviors

Letting Go of the Uncontrollables and Unchangeables: http://www.coping.us/toolsforhandlingcontrol/letgouncontrollablesunchangeables.html
Accepting Personal Responsibility: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/acceptingpersonalresponsibility.html
Spirituality: http://coping.us/toolsforpersonalgrowth/spirituality.html
Overcoming Invisibility: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/overcomeinvisibility.html
Establishing Healthy Boundaries: http://www.coping.us/growingdown/healthyboundaries.html
Eliminate Revenge: http://www.coping.us/toolsforangerworkout/eliminatingrevenge.html

Addressing Couples’ Relationships Impacted by Compulsive Pornography/Sex Use

Understanding and treating compulsive sexual activity in marital therapy is a stepwise process:1. careful history taking and diagnostics of both partners; 2. identiﬁcation of the mutually reinforcing relationship dynamics keeping destructive behaviors in play; 3. processing of underlying psychological and developmental roots of such behaviors; 4. cultivation of empathy and trust, and 5. revitalizing of the couple’s sexual relationship (Cohn, 2014). In assessing status of the relationship, it is important to ask the couples to come clean about their use of social media since there could be covert relationships being built on these platforms (Cravens & Whiting, 2014). Internet pornography’s unique properties (limitless novelty, potential for easy escalation to more extreme material, video format, etc.) may be potent enough to condition sexual arousal to aspects of Internet pornography use that do not readily transition to real-life partners, such that sex with desired partners may not register as meeting expectations and arousal declines which clearly points out the need to work along with partners of those experiencing this compulsive condition (Park, et al., 2016). Given these needs, therapists can utilize the REBT and CBT modules from two books on coping.us (Tools for Relationships and Marriage Work-Out) to help their Marital Couple clients address their needs:

1. careful history taking and diagnostics of both partners

The Marital Check Up: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/maritalhealthcheckup.html Which includes five assessments: 1. Marital Status Inventory; 2. Key Marital Behavioral Issues Inventory: 3: Marital Symptom Checklist; 4 What’s Bothering Us Recording Form and 5: Marriage Work-out Plan of Action
Handling Relationship Barriers: http://coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingrelationshipbarriers.html
Helping Another Recognize the Need for Getting Help: http://coping.us/toolsforrelationships/helpanothergethelp.html

2. identiﬁcation of the mutually reinforcing relationship dynamics keeping destructive behaviors in play

Fighting Fairly: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/fightingfairly.html Which includes seven tools: 1 Judging our Fights; 2 Fighting for Love; 3 Take a Risk; 4 Rules on Handling Marital Conflict; 5 Improving Marital Negotiations; 6 Let’s Have a Fight and 7. Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Fighting Fairly
Tuning Up Against Burnout: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/toningupagainstburnout.html Which includes five tools: 1 Marital Burn-Out Inventory; 2 A Short Course on Marital Burn-Out; 3 What’s Bugging You in the Marriage and a Debugging Plan; 4 A Self-Help Plan to Treat Burnout and 5 Follow-up Work-Out Plan for Marital Burnout
Financial Aerobics: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/financialaerobics.html which includes six tools: 1 An Inventory of the State of our Economy; 2 What are Our Attitudes about Money? 3 A Couple’s Scavenger Hunt; 4 What’s Blocking My Financial Aerobic Routines? 5 Budgeting – Tightening the Belt and 6 Follow-up Work-Plans for Financial Responsibilty
Handling Conflict: http://coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingconflict.html
Problem Solving: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/problemsolving.html
Overcoming Role of Victim or Martyr: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/victimvsmartyr.html

3. processing of underlying psychological and developmental roots of such behaviors

Personal Performance Analysis: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/personalperformanceanalysis.html Which includes six tools: 1 A Couple’s Analysis of their Individual Personality Functioning; 2 A Couple’s Life Events Stress Analysis; 3 A Couple’s Assessment of What Type they Are; 4 Self-Image Checklist; 5 Increasing Personal Performance and 6 Follow-up Work-out Plans for My Personal Functioning
Getting Values on Track: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/gettingourvaluesontrack.html Which includes six tools: 1 A Value Conflict Assessment Inventory; 2 What Do We Value? 3 Determining Our Priorities; 4 How They Affect Us; 5 How are We Value-Programmed? and 6 Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Getting Our Values On Track
Handling a Fantasy Relationship: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingfantasyrelationship.html
Handling the Use of Power and Control: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/powerandcontrol.html
Handling Competition: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingcompetition.html

