In the Shadows of the Net by Patrick Carnes & David L. Delmonico & Elizabeth Griffin & Joseph M. Moriarity

Author:Patrick Carnes & David L. Delmonico & Elizabeth Griffin & Joseph M. Moriarity [Carnes, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-59285-786-9
Publisher: Hazelden
Published: 2009-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

GRIEVING THE LOSS OF CYBERSEX

For a person with problematic cybersex behavior, sex has been the primary relationship—the main source of nurturing in life. The end of that relationship is like a death.1 The person who stops the compulsive cybersex cycle, which gave meaning and direction to life, suffers a very real loss. For example, the following signs of grief are typical in the beginning stages of recovery:

confusion about how to act and what to do

feelings of alienation

fantasies about how things could have been different

sadness over unfulfilled expectations and a wasted life

desire for a quick fix

feelings of exposure and vulnerability

failure to take care of self

uncontrollable emotions

dark thoughts about death, including suicide

sudden accident-prone behavior

fear that the pain will not go away

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