Sex and Spirituality
Where do your thoughts go when you hear the word “sex”? Think of how your sexuality informs your feelings, self-perception, relationships and your interactions with society.Then consider your vulnerabilities, frailties and the fact you live in a disordered realm. Given all that, how can you not have some challenges or difficulties with sexuality? For some of us—a growing number of us—we inadvertently cross an invisible line from sex as part of our experience to sex that is becoming compulsive. Sex is compulsive when we feel like we’re losing some control over our thoughts or behaviors; we use sex to escape how we’re feeling or what we’re facing; we find we need more or different of whatever we are doing to maintain our interest; we’re engaging in something risky or dangerous; it’s costing us; and/or we’re hiding our behaviors from those close to us, keeping secrets. (Read more)
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