Patrick Carnes comments on sex addiction on CBS
See last weeks early show on CBS on Sex Addiction.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/24/sunday/main6136039.shtml
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Center For Healthy Sex Presents: Sex Addiction Los Angeles
Straight talk, up-to-date information and resources for individuals and couples about sexual addiction, cybersex addiction, sexual anorexia, sexual desire and sexual dysfunction.
Center for Healthy Sex Intensive Out-Patient Treatment Program
CHS will kick off the new year with our new Intensive Out-Patient Treatment Program for sexual addiction. If you or a loved one struggle with sex addiction let us help you start the new year right! Join us from January 11 through January 22, 2010.
This eleven-day program provides a comprehensive look at your sexual history, sexual acting out behaviors, secrets, lies, and family of origin trauma. Through the use of many forms of therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy, art therapy, and EMDR our highly trained staff will create a program that is tailored to meet your individual needs. You will be involved in group therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, and twelve-step meetings as part of your change process.
Don’t delay getting the help you need one more day. Call 310-335-0997 www.thecenterforhealthysex.com
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Is your teen sexting?
According to this msnbc article many teens are sexting on their cell phones and on-line. Sexting means sending any kind of sexually explicit photos or videos of oneself or another or sexual chatting either on-line or via cell phone. It seems that teens have a sense of invincibility when it comes to the dangers of risk-taking because the reward center of their brains have formed, but the prefrontal areas that manage good judgment have not.
Many states have serious consequences for sending or receiving sexual photos. Supervising your teens and talking to them directly about the consequences of these behaviors is important to help them stay safe. For more information on sexting and to read the msnbc article go to:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34257556/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets?GT1=43001
New Recovery Book: Hope & Freedom for Sexual Addicts and Their Partners
Dr. Milton Magness has a new recovery book out entitled:
Hope & Freedom for Sexual Addicts and Their Partners
This exciting new book Includes information about:
- Recovery Components
- Disclosure
- Polygraph Exams as an Aid to Recovery
- Celibacy Contracts
- The Partner’s Recovery Journey
- Slip and Relapse Recovery
- A Blueprint for Rebuilding Broken Trust
- When Is It Time to Move On?
If you’re currently a sex addict, involved with a sex addict, or already in recovery, I highly recommend that you pick up this book! To purchase the book, go to:
http://www.hopeandfreedom.com/magnessbook/magnessbook/hope-%26-freedom-for-sexual-addicts-and-their-partners.html
Sex Therapy Hotline!
If your tired of keeping your disturbing sexual issues to yourself, or need an inexpensive way to get your sex therapy questions answered you can call a hot-line. That’s right! Contact this sex therapy hot-line where licensed professionals will help you with your issues.
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Sexting Teens
This article on Medscape Today is worth taking a look at, “Sexting: New Technology, Old Problem” by Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS. Ms. Muscari takes a sobering look at the complications caused by teen sexting.
The author defines sexting as “the sending of sexually charged messages or images via cell phone” or other electronic media that exposes teens making them vulnerable to highly detrimental consequences.
To educate yourself about the power and complexity technology poses to teen’s safety and sexual development, take a look at this article: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/702078
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The Porn Industry Kills…
Whether or not pornography is good for a culture or not is a complicated topic. On the one hand the right to print and view porn is a free speech issue, and on the other hand it can be a human rights issue. Many young men and women die every year due to overdose, suicide, homicide, and accidents due to the torment they are going through working in porn films.
Although I don’t have an answer about what is “right” and what is “wrong” where the availability of porn is concerned, former porn actress, Shelley Luben does. She has created a crusade to help people get out of the porn industry. Her site does anything but glamorize an industry that chews people up and spits them out.
Watching porn is not a victimless crime.
Eleven porn porn stars died from HIV, suicide, homicide and drugs in 2007.
Between 2003 and 2005, 976 performers were reported with 1,153 positive STD results.
66% of porn performers have Herpes, a non-curable disease.
To read more about porn industry stats and current legislation in the state of California, go to http://www.shelleylubben.com/index.php?truth=home
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Is America addicted to porn?
There continues to be an on-going debate as to whether or not pornography is a problem or a simple pleasure. Two members of the adult industry will debate this issue with two members of the religious right and you can tune in.
The Adult Video News Media Network, a trade publication, estimates that the porn industry earns $14 billion annually, and there are estimates that there are 4.2 million pornographic sites online with 40 million visitors daily.
On Feb. 15, “Nightline” co-anchor Martin Bashir moderates the “Nightline Face-Off: Is America Addicted to Porn?” in New Haven, Conn., during Sex Week at Yale University.
You can Start watching the debate Thursday Feb. 21 on ABCNEWS.com, plus watch the full story on “Nightline” Friday, Feb. 22 at 11:35 p.m. ET
Self-Help Tips for Pornography Addiction
If you think you might be spending too much time on-line looking at pornography, this site offers some simple tips for changing some of your habits.
If you think you have a cybersex addiction, you should seek 12-step and professional help. Visit www.sash.net to find a therapist in your area.
http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/selfhelp/porn-addiction.html
Porn Addiction on CNN
Glen Beck of CNN is doing a three-part series on pornography, “America’s Addiction.” For more information go to
