Suggested Reading

-Understanding Sex Addiction/Compulsivity and the Recovery Process

Carnes, Patrick.  Don’t Call It Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction.  Bantam, 1991.

Carnes, Patrick.  Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction.  Hazelden (third edition); 2001.  

Carnes, Patrick.  Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self Hatred.  Hazelden; 1997.

Earle, Ralph and Crow, Gregory.  Lonely All the Time: Recognizing and Overcoming Sex Addiction, for Addicts and Co-Dependents.  Pocket Books; 1989.

Kasl, Charlotte Davis.  Women, Sex and Addiction: A Search for Love and Power. Ticknor and Fields; 1989.

-Internet Sex Addiction/Cybersex Addiction

Carnes, Patrick., Delmonico, David., and Griffen, Elizabeth.  In The Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior.  Hazelden; 2004.

Schneider, Jennifer and Weiss, Robert.  Cybersex Exposed: Simple Fantasy or Obsession?   Hazelden; 2001.

Maheu, Marlene and Subotnik, Rona.  Infidelity on the Internet-Virtual Relationships and Real Betrayal.  Sourcebook; 2001.

-For Partners and Families of Sex Addicts

Beattie, Melody.  Codependent No More:  How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself.  Hazelden (second edition); 1986.

Carnes, Patrick.  The Betrayal Bond.  HCI; 1997.

Carnes, Patrick., Laaser, Debra., and Laaser, Mark.  Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships With Recovery,  Romance and Reality.  Gentle Path Press; 1999.

Mellody, Pia and Miller, Andrea. Facing Codependence: What it Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives.  Harper; 1989.

Mellody, Pia and Miller, Andrea.  Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence.  Harper; 1989.

Schaeffer, Brenda.  Is It Love or Is It Addiction?  Hazelden (second edition); 1997.

Schneider, Jennifer.  Back from Betrayal: Recovering from His Affairs.  Recovery Press (second edition); 2001.

Schneider, Jennifer.  and  Schneider, Burt.  Sex, Lies and Forgiveness: Couples Speaking  on Healing From Sex Addiction.  Recovery Resources Press (second edition); 1999.

Spring, Janis A.  After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful.  Harper Paperbacks; 1997.

Davis, Laura and Bass, Ellen.  The Courage To Heal – Third Edition- Revised and Expanded: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.  Collins: 1994.

Davis, Laura.  Allies in Healing:  When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child.  Harper Paperbacks; 1991.

Gil, Eliana.  Outgrowing the Pain: A Book For and About Adults Abused As Children. 
Dell; 1988.

Gil, Eliana.  Outgrowing The Pain Together:  A Book For Spouses and Partners of Adults Abused  As Children.   Dell; 1992.

Jones, Ann and Schechter,  Susan.  When Love Goes Wrong: What To Do When You Can’t Do Anything Right.  Harper Paperbacks; 1993.

Lew, Mike.  Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering From Sexual Child Abuse.  Harper Paperbacks (second edition); 2004.

Matsakis, Aphrodite.  I Can’t Get Over It:  A Handbook for Trauma Survivors.  New Harbinger (second edition); 1996.

-Sexuality

Barbach, Lonnie.  For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy (Revised Edition). Signet (reissue edition); 2001.

Barbach, Lonnie.  For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality.  Signet (revised edition); 2000.

Berzon, Betty.  Permanent Partners: Building Gay and Lesbian Relationships That Last.  Plume (revised edition); 2004.

The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.  Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era.  Touchstone: 2005.

Loulan, JoAnn.  Lesbian Sex.   Spinsters Ink Books; 1984.

McCarthy, Barry and Emily.  Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriage.  Routledge; 2003.

McCarthy, Barry and Emily.  Couple Sexual Awareness: Building Sexual Happiness.  Carroll and Graf Publishers; 1998.

McCarthy, Barry.  Male Sexual Awareness: Increasing Sexual Satisfaction.   Carroll and Graf Publishers (revised and updated); 1998.

Zilbergeld, Bernie.  Better Than Ever: Love and Sex at Midlife.  Crown House Publishing; 2005.

Zilbergeld, Bernie,  The New Male Sexuality: The Truth About Men, Sex and Pleasure.  Bantam (revised edition); 1999.

-Sexuality and Abuse/Assault

Haines, Staci.  The Survivor’s Guide to Sex:  How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse.  Cleis Press; 1999.

Maltz, Wendy.  The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse.  Harper Paperbacks (revised edition); 2001.

Zoldbrod, Aline.  Sex Smart:  How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life And What To Do About It.  Pagefree Publishing; 2005

Gottman, John and Silver, Nan.  The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the County’s Foremost Relationship Expert.  Three Rivers Press: 2000.

-Divorce

Fisher, Bruce.  Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends.  Impact Publishers (third edition); 2005.

-Depression

Burns, David.  The Feeling Good Handbook  Plume (revised edition); 1999.
 
Cleve, Jay.  Out Of The Blues: Strategies That Work to Get You Through the Down Times.   Berkley Publishing Group (reissue edition); 1996.

-Anxiety

Bourne,  Edmund.  The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook.  New Harbinger Publications (fourth edition); 2005.

Beckfield, Denise.  Master Your Panic and Take Back Your Life.   Impact Publishers (third edition); 2003.

-Loss/Grief

McWilliams, Peter., Bloomfield, Harold., and Colgrove, Melba.  How To Survive The Loss Of A Love.  Prelude Press (reprint edition); 1993.

Tatelbaum, Judy.  The Courage To Grieve.  William Heinemann (New Ed edition); 1993.

 

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