Porn Addiction Signs: 9 Ways to Tell When Watching Has Become a Compulsion
The clearest sign that porn use has become compulsive is not how often you watch. It is losing control: you plan to stop or cut down, you can’t, and the pattern starts to cost you something, whether sleep, focus, closeness with a partner or your own peace of mind. These nine signs help you check […]
Sex Addiction Treatment in Spain: Residential Rehab vs Intensive Workshop vs Outpatient Therapy
In Spain there are three main formats for treating sex and pornography addiction: outpatient therapy (the most common option, and compatible with work and daily life), intensive workshops or programmes (several consecutive days of concentrated therapeutic work), and residential treatment (admission to a centre, reserved for severe or high-risk cases). Most people looking for help […]
I Just Found Out My Partner Is a Sex Addict: What to Do in the First 72 Hours
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy If you have just found out that your partner is a sex addict, there are only five things you need to do in the first 72 hours: make sure you are safe, avoid irreversible decisions, protect your sexual […]
Is sex addiction real? Understanding the ICD-11 diagnosis of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy Yes: the distress that many people describe as ‘sex addiction’ is real and recognised. The World Health Organization’s ICD-11, which came into effect in 2022, classifies compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD) under code 6C72. What is not an […]
Love Addiction and Avoidance – Healing the Toxic Cycle
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy Why Do Some People Love Too Much While Others Push Love Away? As a therapist specializing in love addiction recovery, I frequently see relationships where one person clings to emotional intensity while the other avoids closeness. This painful […]
Porn Addiction: More Than Just a Habit
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy As a therapist specializing in compulsive sexual behavior disorder, I have worked with many individuals who feel trapped in the cycle of porn addiction. For most, it starts as something harmless—an occasional escape, a way to manage stress. […]
Understanding The Doctor’s Opinion in Sex and Love Addiction
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy Addiction is not just about losing control; it is about understanding why control becomes impossible. For those struggling with sex, porn, and love addiction, it can feel like an endless cycle—promising to stop, relapsing, and feeling consumed by […]
Sex Addiction from the Partner’s Perspective: Healing from Betrayal Trauma
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy Sex addiction and the partner’s perspective are deeply interconnected. When sex addiction is revealed in a relationship, partners often experience it as a profound emotional betrayal. Many describe it as a shockwave that shatters their sense of security, […]
Sex Addiction Recovery and Trauma Healing
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder, CBT Gestalt Therapist and Holosomatic Bodywork Facilitator Sex addiction recovery and trauma healing are deeply connected. Many people struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors do not realize that unresolved emotional wounds are often at the core of their addiction. Sex addiction is rarely just […]
Sex Addiction Recovery: Rewire your Brain
By Dámaris Tenza – Sex Therapist Specialized in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), CBT and Gestalt Therapy Updated: October 2026 Sex addiction recovery works by retraining the same brain circuits – dopamine, reward, and impulse control – that compulsive sexual behavior rewired in the first place. That’s not a metaphor: research on compulsive sexual behavior […]
