Recommended Books for
Sex Addiction and Spouses/Partners
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Understanding and Recovering From Sex Addiction
| Carnes, Patrick Don't Call it Love New York: Bantam, 1991. Results of research on over 1,000 sex addicts. |
| Carnes, Patrick Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1983. The groundbreaking book which explains sex addiction in easily understood terms. |
| Carnes, Patrick Sexual Anorexia The flip side of excessive sexual activities is avoiding sex while obsessing about it. A first-time examination of sexual anorexia, an extreme fear of sexual intimacy and obsessive avoidance of sex, by the acknowledged leader in the treatment of compulsive sexual behavior and recovery. |
| Carnes, Patrick Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery. The innovative text that introduced Dr. Patrick Carnes' thirty-task model for treating sexual addiction. |
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Carnes, Patrick In the Shadows of the Net, 2nd Edition: Breaking Free of Compulsive. As Internet usage has exploded in recent years, so has the prevalence of compulsive online sexual behavior, a problem first addressed five years ago in the breakthrough book, In the Shadows of the Net. Our much-anticipated second edition is updated with the latest information, equipping readers with specific strategies for recognizing and changing compulsive sexual behaviors.
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| Ferree, Marnie C. No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Shame This book is a definitive work on sexual addiction issues in women. It will no doubt inspire many who have suffered in silence to seek the professional help they need. Marnie shares her story in a powerful way that will encourage the reader in their personal journey of healing. |
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Carnes, Patrick A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery The flip side of excessive sexual activities is avoiding sex while obsessing about it. Carnes offers us exercises, inventories, and guided reflections for those of us facing the daily challenges of attaining or maintaining an addiction-free lifestyle.
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Mark Laaser Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction This book offers a path that leads beyond compulsive thoughts and behaviors to healing and transformation. Sensitive to the shame of sexual addiction without minimizing its sinfulness, Dr. Mark Laaser traces the roots of the problem, discusses its patterns and impact, and maps out a biblical approach to self-control and sexual integrity.
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| Hope and Recovery: A Twelve-Step Guide for Healing From Compulsive Sexual Behavior A remarkable work, Hope and Recovery guides and supports the life-transforming move from self-defeating and destructive sexual behavior to healthy, affirming sexuality. This widely acclaimed contribution to addiction literature applies the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous to the complex problem of sex addiction. |
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Kenneth Adams When He's Married to Mom: How to Help Mother - Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and Commitment
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| Sexaholics Anonymous Simi Valley, CA: Sexaholics Anonymous, 1989. The official book of the fellowship of SA. |
For Couples and for Families of Sex Addicts
| Beattie, Melody Codependent No More Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1986. Recovery has begun for millions of individuals with this straightforward guide. Through personal examples and exercises, readers are shown how controlling others forces them to lose sight of their own needs and happiness. |
| Carnes, Patrick The Betrayal Bond Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 1997. How childhood trauma influences adult relationships. |
| Larsen, Earnie Stage II Relationships San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987. After early recovery from addiction comes rebuilding relationships |
| Norwood, Robin Women Who Love too Much Los Angeles: Jeremy Tsarcher, Inc., 1985. The classic book about women who get involved with addicts and how they can heal. |
| Debra Laaser Shattered Vows: Hope and Healing for Women Who Have Been Sexually Betrayed |
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Barbara Steffens Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal
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| Richard Blankenship - Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for Healing Trauma and Healing Spouses of Sex Addicts are Trauma SurvivorsFacing the devastation of a partner's sexual addiction begins with feelings of grief, pain, and trauma. Amazingly it is a journey that can lead to hope and healing. The trauma is massive, and the journey is difficult. This book has been written using the stories of many spouses who have navigated their way through the darkness of the night and into the light of hope and healing.Spouses of Sex Addicts is a continuation of SARAH (Spouses of Addicts Rebuilding and Healing.) |
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Cloud and Townsend - Boundaries in Marriage Learn when to say yes and when to say no—to your spouse and to others—to make the most of your marriage.
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| Spring, Janis After the Affair New York: Harper Collins, 1996. No matter the cause of the affair, this book describes how each party feels and how to recover. |
| Pia Mellody Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives |
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