Ask An Addict
Comfort Christian Counseling
by Ella Hutchinson LPC
2y ago
45 Responses to Ask An Addict The following was from a previous question and answer session that we hosted on our site.  Although we've migrated the site and updated the look and feel, we wanted to preserve the  overwhelming response we received to this session.  Stay tuned as we may host another one in the near future. Jamie says: September 26, 2011 at 9:20 pm Hi Jeff, So I’ll start you off with a tough question! I can sort of understand how viewing porn/masturbating can be acts of compulsion and/or addiction (my SAH did both). I can somehow explain those things to my brain bec ..read more
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Wedding Anniversaries after Sex Addiction: What’s to Celebrate?
Comfort Christian Counseling
by Ella Hutchinson LPC
2y ago
I discovered my husband was a sex addict one month shy of our ninth anniversary. I had planned to surprise him with a cruise to celebrate and had been making payments toward it for a year. Within days I cancelled the cruise and thank goodness I was able to get my money back. Instead, the money went toward treatment for our recovery from his addiction. A month later, after so many tears, so much pain, and lots of counseling (including a three-dayintensive), my husband suggested we drive to Branson, Mo for a free trip he had been offered. I saw no reason to commemorate the day that began a life ..read more
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Does the 'Co-Sex Addict' label Hurt or Help?
Comfort Christian Counseling
by Ella Hutchinson LPC
2y ago
“My name is Ella and I am a co-sex addict. “ I said it because everyone else did before they shared and I wanted to share too. I needed to share! Only weeks after the discovery of my husband’s sex addiction, I was in quite a fragile state. Nothing could have prepared me for the pain and confusion I was experiencing. You would think as a Licensed Professional Counselor I would be more familiar with sex addiction. But I don’t recall the term ever being mentioned in graduate school, and if it was, it was only briefly touched on. What I knew of sex addiction was based on one instance I had seen on ..read more
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Am I a Co-Sex Addict?
Comfort Christian Counseling
by Ella Hutchinson LPC
2y ago
I am becoming increasingly frustrated that the term co-addict or co-sex addict is used interchangeably with partner or spouse in the field of sex addiction. If you have done much research I am sure you have found this to be true. If you are in a relationship with a sex addict, you are automatically labeled a co-sex addict. In my opinion, the term Co-addict implies we are part of the problem. Considering the trauma the discovery of a spouse’s sex addiction causes, giving someone the impression that it is partially their fault just makes matters worse. Add to it that we are told being a cod ..read more
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The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
Comfort Christian Counseling
by Ella Hutchinson LPC
2y ago
Psalm 34:18 says, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”  As you wander through this painful journey, my prayer for you is that you feel the Lord walking along side you, bringing you hope, guidance, and healing. Although your spirit has been crushed and your heart has been broken by the betrayal of someone you trusted, my hope is that you will ultimately find meaning in your suffering and a deeper relationship with God. Disclaimer: While I am a licensed counselor in the state of Texas, this is a personal blog. Some of what I share is b ..read more
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Co-Sex-Addiction Self-Test (seriously?!)
Comfort Christian Counseling
by Ella Hutchinson LPC
2y ago
When you “caught” you husband acting out, if you ”lectured, attacked, threatened or suffered” you are a co-addict, which means you are “addicted to the addict”. No, this is not a joke. It is what I found when researching a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist’s website, after this therapist had been recommended to me as someone I could refer to, by a colleague who is highly respected in the community. This is scary people. Something must be done to stop these “experts” from causing even more damage in the lives of spouse’s of sex addicts. The following are a few of the questions found on the ..read more
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