From serial dating to unsafe sex to unexpected STDs, here are some must-read tips to find out if you—or your partner—are suffering from sex addiction. Read more in Rob's interview with The Fix. … [Read more...]
Who Is a Sex Addict?
April 10, 2012 By
Traditionally, the majority of inpatient and outpatient sexual addiction patients (approximately 85 percent) have been adult males. However, there is growing awareness that women also struggle with … [Read more...]
Sex Addicts’ Behavior Is ‘Secretive, Repetitive’ – ABC News
March 16, 2012 By
Often, the salacious details in a public figure sex scandal are learned later, as was the case with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, golf legend Tiger Woods and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, all of whom … [Read more...]
Ringing in the New Year Isn’t Always a Celebration for Those in Recovery
December 30, 2011 By
Romanticized visions of a kiss to ring in the New Year or receiving the perfect holiday gift from a love interest (which often are not played out in reality), can prompt reckless and harmful behaviors … [Read more...]
Sex Addiction Tale Comes to Venice with McQueen Film, Shame
September 7, 2011 By
Newcomer to Hollywood, Irish actor Michael Fassbender, plays a sex addict in the movie “Shame.” Directed by British video artist Steve McQueen, the film is competing for the top prize at this … [Read more...]
Robert Weiss on Southern California Public Radio: Anthony Weiner and more
June 14, 2011 By
The tabloids have been filled with stories of powerful men who’ve succumbed to temptation, then blamed it on addiction. But in Weiner’s case, there’s no evidence that he had extramarital sex – … [Read more...]
The sex rehab industry is booming but is sex addiction really a disorder?
December 19, 2010 By
I was recently interviewed for a story in USC's Neon Tommy digital news to comment on the booming sex rehab industry and too answer the question at hand - "Is sex addiction really a disorder?" While … [Read more...]
Five reasons you may be a sex addict
October 26, 2010 By
I was recently interviewed for a Sex & Dating story in Time Out Chicago as a counterpoint to this year's Sex Issue. In the story, I explain the top reasons one may be a sex addict and how like any … [Read more...]
The Refinement of Pleasure
October 5, 2010 By
By Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S As an addiction treatment professional I am constantly bombarded by various iterations of this very same QUESTION: “What turns someone into an addict?” or “How … [Read more...]
What is shame and what is its role in sex addiction?
June 29, 2010 By
Shame can be defined as a feeling of inner worthlessness or despair about never being good enough. For the sexual addict who spends precious time, money and energy seeing prostitutes for sexual … [Read more...]
