Welcome to our blog page. Here you will find a range of short articles about sex and pornography addiction and its impact on partners – and also on society. We aim to write at least two blogs a month. Some will be extracts from books written by Paula Hall, some are about news items that have recently been in the press. We also like to write about some of the controversies in sex and porn addiction as we’re aware of what a huge impact they can have on people struggling with this problem and also those of us that work in the field. Please do have a browse and if you find something that interests you, please do feel free to share with friends on social media as, or if, appropriate.
Porn & Sex Addiction Therapy Blog
July 2017
How healthy core beliefs affect recovery
All of us will have core beliefs wired into our brains stemming from either our childhoods or how society has shaped us over the years. And in order to get into recovery it’s essential to identify them and reveal any...
June 2017
Why does sex addiction hurt partners so much?
There are many common assumptions and misunderstandings surrounding sex addiction which can have damaging and hurtful effects on the partners of those suffering with it. They may come from well-meaning friends, untrained therapists or even from the partners themselves. Here...
May 2017
How does sex addiction start? Part 3
Now we have taken a look at how sex addiction starts in terms of opportunity-induced addiction and trauma-induced addiction. In this final part, I will explain how attachment issues also contribute towards sex addiction. Whatever may happen to a person...
April 2017
How does sex addiction start? Part 2
Last week we took a look at why sex addiction may start and how opportunity plays an important role in this development. This week we will explore how trauma also contributes to addiction. There are many different types of trauma...
April 2017
How does sex addiction start? Part 1
Like any addiction once acknowledged, the immediate question seems to be why. Why me? How did this happen? What did I do to end up in this situation? More often than not these questions arise in the initial stage of...
January 2017
Porn Addiction and Erectile Dysfunction
PIED – Porn Induced Erectile Dysfunction. It’s a new term that has recently made headline news, but a condition that many people who compulsively use porn are only too familiar with. A few months ago, BBC Newsbeat released a report...
