What Is Sex Addiction & Can It Be Overcome?

By Compulsion Solutions. Posted on Jun 23rd 2012.

Is it possible to learn to work with compulsive or addictive tendencies?

Whether you use the label bad habit, addiction, compulsion, or dependency, or any other words, if your behavior is creating suffering, then you have a problem. It is important to at least admit to yourself that you have a problem and then you can begin to focus on healing. That may mean finding a qualified counselor or joining a support group. If you have attempted to stop your compulsive sexual behavior on your own in the past but have not been able to, it's time to seek support.

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Paldrom Collins is a former Tibetan Buddhist nun and co-author of A Couple’s Guide to Sexual Addiction: A Step-by-Step Plan to Rebuild Trust & Restore Intimacy. Working with her husband and sex addiction expert George Collins at Compulsion Solutions, Paldrom counsels individuals and couples across the country.

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Sex Addiction and Porn Addiction—We've been there and we know the way out. Compulsion Solutions offers the time-proven approach of George Collins to damaging sex addict and porn addict behaviors, incorporating scientifically proven “mindfulness” techniques that are now being used by the military to treat PTSD and substance abuse. We've been using this approach and these techniques for over 20 years to help people just like you.

Location: Walnut Creek, CA

Credentials: BS, LMFT, MA, MFT, Other

Specialties: Sex Addiction

Website: http://compulsionsolutions.com/

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