Addiction is a widespread problem that affects people from all walks of life. It can be difficult for individuals struggling with addiction to get help, especially when they come from marginalized...
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: Achieving balance between stigma & efficacy: navigating lgbtq+ addiction treatment programs
People often rely on their friends and family members to provide emotional support during stressful times, such as job loss, illness, or relationship breakups.
Some fields, like those involving...
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: Sexual connection and intimate relationships in stigmatized professions.
Healthy sexual desire is characterized by mutual consent and respect for one another's boundaries. It involves a natural curiosity about sexual pleasure that can be satisfied without harming oneself...
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: The difference between healthy sexual desire and compulsive behavior
Denying sensual pleasure can act as a defense mechanism against existential anxiety and mortality because it provides an escape from reality into a world that is free from pain, suffering, and death....
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: The complex relationship between sensual pleasure denial and existential anxiety
In partnerships affected by addiction, cycles of mistrust, shame, and recovery can significantly impact sexual frequency, desire, and relational intimacy. These cycles are often cyclical and...
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: Healing trust & sexual frequency in relationships affected by addiction
Emotional dependency is an important part of many human relationships, but it can also make people more susceptible to manipulation, coercion, and exploitation. Emotional dependency occurs when...
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: Relationships 101: how emotional dependency can lead to manipulation & exploitation
The researchers have identified a variety of psychological mechanisms that may contribute to the persistent desire to seek out stimulation from online pornography despite feeling physically or...
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: Psychology behind porn addiction: the role of reward and escalation seeking
"Emotional honesty is defined as being honest about one's feelings, desires, and intentions, both internally to oneself and externally to others." "Moral clarity refers to the ability to make clear,...
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: The importance of emotional honesty in promoting moral clarity and strengthening relationships
Can vulnerability be seen as an ethical form of resistance against moral rigidity? Vulnerability has been a key concept in recent years, especially when it comes to discussing the importance of...
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: Vulnerability: a key to intimate connections and authentic relationships?
Self-interest is an important aspect of human nature that drives us to prioritize our own needs and desires above all else. It motivates us to seek out pleasure, avoid pain, and pursue goals that...
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: Love: challenging boundaries between selfinterest and altruism