Control and Impulse Control


    Does sex addiction exist?

    Sex therapists would argue it is a real addiction with serious consequences. But others in psychiatry and psychotherapy argue it is not comparable to substance addiction and should not be classed as such.

    Addicted to love?

    Experts continually debate whether sexual addiction is a real problem. Some argue that there is no such thing, and that terms like "sexual addiction" and "porn addiction" are unhelpful at best, dangerous at worst.
    Brain imaging research is revealing that the signals, or cues, that may spark an addicted person's desire to take drugs can be incredibly subtle or quick.

    Self-Injury

    You don't usually start with a method to hurt yourself; you start off with horrible circumstances and psychologically painful thoughts.

    Developing Self-Control

    Self-control is the foundation for healthy coping and contributes to your accepting personal responsibility for your life.
    Internet addiction is defined as any online-related, compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones, and one's work environment.

    Examples of the negative consequences of perfectionism include: low self-esteem, feelings of being a "failure" or a "loser" with a lessening of self-confidence, feelings of self recrimination, and guilt.

    Includes these topics:
    Need to Control: Self-Assessment
    Control Mechanisms: Self-Assessment
    Emotional Response: Self-Assessment
    What is locus of control? 
    Myths and realities about control
    Steps to handling the need to control

    In order to progress in your recovery from the behavioral consequences of low self-esteem, you need to let go of the need to control the people, places, and things which are the uncontrollables and unchangeables in your life.
    Discussion of the topic, with strategies to develop patience as part of your own growth.


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