You may find it odd that it’s possible to have a relationship with yourself internally. But the reality is that we all have relationships with our thoughts or emotions. It is completely unavoidable because they’re with us all the time. Whether we like it or not, we have to relate to them in some way. [...]
So many trauma victims feel trapped because of their thoughts. They may suffer from flashbacks or get triggered when certain painful memories arise. In a way, their trauma locks them inside a mental prison that is impossible to escape. Healing from trauma is not quick, and it is a process that takes time. Even so, [...]
A common question clients and their loved ones ask is ‘what causes sex addiction?’ While there’s no one single cause for this, there are a number of contributing factors we see in almost all cases. More often than not, clients will have previously suffered from one or more of the following: Mental illness Other addictions [...]
For many victims of trauma, the experiences that traumatized them happened when they were children. The brain resorts to disassociation as a way to protect itself from getting hurt again, and it is very common for people to carry that into adulthood. While disassociation does work as a survival strategy for a period of time, [...]
Many people experience trauma when they’re children, and the effects of that trauma are often carried with them into adulthood. When children are abused or neglected by people who are supposed to love them, they have to distance themselves from it emotionally. This fragmentation is a survival mechanism. It helps them to preserve their self-esteem, [...]
No matter how we try to avoid it, we must have some type of relationship with our thoughts and emotions. They are a part of who we are, and they are always with us, day in and day out. We have no choice but to relate to them in one way or another. Sometimes that [...]
Trauma can be debilitating, and for so many people who suffer from it, it is the reason they struggle to love themselves. Traumatized individuals often have terrible self-esteem. They may take certain actions or behave in numerous ways that go against everything they want to do or be. But the question is, why do they [...]
As with any addiction, there’s no magic cure for sexual addiction. The condition is often the result of emotional abandonment or neglect in childhood, traumatic events or emotions which have been suppressed for many years. Combined with the fact that you need to learn how to conduct healthy sexual relationships once again, there really is [...]
Sexual desires are a perfectly normal and healthy part of life. When it comes to sex addiction however, these urges become all-consuming and the resulting actions are often incredibly destructive. How do you know what’s ‘normal’ sexual behavior and when there may be a more serious issue at play, however? Below we discuss the most [...]
Sex addiction is a phenomenon we’re hearing about more and more these days. Of all the addictions, however, it’s the one that people struggle to understand and take seriously. When someone has a dependency on drugs or alcohol, nobody questions the legitimacy of this. As a society, we accept the existence of addictions to these substances [...]
As a Registered Psychotherapist, Betzalel specializes in the treatment of trauma and addictions. He is trained in EMDR and is a Certified Multiple & Sex Addiction Therapist-Supervisor, providing evidence based treatment to individuals and their partners dealing with these types of challenges. To learn more, please click here.
