7 Common Sex Addiction Relapse Signs
Recovering from hypersexuality is not easy, considering 40-60% of people in the recovery process relapse. Relapses are common even when you have undergone sex addiction treatment, especially if you are susceptible to hypersexuality triggers. You do not have to fear or feel ashamed when you relapse; instead, seek help from a counselor or therapist for hypersexuality treatment.
At Intrapsychic, we offer a Compulsive Sexual Behavior therapy program in California that helps you improve your emotional functioning and allows you to control your sexual behavior. In addition, we help you establish a firm recovery program that enables you to prevent relapse by creating awareness, offering new skills, and counseling you on common relapse signs.
Intrapsychic also help your loved ones to understand your behavior and learn how to help you. Here are some common signs to watch out for to avoid a potential relapse:
Overconfidence
Reliving your past life is a major trigger for hypersexuality. For instance, hanging out with old friends can easily make you fall back into your previous habits. You do not have to live your previous lifestyle to “prove” to people that you are over your addiction, as it might trigger a hypersexuality relapse.
Cutting Off Support Networks
Detaching yourself from people and things that have played a significant role in your hypersexuality recovery is a sign of relapse. You must keep visiting your counselor and talk to your partner, family, or friends until you fully recover.
Breaking Sobriety
Having the desire to participate in your addiction habits one more time is a worrying relapse sign, “it’ll just be this once.” Convincing yourself that one more time does not make a difference is dangerous.
Defensiveness
You do not have to become defensive when your partner and the people around you show concern in regard to a risk that you might have a relapse. Recognition of a problem is often the first step in recovery. If ‘everyone’ is giving you this kind of feedback, you might choose to become thoughtful about it.
Reminiscing
You might start thinking about the pleasures you had during your addiction days. This kind of euphoric recall is a potential sign of relapse, as recalling the pleasures is a way to “medicate” loneliness. To speed your recovery, you should remember the consequences of your behavior, to yourself, others, and to those who love you.
Avoiding Therapists Or Counselors
Psychotherapy should very often be a key component of the recovery process (12-step groups can also be very helpful). Repeatedly canceling appointments might be a sign of imminent relapse.
The Good News about Sex Addiction Recovery in California
Recovery is a process, and relapses, unfortunately, often occur. Relapse does not mean, however, that you have failed in your recovery journey. The existence of a relapse can be used as a means of learning ‘what went wrong.’ If we use them in this manner, recovery, although not assured, is more likely.
Your location in California does not have to hinder you from getting medical help, as Intrapsychic offers telemedicine services. Contact us in California for treatment and inquiries on the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Therapy Program.