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June 28, 2024

Does Childhood Trauma Cause Intimacy Issues?

For better or worse, our earliest relationships and experiences play an integral role in who we become as adults. Children are resilient and can learn to survive in even the worst situations, but early childhood experiences, especially traumatic ones, can have a lasting impact on who we are as individuals and how we relate to others.

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April 15, 2024

Male Sexual Abuse Survivors Often Struggle with Sex Addiction

While it may seem strange, it is a very common reaction among those who have survived childhood sexual abuse. In fact, studies have shown that sexual abuse during the developmental years has a strong correlation with hypersexuality, sex addiction, and an unhealthy perception of sex, intimacy, and relationships as an adult.

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August 29, 2023

How Trauma Leads to Sex Addiction

Studies have shown that sexual abuse can have a number of detrimental effects on survivors, including trauma, shame, depression, and negative health outcomes. There’s also evidence that survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a deeply traumatic experience, may have a higher tendency to develop compulsive sexual behaviors later in life. So can you develop sex addiction from trauma? How can trauma be resolved, and sex addiction overcome?

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May 24, 2023

How Do You Score on an ACEs Survey?

One tool regularly used in wellness treatment that is highly effective in assessing the amount of trauma we’ve experienced is the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) survey. This survey doesn’t treat mental health and isn’t a substitute for a professional evaluation, but it can help you to understand your past and present risk factors, and what your next steps can be.

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