4. cultivation of empathy and trust

Communications Warmup: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/communicationswarmup.html Which includes Six tools: 1 How Well Do I Communicate with My Partner; 2 Effective Listening; 3 Effective Responses; 4 Practicing Effective Responses; 5 Effective Problem Solving and 6 Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Improving Marital Communications
Handling Forgiving and Forgetting: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/forgivingandforgetting.html
Handling Fear of Rejection: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingfearofrejection.html
Handling The Need For Approval: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingneedforapproval.html
Creating a Healing Environment: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/creatinghealingenvironment.html
Shaping up Assertiveness: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/shapingupassertiveness.html Which includes six tools: 1 Do I Operate from Weakness or Strength; 2 A Marital Assertiveness Behaviors Exercise; 3 Ten Assertive Rights in Marriage; 4 Common Roadblocks and Myths Concerning Assertiveness in Marital Relationships; 5 Self-Assertive Training Exercise and 6. Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Mutual Assertiveness
Improving Assertive Behavior: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/improviingassertivebehaviors.html
Marital Team Expansion: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/maritalteamexpansion.html Which includes five tools: 1 The Family Reunion Inventory; 2 My Parents: Myself; 3 An Overview of Pathfinder Parenting; 4 Family Councils: A Family Work-Out Model and 5 Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Family and Children

5. revitalizing of the couple’s sexual relationship

Nurturing Sexuality: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/nurturingsexuality.html Which includes six tools: 1 How Well Do We Know One Another Sexually? 2 Increasing Our Sexual Awareness; 3 Life Cycle Tasks For Healthy Sexuality; 4 Debunking Some Marital Sexual Myths and Fallacies; 5 What are Our Sexual Styles? And 6 Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Our Sexuality
Handling Intimacy: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/handlingintimacy.html
Goal Setting in Relationships: http://www.coping.us/toolsforrelationships/goalsettinginrelationships.html
Making Record Time: http://coping.us/marriageworkout/makingrecordtime.html Which includes seven Tools: 1 Why I Don’t Have Enough Time for You; 2 A Short Course in Time Management; 3 Things We Waste Our Time On; 4 Preparing a Family Time Budget; 5 Leisure/Free Time Analysis; 6 Shared Interests Exercise and 7 Follow-up Work-Out Plans for Making Record Time for Each Other

Dealing with Relapse in Recovery from Compulsive Pornography/Sex Use

Relapse is a common experience among sex addicts, and the disclosure of relapse has a range of consequences for addicts and their relationships, however, voluntary disclosure of relapse (rather than the partner discovering relapses independently) has been found to be associated with positive relational outcomes (Corley, Pollard, Hook & Schneider, 2013).

Relapse is an everyday reality in recovery from any addiction and it is important for therapists to be armed with tools to share with their clients to help them get back on the way when relapse happens, figure out why it happened and do specific things to reducing the change of relapse in the future. Here is a Tool Box for clients to use as they deal with Relapse:

Time Management for Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/timeforrecovery.html
Goal Setting in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/timeforrecovery.html
Handling Anti-Recovery Thinking: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/recoverythinking.html
Overcoming Perfectionism in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/overcomeperfectionism.html
The Emotional/Behavioral Connection in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/emotionsbehaviors.html
Social Support in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/socialsupportinrecovery.html
Coping with Stress in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/copingwithstress.html
Thought Stopping for Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/thoughtstopping.html
Problem Solving in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/recoveryproblemsolving.html
Cues for Anti-Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/antirecoverycues.html
Use of Behavioral Chains in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/behavioralchains.html
Handling Binging, Compulsive and Addictive Behaviors: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/handlecompulsions.html
Handling Relapse-Inducing Factors: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/lowerriskofrelapse.html
Mental Imagery in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/mentalimagery.html
Self-Image in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/selfimageinrecovery.html
Handling Feedback in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/handlingfeedback.html
Testing Motivation in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/motivationinrecovery.html
Exercise Program in Recovery: http://coping.us/seaslifestylestools/exerciseforrecovery.html
SEA's Tools for Recovery: http://coping.us/seastoolsforrecovery.html

12-Step Program for Adults with Compulsive Pornography/Sex Use

Supportive communication received through 12-step processes may enable pornography/sex addicts to change their behavior or motivated pornography/sex addicts who change their behavior diligently attend to12-step processes, either way such programs appear to be highly productive (Wright, 2010).

It is for this reason that we highly recommend that therapists initiate a 12 Step Program known as the Self-Esteem Anonymous-SEA’s Program

Outline of Setting up SEA's Program and Meetings: http://coping.us/seasmanual/introductiontoseas.html
SEA's Tools for Recoverry: http://coping.us/seastoolsforrecovery.html
The SEA's 12 Steps Workbook: http://coping.us/seas12stepworkbook.html

Online Recovery Programs for Adult Compulsive Pornography Users

Reclaim Sexual Health: (An online recovery program to overcome pornography sponsored by the Catholic Church) https://reclaimsexualhealth.com/
Exodus 90; Fight for Your Freedom Program from Those Catholic Men: https://exodus90.com/
Porn Kills Love - Fight the New Drug: http://pornkillslove.com/

The app from Fight the New Drug at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fighter-app/id1159929565

Fortify - A Step Toward Recovery - an online recovery program at: https://fortifyprogram.org/

For More:

