Partners Of Sex Addicts Groups

Partners of addicts and sex addicts have historically been lost in the shuffle of recovery, as the addict gets most of the early attention. This is a very painful place for us, as we have lived with the addict, felt the deep pain of betrayal, and fought to help the addict see their problem, only to find ourselves blamed in the end and told that we are part of the problem.

The time has come now, for us to begin to nurture ourselves from the years of devastation we have experienced as part of an addictive system. We know pain and anger very well, along with their cousins, deceit and betrayal, and now wish to know and experience peace.

In order to get there, we need other recovering men and women to guide us, even carry us at times, and these men and women we need must be part of a group. It is in these groups that the deep and necessary healing begins and flourishes.

Essentially, people get better in groups, as our "original groups", our family of origin, were intended to be a system that effectively nurtured us, and helped us with:

• Providing a crisis support system by people who understand
• Understanding our strengths and limitations as they pertain to being with an addict
• Providing accountability and helping with self-soothing
• Helping us focus inward, rather than outward
• Provide modeling of healthy behaviors
• Helping learn basic relationship skills
• Understanding boundaries and healthy communication
• Understanding and identifying feelings

Life Works provides a number of partner groups to help the partner in whatever part of the recovery life-cycle they are in, from beginning recovery to repair to extended growth stages to couples recovery.

Feel free to give us a call for more information or to for an assessment for what group best fits your or a loved oned needs.