When love hurts, you may wonder about your choice of romantic partners or risky sexual behaviors.
Both will be explored here..
For a woman, healing from love and sex addiction requires an understanding of the disease from (1) an early rupture in attachment with your caregivers, and (2) patriarchal norms and expectations in culture.
Naming a problem is the first step toward healing.
It\'s simply a name.
While this term may not be one you would choose, that\'s okay.
The phrase love and sex addiction will be referenced throughout the book as a way to name Addictive patterns.
If you\'re in the midst of recovering from other addictions, the concept may make sense but leave you asking, What? There\'s more work to do? Ready to Heal explores how Addictive relationship patterns get started and how to Heal from the pain of destructive relationships.
This idea may be new to you.
As you read through the pages in this book, you will discover what happens when love and sex--our most primitive human needs--becomes a drug.
The more you search for the comfort of closeness and safety, the deeper you sink into the quicksand of despair.
You may feel broken.
Repeatedly, you may feel pain, anger, and confusion rather than what you truly desire: closeness, warmth, and security.
A profound sense of emptiness can result.
Perhaps, like many others, you\'re experiencing the raw pain of an Addictive relationship--the kind that\'s painful to be in, yet seemingly impossible to leave.
When love hurts, you may wonder about your choice of romantic partners or risky sexual behaviors
