Men and women who have problems with sexual addiction often feel isolated and helpless. These recommended books deal with the real-world problem of sex and porn addiction by giving people the tools they need to get clean. They also get rid of the myths and stigma about sexual addiction.

Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery

Author: Dr. Kevin B. Skinner

Dr. Skinner explains how porn addiction can change the brain and gives a detailed plan for how to get rid of it. Establishing new thought and behavior patterns leads to better relationships and a better sense of self-worth. In the book, Dr. Skinner also gives "Assessing Pornography Addiction," which is a tool you can use at home to see if you have a pornography addiction and how bad it is. He is both a licensed marriage and family therapist and a sexual addiction therapist, which makes him a great person to ask for help with addictive behavior.

Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction

Author: Lance M. Dodes M.D.

Dr. Dodes' 7-step approach to treating addiction is both empowering and refreshing. It gives people who are struggling with addiction the knowledge and tools they need to take charge of their own lives and improve their lives. It is more of a general book about how to understand addictive behavior, but it can still be very useful when it comes to sex addiction. Dr. Dodes says that addicts of any kind, including sex addicts, can get their lives back from the grip of addiction.

The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography

Authors: Wendy Maltz and Larry Maltz

Wendy and Larry Maltz, two qualified therapists, write a book about porn addiction that is very important in the category of porn addiction books. They talk about how porn addiction can hurt people's sexuality and relationships. Online pornography is very addictive, and there are other reasons why people become addicted to pornography. They focus on these things. This book gives you a lot of information about sex and porn addicts, as well as a detailed plan for how to get clean.

Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Love, and Porn Addiction

Author: Robert Weiss

In a world where pornography is becoming more and more accessible, Dr. Weiss gives advice on how porn addicts can stay strong in their fight against sex addiction. Dr. Rob Weiss also answers more specific questions, like how sex addiction affects different groups of people, like women, teenagers, and people who are gay or lesbian, in a different way. If you want to learn more about this topic, you should talk to someone who knows a lot about it.

Breaking the Cycle

Author: George N. Collins

An author and former sex addict named George N. Collins gives a step-by-step plan for how to stop sexually addictive behavior in his book. This makes Collins a great person to give advice on how to deal with sex addiction because he's been there himself. He can be compassionate and understanding, but still be very effective.

Your Brain on Porn

Author: Gary Wilson

Gary Wilson is very good at combining personal stories with complicated neuroscience to show how porn hurts the brain. Because porn addiction affects the cells in your body, he talks about how people who give up porn start to have more fun, be happier, and pay better attention. He gives people a reason to stop watching porn by talking about how pornography can cause things like erectile dysfunction in young men. This book is one of the most talked about porn books on the market.

Ethical Porn for Dicks: A Man’s Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure

Author: David Ley

One of the best known sex counselors in the world, David Ley, doesn't like the terms "sex addiction" and "porn addiction." Instead, Ley takes a different approach to helping people understand their porn viewing habits from an ethical point of view. Anyone can think about ways to deal with their compulsive porn-watching habits and change their relationship with porn so that it doesn't leave a trail of shame or other bad things in their lives.

Battling A Sex Addiction: How The Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction

Author: Carlos Triblett

This is a very unique and rare way to look at sex addiction. Carlos Triblett talks about how childhood can affect the risk of sex addiction development. Believes that if addicts understand how their inner child influences the internal conflicts they have as adults, that will help them find a way to deal with those conflicts. One of the biggest problems with sex addiction recovery is getting a clear picture of what's wrong. Readers can use Triblett's book to find patterns and events from their childhood that could be linked to their sex addiction.

In the Shadows of the Net

Authors: Patrick J. Carnes, David L. Delmonico and Elizabeth Griffin

In order to understand modern sex addiction, you must know what cybersex and online pornography are and how important they are to it. In this book, Carnes, Delmonico, and Griffin explain how the Internet can be both good and bad. They talk about the causes and treatments for online sex addiction, and they give advice on how to use the Internet in a healthy way so that addiction doesn't take hold of you and become bad.

Life After Lust: Stories and Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery

Author: Forest Benedict

Forest Benedict's story is very personal, but it gives people who are trying to get clean from sex addiction hope and support. His honest account of his own sexual addiction will help anyone who has the same problem. His book helps to break down the stigma that can come with having a sexual addiction, and it gives you an idea of what a sex addict thinks. It's because of his job as an alcohol and drug addiction therapist that he can give advice. He wants to help people who are in the same situation as he is.

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