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1st Meeting with Adam Moore

By N

Becky and I went to see Adam Moore today at BYU. He’s one of the most famous psychologists on sexual addiction recovery and healing in the area.

It was a great meeting. I was nervous, I was apprehensive, and I was experiencing a bit of self-doubt.

Things like “Am I really in recovery?” “Are there things I’m hiding about my recovery?” “What if I have to talk about the big mistakes again?” have crossed my mind and did a little bit there.

But I want to do whatever I can to both stay in real recovery and also help Becky feel safe with where we are today.

So I felt peace overall.

He shared some great things, one being a new way of doing check-in’s. It included the following things:

  1. Physically
  2. Emotionally
  3. Spiritually (Connection)
  4. Sexually
  5. Triggers
  6. Slips
  7. Self-Care
  8. Providing Safety
  9. Reaching Out
  10. Commitment

He also shared about the addictive cycle: Pain/Shame > Preoccupation > Ritual > Acting Out

After that cycle happens once, then it becomes even worse the 2nd, 3rd, 100th round of the cycle.

I was really grateful to be there with Becky. It was the first real time we’ve been in a session like that together with someone who really knows what they’re talking about.

In two weeks, he’ll meet with Becky, then a week later with me, then with the two of us again.

He also recommended reading the Peacegiver, which I’ll probably order today.

I’m off to a meeting now. Just wanted to share a bit of what I’d learned today.

Hasta luego!

Nate

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