Tag: sex

Sex and Codependents: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Jan 8, 2018

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Codependency, Dating, Divorce, Dr. Anne Brown, Marriage, Mental Health, Rationalization, Recovery, Relationship, Self-Help

So many women I interviewed when writing my book reported saying yes to sex just to get the sex over with and have the person go away. Others reported saying yes to sex to have the person like them. Others reported gaining weight so they wouldn’t have to say no to dating and sex. Many…
Passion

Apr 7, 2014

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Dr. Anne Brown

in Addiction, Codependency, Mental Health, News, Relationship, Self-Help

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Aristotle OK we all know this right? And yet how many of us enter into the most intimate relationship with our partners “saying nothing.” For those who still can’t discuss sex, it is time to lift that veil. Requests in the…