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Why should addicts avoid new relationships with members of the opposite sex in the first year of recovery?

Submitted by Michael Liimatta on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 16:06

For addicts, real lasting change occurs only after a long and often painful process of self discovery.  Becoming involved in a romantic relationship too early is a sure fire way to short-circuit the process.  It is actually one of the most frequent causes of relapse.

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Accountability Software

ACCOUNTABILITY AND MONITORING SOFTWARE REVIEWS

Unlike filtering, accountability software simply reports on Internet usage. No blocking occurs. In setting it up, you decide who will receive the detailed report of the computer’s usage. Web sites that are deemed inappropriate, based on the options you’ve chosen, will be red-flagged. Because monitoring software is of value only “after the fact”, we do not recommend this as a solution for families with children. However, it can be an effective aid in personal accountability for adults. There are several available products out there. Here are several:

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Healing a Broken Marriage From Adultery

 Healing a Broken Marriage From Adultery

by Mike Genung

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About Blazing Grace

       As of February 2008, Blazing Grace's ministry and website became part of TechMission's Safe Families program. Mike Genung took a leave of absence from Blazing Grace in order to concentrate on other responsibilities. For much of 2009, the pastoral oversight was handed over to Jayson Graves and his staff at Healing for the Soul. Jayson has long been a friend of Blazing Grace and Safe Families and has been co-hosting the ministry's radio shows for years.  

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The Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn

The Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn

by Shelley Lubben - Former Porn Actress

http://www.shelleylubben.com

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Addiction

Addiction

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. The term is often reserved for drug addictions but it is sometimes applied to other compulsions, such as problem gambling, pornography, and compulsive overeating. Factors that have been suggested as causes of addiction include genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors.

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For youth leaders: Teenage substance abuse study

For youth leaders, this is a study of a teenager who has a substance abuse problem and was released from a detention center. It involves a seventeen old male who abuses marijuana, alcohol, and ecstasy; and is also the son of two ministers.
(Download this case study as a PDF)

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General information on depression

 

Landers, A. (1997, September). General information on depression. Creators Syndicate.

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FACTS ABOUT DEPRESSION

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