Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession, & Shame

Anyone who has struggled with sex addiction knows that living with constant sexual compulsions can be extremely difficult. But summoning the courage to find help for this condition can be even more of a challenge. If addictions to pornography, strip clubs, massage parlors, prostitutes, phone sex, or chat rooms have made you feel trapped, this book can help you find a way to break free.This workbook is the companion to Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession, and Shame, written by former sex addict George N. Collins. It will walk you through 33 exercises to help you overcome sex addiction and regain control of your life. Google Books

The Storm of Sex Addiction: Rescue and Recovery

From one of the country’s most capable and insightful therapists comes an unprecedented examination of this burgeoning illness. In The Storm of Sex Addiction: Rescue and Recovery Connie Lofgreen elevates the conversation and presents the most accessible and readable primer on sex addiction extant. She skillfully educates, bringing clarity to concepts with thought-provoking and helpful explanations and stories. Lofgreen explains the dynamics and roots of the disorder and provides practical information and compassionate guidance to anyone affected by sex addiction, especially the addicts and families whose lives it shatters. Lofgreen does more than sound the alarm; she describes the… Google Books

Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction

When high speed internet became widely available a few years ago, growing numbers of people began to worry that their porn use was running out of control. Far from preparing them for fulfilling relationships, viewing an endless stream of porn videos led to unexpected symptoms. Perhaps most surprisingly, for the first time in history erectile dysfunction was becoming a significant problem for young men. This led to one of the largest informal experiments in the history of science. Tens of thousands of people have tried abstaining from sexually stimulating material in a process they call 'rebooting'. Many of them reported startling changes, from improved concentration and elevated mood to a… Google Books

Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery

This book carefully walks someone struggling with pornography through the steps to recovery. Dr. Skinner discusses how pornography becomes a problem in the mind and how it becomes addictive. Then he teaches the reader how to rewrite the patterns in the mind. It closes with the key steps of recovery. Included in the book is a brief assessment tool "Assessing Pornography Addiction."

Dr. Kevin B. Skinner is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and certified sexual addiction therapist (CSAT). He is the author of "Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery" and "Treating Trauma…Google Books

In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior

As the coronavirus pandemic moves many aspects of work and life into the digital domain, the accessibility of online pornography and streaming cybersex creates conditions for compulsive and addictive behavior.
The much-anticipated second edition of the breakthrough book about recovering from online sexual addiction.
As the Internet becomes a more powerful, imposing force in our lives, indeed becoming difficult to avoid, the potential for related problems also increases. This includes troubles of a sexual nature. When accessing porn no longer requires even a trip to the store, when we can view and participate in sexual… Google Books

Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn: “Which would surprise you more: that nearly nine out of ten young college men use porn or that more than one in five 12-year-old girls do? Porn has broken out of seedy backrooms and into the mainstream largely thanks to the Internet, which allows millions to access an unlimited (and mostly free) supply of porn and cybersex from the convenience of their own homes. And that's what we do. Because porn is fun. Like...really, really fun! In fact, Internet porn is unnaturally fun, providing far more stimulating variety than we would ever encounter in real life. These sights trigger powerful neurological reactions, and over time consistent porn users undergo actual brain changes similar to those seen in alcoholics and gambling addicts, eventually developing one or more of many common and unpleasant symptoms such as...” Noah Church

Always Turned On: Technology has significantly changed our world. Sexual imagery and encounters can now be accessed anywhere, anytime, using portable electronic devices. Users can generate a stream of graphic pornography, a wide variety of virtual sexual activities, and casual, anonymous, or paid-for sexual encounters with a click or a tap. We now have greater access to highly stimulating sexual content and potential sexual partners with much less built-in accountability. Porn addicts are especially vulnerable to the lure of digital technology and the seemingly endless array of stimulation it provides. Research suggests that cyber-porn addicts spend at least eleven or twelve hours per week online viewing porn.
Today, all forms of sex addiction are technology driven—from porn websites to webcams to casual sex hook-up apps via smartphones…Google Books

Language of Recovery: “Understand Pornography Addiction and Learn How to Overcome Porn Addiction. Pornography has become one of the most destructive drugs of today. Most people don't understand the destructive nature of porn and the dangers associated with it. This book is meant to be a powerful personal guide for those who desire full recovery from the debilitating brain disease of pornography and sexual addiction. This can also be a powerful educational tool for any who have loved ones who struggle with porn addictions. To find and then maintain full recovery, a new language must be introduced and then incorporated into daily living patterns. The message of this book is an invitation for good people everywhere to make better informed and wiser choices on a daily basis concerning the material that they willingly allow into their minds. We can help make our world a...” Goodreads

Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery: “This text takes techniques used by thousands of people recovering from sex addiction and shows, in a step-by-step manner, how to break free of this disease and live a healthier, more fulfilling life. Each of this hope-filled workbook's chapters sets the stage for the recovery tasks at hand, before providing practical, easy-to-follow exercises specifically designed to help understand and address them. Topics covered include: why denial is so powerful and what can be done to counter it; how to face the consequences of behaviour using recovery principles; how to respond to change and crisis; how to manage life without dysfunctional behaviour; and how spirituality and recovery are interwoven…” Google Books

The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography In this highly acclaimed recovery guide, renowned sex and relationship therapists Wendy and Larry Maltz shed new light on the compelling nature and destructive power of today’s instantly available pornography. Weaving together poignant real-life stories with innovative exercises, checklists, and expert advice, this groundbreaking resource provides a comprehensive program for understanding and healing porn addiction and other serious consequences of porn use.The Porn Trap will help you to: Decide whether it’s time to quit using porn; Learn how to stop using porn and deal with cravings; Improve self-esteem and personal integrity; Heal an intimate relationship harmed by porn use; Develop a healthy sex life… Barnes & Noble

Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain (Religious Affiliation): “Pornography is powerful. Our contemporary culture as been pornified, and it shapes our assumptions about identity, sexuality, the value of women and the nature of relationships. Countless Christian men struggle with the addictive power of porn. But common spiritual approaches of more prayer and accountability groups are often of limited help. In this book neuroscientist and researcher William Struthers explains how pornography affects the male brain and what we can do about it. Because we are embodied beings, viewing pornography changes how the brain works, how we form memories and make attachments. By better understanding the biological realities of our sexual development, we can cultivate healthier sexual perspectives and interpersonal relationships…” Google Books

Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction: “The number of affordable, easy links to pleasurable sexual online content is on the rise. Activity increases with the accessibility of technology. So, too, has sex addiction. People struggling with sex, porn, and love addiction typically have little understanding of this incredibly complicated disease. Sex Addiction 101 covers everything from what sexual addiction is and how it can best be treated, to how it affects various subgroups of the population such as women, gays, and teenagers. The book also provides sex addicts with strategies to protect themselves from the online sexual onslaught. Sex Addiction 101 is intended to enlighten the clinical population as well as actual sex addicts and their loved ones. Along with his mentor Patrick Carnes, Weiss has become the face of and driving force behind understanding and treating sex addiction…” Google Books

The Drug of the New Millennium: The Science of how Internet Pornography Radically Alters the Human Brain and Body: “Learn the science of how internet pornography radically alters the human brain and body and how to protect yourself and your family. Practical solutions offered for protection, prevention and hope. Gives steps for rescue and recovery…” Google Books

"A masterful analysis of how internet pornography destroys the mental and spiritual capacity of its victims". A guide for parents, spouses, clergy and counselors, this book shows the science of how internet pornography radically alters the human brain and body…” Amazon.com

 Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction: “Understanding and Treating Sex Addiction explains why an increasing number of people are inadvertently finding their lives devastated by their sexual behaviours. It explores the latest scientific understandings and research into why pornography, cyber sex, visiting sex workers, fetishes and multiple affairs can come to control some people's lives to the point that they can't stop. It explains how sex addiction is not a moral issue, as some assume, but a health issue that we as a society need to start taking seriously. Throughout the book are the revealing statistics from the UK's latest survey on sex addiction. Three hundred and fifty people who struggle with this condition have bravely and candidly shared their experience for the benefit of their fellow sufferers and those who choose to help them…” Google Books　　 

Out of the Shadows: “Unhooked from regular routines and healthy relationships by the coronavirus pandemic or other traumas, even our most basic human impulses and inputs can become addictive and destructive. An essential resource for those struggling with sexual addiction and compulsions, and those who love them. With the revised information and up-to-date research, Out of the Shadows is the premier work on sex addiction, written by a pioneer in its treatment.
Sex is at the core of our identities. And when it becomes a compulsion, it can unravel our lives. Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Revised and updated to include the latest research--and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction--this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency…” Amazon

Power Over Pornography: “Jason, like many people, is an addict. His addiction doesn't center on any drug or alcohol. He's a pornography and masturbation addict, and the insidious nature of his addiction erodes his self-worth, his relationships, and his career. Jason meets David at a twelve-step meeting, where David offers him a new approach to treating pornography addiction. Through a series of meetings, David guides Jason as he successfully overcomes his addiction, a process supported by glimpses into Jason's family and how his relationships improve as pornography loses its hold on his life. Jason's story is fictional. The treatment plan he follows is very real. Designed by author and pornography addiction treatment expert Brian Brandenburg, the strategies found in Power over Pornography are praised by those who, having taken part in Brandenburg's program, now pursue lives free of pornographic viewing. Brandenburg's innovative treatment plan comes at a crucial moment in the fight against pornography and masturbation addiction. A generation of Internet-savvy children has grown up with access to pornography, quite literally, at their…” Google Books

