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SASH and Amazon.com
SASH maintains a relationship with Amazon.com to provide books that are relevant to recovery from sexual addiction. You may recognize some of the authors as being members of SASH. Other books are not written by members of this organization but may be helpful to those in recovery or to therapists treating people in recovery.
Even though some of the authors are members of SASH, the inclusion of a book in this bookstore does not mean that the book reflects the official opinion of the organization. When books are purchased through this bookstore, SASH receives a small commission so you help us as you help yourself when shopping here.
For Couples and for Families of Sex Addicts
Beattie, Melody Codependent No More Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1986. Recovery has begun for millions of individuals with this straightforward guide. Through personal examples and exercises, readers are shown how controlling others forces them to lose sight of their own needs and happiness.
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Carnes, Patrick The Betrayal Bond Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 1997. How childhood trauma influences adult relationships.
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Larsen, Earnie Stage II Relationships San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987. After early recovery from addiction comes rebuilding relationships
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Norwood, Robin Women Who Love too Much Los Angeles: Jeremy Tsarcher, Inc., 1985. The classic book about women who get involved with addicts and how they can heal.
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Schaeffer, Brenda Is It Love or is it Addiction? Second Edition Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1997. Useful for understanding healthy versus unhealthy relationships.
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Schneider, Jennifer Back From Betrayal: Recovering From his Affairs New York: Ballantine, 1988. The classic book for women involved with sex-addicted men.
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Schneider, Jennifer Sex, Lies, and Forgivness: Couples Speak on Healing From Sex Addiction. Second Edition Tucson, AZ: Recovery Resources Press, 1999. A guide for couples who seek to rebuild their relationship.
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Schneider, Jennifer, Corley, Deb Disclosing Secrets: When, to Whom, and How Much to Reveal "We are only as sick as the secrets we keep." This central tenet of recovery from addiction celebrates the liberating, healing experience of disclosure. But the actual process of revealing sensitive secrets related to addiction can be difficult, even excruciating. With a straightforward, step-by-step approach, Jennifer Schneider and Debra Corley help readers discern the type of information that is advisable to share as well as develop a plan for constructive disclosure.
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Spring, Janis After the Affair New York: Harper Collins, 1996. No matter the cause of the affair, this book describes how each party feels and how to recover.
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Weiss, Douglas Partner's Recovery Guide: 100 Empowering Exercises Fort Worth, TX: Discovery Press, 1998.
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Internet Addiction and Cybersex Addiction
Cooper, PhD, Al Cybersex: The Dark Side of The Force A Special Issue of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. Edited by Al Cooper, PhD
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Cooper, PhD, Al Sex and the Internet: A Guidebook for Clinicians This is the first professional book covering issues related to sex and the Internet. Leading scholars, clinicians and academicians in the field have contributed to this emerging and often misunderstood area.
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David Delmonico, PH.D., Elizabeth Griffin, M.A., Joseph Moriarity Cybersex Unhooked
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Fink, Jeri Cyberseduction: Reality in the Age of Psychotechnology Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1999. Interesting explanation of why people are so attracted to virtual reality.
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Greenfield, David D. Virtual Addiction Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Productions, 1999. Written in simple language, a book on how to break addictive connections to the Internet. Some discussion of cybersex addiction.
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Jennifer Schneider, M.D., Ph.D. and Robert Weiss, M.S.W., C.A.S. Cybersex Exposed
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Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., David L. Delmonico, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Griffin, M.A. In the Shadows of the Net
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Tarbox, Katherine Katie.com New York: Dutton,2000. A first-person account of a young teen who inadvertently became involved online with a pedophile.
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Young, Kimberly S. Caught in the Net New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. The consequences of excessive involvement with Internet activities but not cybersex.
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Sexuality
Barbach, Lonnie For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy Garden City, N.J.: Anchor Press, 1982. A famed psychologist/sex therapist/author gives women a complete program for dealing with the complex aspects of a relationship — physical and psychological — that affect sexual satisfaction.
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Gochros, Jean When Husbands Come out of the Closet New York: Harrington Park Press, 1989
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Hunter, Mic Joyous Sexuality Minneapolis: CompCare Publications, 1992. This book was written for those raised in families that were negative about sex, overvalued sex, or were sexually shut down.
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Kort, Joe Ten Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives Openly gay psychotherapist Joe Kort brings his experience of working with hundreds of gay men in individual and group settings as well as workshops and retreats to his book, "Ten Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives (Alyson Publications) which provides 10 powerful and positive steps gay men can take to achieve a healthier, more rewarding life. Chapters include overcoming-avoiding sexual addiction, stages of love, family issues and more.
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Maltz, Wendy The Sexual Healing Journey San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1991. A step-by-step guide to recovery from sexual abuse offers first-person accounts of women and men at every stage of the sexual healing journey and includes exercises and techniques for survivors.
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Understanding and Recovering From Sex Addiction
Carnes, Patrick Don't Call it Love New York: Bantam, 1991. Results of research on over 1,000 sex addicts.
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Carnes, Patrick Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1983. The groundbreaking book which explains sex addiction in easily understood terms.
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Carnes, Patrick Sexual Anorexia The flip side of excessive sexual activities is avoiding sex while obsessing about it.
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Earle, Ralph, and Gregory Crow Lonely All the Time New York: Pocket Books, 1989. Another easy-to-understand explanation of sex addiction.
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Earle, Ralph, and Marcus Earle Sex Addiction: Case Studies and Management New York: Brunner Mazel, 1995. Good guide for therapists working with sex addicts.
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Ferree, Marnie C. No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Shame This book is a definitive work on sexual addiction issues in women. It will no doubt inspire many who have suffered in silence to seek the professional help they need. Marnie shares her story in a powerful way that will encourage the reader in their personal journey of healing.
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Kasl, Charlotte Women, Sex, and Addiction New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1989. About women sex addicts and women who hook up with sex addicts.
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Silverman, Sue William Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction In this powerful, often lyric memoir, a woman learns to value herself as a whole person rather than as a sexual object. Silverman explores her skewed belief that sex is love, a belief that began with her father's sexual abuse from early childhood into adolesence. This utterly candid account may be the first memoir by a woman to examine sexual addiction.
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Hope and Recovery: A Twelve-Step Guide for Healing From Compulsive Sexual Behavior 1994. Currently published by Hazelden. This was one of the first books to comprehensively describe the application of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to sexual addiction and compulsivity. It also includes a wide range of personal stories in which recovering sexual addicts share their experience, strength, and hope.
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Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous Boston: Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous, 1986, The official book of the fellowship of SLAA.
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Sexaholics Anonymous Simi Valley, CA: Sexaholics Anonymous, 1989. The official book of the fellowship of SA.
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