This program is a great program. It is an outlet for an addictive problem, that goes beyond a 12-Step Program. Number one benefit – Education. The education about this addiction was a godsend. Then the process of walking us through all those recovery steps with homework, was very good. Makes you think and recognize what this addiction has done to your life.
Being sexual in second life
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Being sexual in second life
So one of the new, well not so new anymore, internet technology opportunities for people to be sexual are sites called Second Life or things like that, where you can go into the website and participate with somebody else and create a character who represents you. And someone else is creating characters. And you can be involved in a fetish resort, or a swinger’s resort.
And you can begin to participate with romantic and sexual relationships in a real time way and people will say I’m having a relationship but they are not… reality really is a casualty here. These are still fantasy relationships. But the problem is that the brain does not make the distinction. The brain says: I’m having an attachment. My brain is getting erotically, romantically attached to the person that I am interacting with on Second Life. And so, all of a sudden now my needs around romance and attachment are highly ritualized, highly specific, making it very difficult for me to navigate a real relationship.
There is nothing real about having a relationship with somebody through the technology we are speaking of here. Now, that isn’t to say that there aren’t ways that people connect, but when we see somebody lost in that, they lose the ability to have real relationships.
Sexual Addiction
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The nurturing environment combined with the accountability was exactly what I needed to begin breaking through my codependency habits.
I wish I had participated in this program the first time [I found] out about my partner’s addiction.
Incredible! I am learning to listen to my body. Each week I learn something new about myself through the homework. Much greater awareness. I have choices. Learning not to be so reactionary. I feel freer.
The program here at Ken Adams and Associates helped save our marriage. It gave my wife and me a chance to feel hopeful again. Dealing with my addiction has been difficult. But, here, I found a place that helps me understand myself and feel less shame. I am so grateful to have found my way to this program.