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.
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
Testimonials
Very informative. The program gave me the tools necessary to start and be able to maintain sobriety. The speakers were wonderful and things were broken down into easy to follow language. Thanks to everyone.
I believe the BCP is a wonderful program that opened my eyes to issues and problems I had been denying for years. It benefited my recovery because I now know my relationship with my wife was heading towards a disasterous end. I feel this program has stopped that course and given us the tools for recovery and comunication that will last a lifetime.
My overall impression of the Beginnings Care Program in regards to codependency and addiction is both informative and supportive! Giving me the opportunity to learn, grow and heal rather than continue with all the negative coping. It has also benefited my recovery by helping me to ‘detach’ and be healthier while doing so.
The nurturing environment combined with the accountability was exactly what I needed to begin breaking through my codependency habits.
This has been the most formative experience in my recovery. It has broken through my denial and into more of who I am. It was integrated directly with my individual therapy.