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I am currently over 7 months clean and still have depression (for which I take medicine), and I get into the escape mode a lot (I surf the news or just try to numb my existence). I'm feeling lost, what am I missing?

"Sexual addicts need to remember the decades of struggle that alcoholics had to go through in order to earn public acceptance of their illness." ~ Patrick Carnes Sex is a normal, healthy urge. But for the sex addict, it becomes perverted into a cop...

The Goals of this presentation are: For Educators to be able to- 1) Differentiate compulsive behavior (serious) suggesting professional intervention from a subclinical (not as serious) issue 2) Identify a great variety of behaviors in which this problem can appear or man...

Dear GYE, I am the vice president of a new organization called Refuat HaNefesh. This organization is dedicated to raising awareness about mental health concerns within the Orthodox community as well as providing on-line support and educational resources to people who su...

No advice This website contains general information about medical conditions and treatments. The information is not advice, and should not be treated as such. Limitation of warranties The medical information on this website is provided “as is” without any representations...

Pornography addiction, or compulsive porn use, is a serious problem that has risen over the past decade. Like any other addiction, pornography and sexual addiction leave everyone struggling with the devastating effects associated with the disease. For those struggling w...

A girl wrote: "I found the root of my addiction - ADHD. I'm a typical, frum, 20-year-old girl from Lakewood. To an outsider I would seem like I have everything going for me: I come from a beautiful family; I am smart, pretty, fun, wealthy, thin, popular... And in a way, i...

Guys - here's why I appreciate the forum and YOU!When I started on the holy GYE forum more than half a year ago, I asked the following question: "I've been wondering if people with mild Aspergers are more vulnerable to the lure of pornography"I quoted from "Asperger Syndr...

I wrote to you a few months ago telling you about the book "Breaking the Cycle". At that point, I wasn't ready for your approach on GYE. I needed to deal with the addiction without any mussar. This book greatly helped me, but it wasn't enough. A few weeks ago I looked th...

Most of us spend a lot of time inside our own mind — worrying about the future, replaying events in the past, and generally focusing on the parts of life that leave us dissatisfied. While common, negative or unwanted thoughts can prevent you from enjoying experiences, d...

Question to the Rav: I am 21. I started mast* at 13. Por* was an issue for many years but now it's under control. My issue is that I get physical pain in that area after about 5 days of not mast*. I have trouble urinating. I did a lot of research and I think what's happen...

See this page of our forum for some interesting info on hypnosis techniques. “On the Road” writes: Dear fellow GUE members… I must share with you the incredible results i got through hypnosis. It was a life changing therapy which I kep up with for about a half a year, eac...

Dear all, I just wanted to let you all know about my success with hypnotherapy. I had 6 one hour sessions at £65 pre hour. I explained that I wanted to completely eradicate my desire for inappropriate materials and acting out (which are very related) which suprised my the...

One of our members sent us their story recently. I think we can all learn a lot from it. I struggled as a teenager with pornography and masturbation, mostly as an escape mechanism. When I got married I thought all my problems would be solved. However, I equated love wit...

Someone wrote on The Forum that he had overcome his addiction and was doing good, but he requested help now that he was working in an enviorment with non-Jewish, young women and felt he was again in danger of slipping back into his old ways. In response, a Frum psychologi...

The "Jewish Healing Group" had a great FREE session this past Tuesday night, with a professional sex-therapist on the line who offered a lot of important information of the nature of the addiction. One important aspect mentioned by the therapist was, that although we are ...

Join the Worldwide YEshiva Shovavim Initiative at shovavim.org - "YES we can!" Today begins the six week period known as "Shovavim", which is an acronym made up of the first letters of the Parshios of these 6 weeks, Shmos, Va'era etc... Shovavim is a very auspicious time...