People can become addicted to anything that makes them feel good. Drugs and alcohol are generally acknowledged as the most prominent addictions – however, people can also become addicted to behaviors like sex and love. People who become addicted to
Limerence, Love Addiction and Somato-Emotional Repatterning
Limerence is a term that was penned by Dorothy Tennov in 1979. In her book Love and Limerence, The Experience of Being In Love, she described limerence as a condition in which an individual strongly desires, even to the point
Enneagram and Sex / Love Addiction
by Michael Roth, C.Ad, SRC The enneagram is an ancient and still shockingly accurate form of Sufi psychology. The enneagram categorizes people based on their personality types, and by understanding your personality type, you can gain a great deal of
Healing a Love or Sex Addiction with Mind-Body Coaching
Hopelessness. Denial. Despair. Shame. These are certainly terms that anyone who has dealt with addiction for any length of time has experienced. The entrapment that you feel when caught in the throes of a substance or behavior that utterly controls
How Breathwork Can Help with Trauma and Addiction
Trauma and addiction are two very difficult conditions to live with. To make matters worse, trauma and addiction are often linked to each other: addiction can lead to trauma, and traumatized people are more likely to develop addictions. In this
Gambling Addiction, Coaching, and Somato-Emotional Repatterning
When some people think of addiction, the first thing that jumps to their mind is an addiction to drugs or alcohol. These are certainly difficult problems that can interfere with a person’s quality of life. However, there is an entirely
Addiction to Polyamory
Many people are familiar with the concept of addiction. However, many people only understand addictions as they relate to things like alcohol or drugs. These things are very valid issues, and it’s good to address them. However, these are substance
Shadow Work and Addiction
The name of this particular type of personal work is apt, for shadow work is often dark and unpleasant. However, shadow work should be a particularly important part of everybody’s life. It allows us to shine light on the darker
Six Types of Sex Addiction
By Douglas Weiss, PhD The term ‘sex addiction’ is often used as a blanket term to describe all sorts of different issues regarding intimacy problems or addictions. Unfortunately, using the term this way isn’t very beneficial to those who
Love Addiction and Sex Addiction – What’s the Difference?
One of the things that makes sexual addictions difficult to address is the way that many people in our society seem to lump different disorders under the same phrase: sexual addiction. There are many different types of sexual addictions that