The Porn Myth: “The Porn Myth is a non-religious response to the commonly held belief that pornography is a harmless or even beneficial pastime. Author Matt Fradd draws on the experience of porn performers and users, and the expertise of neurologists, sociologists, and psychologists to demonstrate that pornography is destructive to individuals, relationships, and society. He provides insightful arguments, supported by the latest scientific research, to discredit the fanciful claims used to defend and promote pornography. This book explains the neurological reasons porn is addictive, helps individuals learn how to be free of porn, and offers real help to the parents and the spouses of porn users. Because recent research on pornography's harmful effects on the brain validates the experiences of countless porn users, there is a growing wave of passionate individuals trying to change the pro-porn cultural norm-by inspiring others to pursue real love and to avoid its hollow counterfeit. Matt Fradd and this book are part of that movement, which is aiding the many men and women who are seeking a love untainted by warped perceptions of intimacy and rejecting the influence of porn in their lives.” Google Books

Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts “When you discover that the person you loved and trusted most in the world is hiding a secret life as a sex addict, the result can be devastating. Facing that heartbreak is what this book is all about. The healing process will take time regardless of whether you decide to stay in the relationship or leave.

Facing Heartbreak weaves real life stories with practical therapeutic advice and specific tasks that gently educate, empower, and guide the partner of the sex addict through a process of recovery. Using Dr. Patrick Carnes' thirty-task sex recovery model, readers will learn to heal from the heartbreak and betrayal as they discover hope and healing…” Google Books

Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal “Sexual addictions and compulsive sexual behavior are growing societal problems, with as many as three to six percent of the world population affected. Your Sexually Addicted Partner shatters the stigma and shame that millions of men and women carry when their partners are sexually addicted. They receive little empathy for their pain, which means they suffer alone, often shocked and isolated by the trauma. Barbara Steffens' groundbreaking new research shows that partners are not codependents but post-traumatic stress victims, while Marsha Means' personal experience provides insights, strategies, and critical steps to recognize, deal with, and heal partners of sexually addicted relationships.” Goodreads

Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts “When your partner betrays, what are the first steps to picking up the pieces of your shattered heart? Many unsuspecting people wake up every day to discover their loved one, the one person whom they are supposed to trust completely, has been living a life of lies and deceit because they suffer from a disease-sex addiction. This is a disease shrouded in secrecy and shame.
This is your go-to-guide for what to do when you discover your partner is a sex addict. Each chapter is based on frequently asked questions by partners such as: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Is This Going to Get Better? How Do I Set Boundaries and Keep Myself Safe? and What Should I Tell the Kids?” Google Books

Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids “Good Pictures Bad Pictures is a comfortable, read-aloud story about a mom and dad who teach their child what pornography is, why it's dangerous, and how to reject it. Using easy-to-understand science and simple analogies, this ground-breaking book engages young kids to porn-prooftheir own brains.
The 5-point CAN DO Plan teaches kids how to avoid the brain-warping images of pornography and minimize the troubling memories of accidental exposure that often tempt kids to look for more and lead them into a dark and destructive addiction. To stay safe in the digital age, kids must install an internal filter in their own brain. Good Pictures Bad Pictures shows them how.” Amazon

How to Talk to Your Kids about Pornography “Never before has it been so easy to talk with your children or teens about tough topics. Whether they are 8 or 18, you will have worthwhile, relevant discussions that help protect and prepare your kids!Because exposure to pornography is inevitable, it is necessary to prepare our kids for that exposure. Porn's addictive nature, the way it can alter a child's developing brain, and how it will affect all of their future relationships make these discussions vital to a child's healthy sexual development. Our kids must be warned of its dangers as well as educated about the hateful nature of pornography, where women are usually the targets or victims of objectification, violence, degradation, and humiliation.We have provided critical information and great discussion questions that will foster productive and meaningful conversations between you and your kids… Goodreads Author

Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds “Young children deserve to be armed early against internet dangers. Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.makes it easy for parents to protect their young kids ages 3 to 6. Using gentle, age-appropriate messages, children will learn to Turn, Run & Tell when they are accidentally exposed to inappropriate content.

Written by best-selling author Kristen A. Jenson of the original Good Pictures Bad Pictures book, the Jr. version is a comfortable, effective way for proactive parents to empower their young kids with their first internal filter!” Amazon