The Impact of Sex Addiction on an Intimate Partner
When someone discovers their partner is struggling with sex addiction, the impact can be devastating. While much of the focus is often placed on the person with the addiction, it’s important to recognise the deep emotional, psychological, and relational toll it can take on their intimate partner. Understanding these effects can help reduce isolation and encourage both partners to seek the right support. Emotional Pain and Betrayal The discovery of sex addiction often feels like a profound betrayal. Many partners describe the experience as having the “rug pulled from under them.” […]
Struggling with your sexual behaviours? Learn what it is, why it happens, and how counselling can help you change your relationship with compulsive sexual behaviours and start your path to recovery.
Struggling to control your sexual behaviours? Sex addiction is more common than many realise — and it often stems from deeper emotional pain or trauma. This blog explores what sex addiction is, why it happens, and how counselling can help you break free from shame, rebuild trust in yourself, and start the path to recovery.
You’re Not Alone: Healing from Shame and Sexual Addiction
If you're struggling with compulsive sexual behaviours or pornography use, chances are you’ve felt alone, overwhelmed, confused, and ashamed at times. You might ask yourself, Do I have a problem? Why can’t I stop? or What’s wrong with me? The types of pornography you watch might be changing or escalating, leaving you feeling concerned as […]
“Porn Is the Norm — So Why Did I Feel So Broken?” A Story from a 25-Year-Old Recovering Porn Addict.
I used to tell myself it wasn’t a problem. Everyone I knew watched porn. My mates talked about it like it was as normal as brushing your teeth. "It’s just what people do,” they’d say, laughing. And I laughed too. I told myself I was just like everyone else. But behind the scenes, my relationship […]