Sex Addiction

Sexual Addiction:The Quest for Authentic Intimacy and Thirst for Unfailing LoveBrady CottleLiving Hope Ministries: 

Sexual Addiction: The Quest for Authentic Intimacy and Thirst for Unfailing Love Brady Cottle Living Hope Ministries

Addiction: 

Addiction Thirst gone unquenched God is the only source of Living Water (Jer. 2:13) Addiction began at Eden's fall False thirst Idolatry We are made for relationship With God and others God: the Source of authentic love Addiction is a false intimacy

Two Main Sources: 

Two Main Sources Gerald May Craig Lockwood

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'..so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.' And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.' There is no other commandment that ranks with these.' Mark 12:30-31

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'Connection without relational risk is the driving force of sexual addiction. One attaches himself to sexual objects in a vain attempt to satisfy the gaping hole in his soul. Overcoming sexual addiction involves dealing with misdirected quest for emotional intimacy.' C. Lockwood in Falling Forward: The Pursuit of Sexual Purity

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Sexual Pressure Acting Out Guilt New Shame The Resolution Despair Sex Act Trigger Event Addictive Cycle with Trigger Event , by Patrick Carnes Addictive Cycle

Common Triggers for the Sex Addict: 

Common Triggers for the Sex Addict Rejection Stress Abandonment Change Places/locations Or also Hungry Angry Lonely Tired Stressed H.A.L.T.S.

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Sexual Pressure Acting Out Guilt New Shame The Resolution choose Flee from sin Call someone Practice the Presence White knuckle it Despair Sex Act Trigger Event

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'Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst--not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.' The woman said, 'Sir, give me this water so I won't ever get thirsty, won't ever have to come back to this well again!' John 4:14-15