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Social isolation in the current COVID-19 pandemic presents sexual anorexics with particular challenges. On one level the increased solitary living may feed an avoidant desire to...

Behavioural and process addictions such as gambling, sex, gaming, social media, physical exercise, and shopping can be tempting behaviours as a means of offering excitement,...

Drugs and sex have been combined for centuries, helping people to feel uninhibited and to enhance the experience. There is a distinct difference, however, between drug use which...

Many young men in their 20’s or 30’s wanting to have fulfilling relationships find they have difficulty in doing so. There is a variety of reasons why this might be...

Some women and men, when they find out that their partner is spending a lot of time watching porn, is sexually acting out with someone, or sexually chatting online, initially...

Have you ever wondered why you're rarely single but every relationship you've been in always felt so lonely? Do you find yourself in relationships where you and you partner have...

Sex addiction is commonly classified as a process or behavioural addiction. Process addictions are simply defined as an addiction that is behavioural and not induced by the...

Are you wondering whether you have a problem with your sexual behaviour and do you or a loved one struggle with problem gambling? Behavioural addictions can so often be...

Some people can watch porn and not have any negative consequences on other parts of their lives. Porn for them is recreational and not obsessional and addictive. For others, porn...

By the time most individuals turn to therapy, they have tried to give up their addiction many times with willpower alone - therefore, suggesting that they use willpower alone...