Websites, Monitoring Sites and Videos To Be Used in Compulsive Pornography Use Intervention Click Here

TREATMENT BIBLIOTHERAPY

Covenant Eyes E-Books (Free) for People Dealing with Compulsive Pornography at: http://www.covenanteyes.com/e-books/

Transformed by Beauty: Beauty’s Effect on the Human Heart by Sam Guzman & Amanda Zurface (2016). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Your Brain on Porn-5 Proven Ways Pornography Warps Your Mind and 3 Biblical Ways to Renew it by Luke Gilkerson, (2016). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

The Porn Circuit-Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits in 90 Days By Sam Black. (2013). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Pornography Statistics-250+ Facts, Quotes, and Statistics About Pornography Use. (2015). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Coming Clean-Overcoming Lust Through Biblical Accountability by Luke Gilkerson. (2013). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Stop the Demand-The Role of Porn in Sex Trafficking by Luke Gilkerson & Ron Dehaas. (2014). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

More Than Single-Finding Purpose Beyond Porn by Melissa Eldred. (2015). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Covenant Eyes E-Books (Free) for Couples Working on overcoming compulsive pornography use at: http://www.covenanteyes.com/e-books/

Porn and Your Husband – A Recovery Guide for Wives. (2015). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Hope After Porn-4 Women Share Their Stories of Heartbreak…and How Their Marriages Were Saved. (2014). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Covenant Eyes E-Books (Free) for Churches Working on Eliminating Compulsive Pornography Use in their Congregations at: http://www.covenanteyes.com/e-books/

Fight Porn in your Church-What Works and Why It Matters by Luke Gilkerson. (2016). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Porn-Free Church – Raising Up Gospel Communities to Destroy Secret Sin by Luke Gilkerson (Ed.) (2012). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Internet Pornography-A Ministry Leader’s Handbook Sin by Luke Gilkerson (Ed.) (2010). Owosso, MI: Covenant Eyes, Inc.

Suggested Books for Bibliotherapy

Anthony, J. (2015). Pornography addiction: Destroying the habit & breaking the cycle. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Bradshaw, J. (2005). Healing the shame that binds you. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.

Brandenburg, B. (2013). Power over pornography: The breakthrough formula for overcoming pornography addiction. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Carnes, P. (1997). The betrayal bond: Breaking free of exploitive relationships. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.

Carnes, P. (2012). A gentle path through the twelve steps: The classic guide for all people in the process of recovery. Center City, MN: Hazelden.

Christo, E. (2013). Lust free in 31 days: Christian men overcoming lust, porn, sex addiction and masturbation. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Dindinger, R.V. (2014). Pornography addiction: Breaking the chains-A workbook of essential tools for recovery.

Elliot, C. (2014). Sex Addiction: The ultimate guide to sex addiction recovery. New York, NY: BMS Publishing

Hatch, L. (2013). Living with a sex addict: The basics from crisis to recovery. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Hall, P. (2013). Understanding and treating sex addiction: A comprehensive guide for people who struggle with sex addiction and those who want to help them. New York, NY: Routledge.

Hall, P. (2016), Sex addiction: The partner’s perspective: A comprehensive guide to understanding and surviving sex addiction for partners and those who want to help them. New York, NY: Routledge.

Impavido, J.A. (2012). Recovery from sexual and pornography addiction. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Laaser, M.R. (2009). Healing the wounds of sexual addiction. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

Lee, Y. (2015). Sex addiction: Recovery for Life. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Lofgreen, C.A. (2012). The storm of sex addiction: Rescue and recovery. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Mastoff, K. (2016). Handling the pornography addiction: What’s wrong with a few dirty movies anyway?

McLeish, C.O. (2016). Overcoming pornography & masturbation addiction. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Palmer, V.T. (2016). Moving beyond betrayal: The 5-step boundary solution for partners of sex addicts. Las Vegas, Nevada: Central Recovery Press.

Parker, P. (2016) Kick porn in the butt. 11 real life success stories. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Saunders, A.J. (2015). Change your brain: How your habits cause anxiety. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Schwartz, J.P. (2016), Cut the FAP: Why your porn addiction is worse than you think: And how to solve it. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Snipes, E. (2015). Tempted no more: Breaking free from pornography by walking in grace. Greenwood Village, CO: Exchanged Life Discipleship

Spears, I. (2016). Porn addiction: Step-by-step simple guide to control addiction. Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Trotter, D.L. (2016). A different kind of strong. Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve

Weiss, R. & Schneider. (2015). Always turned on: Sex addiction in the digital age. Carefree, Arizona: Gentle Path Press.

Williams, R.E. & Kraft, J.S. The mindfulness workbook for addiction: A guide to coping with grief, stress and anger that trigger addictive behaviors. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Wilson, G. (2014). Your brain on porn: Internet pornography and the emerging science of addiction. London: Commonwealth Publishing.

References for this section are at: REFERENCES on Treatment of Compulsive Use of Pornography

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