The “Abuse Cycle” Part One—The Impact of Abuse on Addiction
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English - June 14, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 126 ratingsSexuality Health & Fitness Mental Health betrayal trauma infidelity cheating overcome porn addiction overcome sex addiction nofap porn addiction recovery your brain on porn porn addiction treatment marriage Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Mark shares his own story of abuse as a child to illustrate how the "abuse cycle" is often directly related to addiction.
- The "Abuse Cycle"— 1) Tension Builds 2) the "Incident" 3) Reconciliation 4) the "Calm"
- The Abuse Cycle is NOT an excuse for addiction but a VERY CRUCIAL EXPLANATION!
- Remember that "abuse" is in the eye of the beholder: what seems "minor" to one may be "deeply traumatic" to another.
- Understanding an abusive history doesn't "fix" the pain or the addiction, but it is a critical "doorway" to healing and recovery.
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Find out more about Steve Moore at: Ascension Counseling
Learn more about Mark Kastleman at: Reclaim Counseling Services
Here's an article about how to deal with a porn addict gaslighting you—https://www.reclaimcounselingservices.com/is-a-porn-addict-gaslighting-you
Here's an article regarding how pornography can create a "drug-like-dependence"—https://www.reclaimcounselingservices.com/is-pornography-a-drug-addiction