What’s the Difference Between Having a Sexual Attachment With Someone vs. Objectifying Them? - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst

from 2020-09-10T04:00

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Rob and Tami dive right into some important key topics. They discuss the difference between narcissism and sociopathic tendencies, what to do if an addict is acting distanced, whether or not workgroup recovery programs actually trigger addicts; not make them better, and so much more!

TAKEAWAYS:

[0:30] My husband relapsed! How can I set better boundaries?

[3:00] How can I connect intimately with my husband again?

[4:50] Do addicts have sociopathic traits?

[6:40] Can workgroup recovery programs be retriggering my husband?

[12:05] I think my addict is going to leave me, what should I do?

[13:25] My sex addict has been struggling with sobriety, should I get out?

[19:25] How can I make my addict become more honest with me?

[20:35] Is a sex addiction diagnosis actually shaming people’s healthy desire for sexual expression?

[25:20] What’s the difference between having a sexual attachment with someone vs. objectifying them?

RESOURCES:

Seekingintegrity.com