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The pages of this workbook are filled with assessments, activities, and journaling exercises that can help your clients or students overcome a sexual addiction and teach them essential skills aimed at helping them repair problems in their lives caused by a preoccupation with sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of \u003cem\u003eThe Sex Addiction Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e is to provide helping professionals with cognitive and behavioral assessments, tools, and exercises that can be utilized to treat the root psychological causes of a sex addiction. It is designed to help people identify and change negative, unhealthy thoughts and behaviors that may have led to sex addiction. The activities contained in this workbook can help participants identify the triggers that can lead to a preoccupation with sex and teach them ways to manage and overcome those triggers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sex Addiction Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e will help participants to: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognize that they are experiencing an addiction problem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflect and become aware of the behaviors that were part of and arose from the addiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild self-esteem in positive capabilities outside of sexual behavior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the triggers for preoccupation with sex.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop greater self-acceptance and the ability to change ineffective behaviors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand recurring patterns that indicate a sex disorder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn ways to live a new life without a preoccupation with sex.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sex Addiction Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical tool for teachers, counselors, and helping professionals in their work with people suffering with behavioral addictions. Depending on the role of the person using this workbook and the specific group's or individual's needs, the modules can be used either individually or as part of an integrated curriculum. The facilitator may choose to administer one activity to a group or administer some of the assessments over one or more days as a workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Five Modules\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis workbook contains five separate modules of activity-based handouts that will help participants learn more about themselves and about their addiction to sex and sex-related behaviors. 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