Cycle of Addiction

References

• Diagram in Figure A.1 Cycle of addiction Birchard, Thaddeus. CBT for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (p. 176-7). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition.
  • The cycle of addiction Understanding the cycle of addiction (see Appendix 1) is crucial to the recovery process. The cycle that we use is based on Bays and Freeman-Longo’s (1989) cycle of offending. It is seen by men in recovery to be the single most important intervention. Birchard, Thaddeus. CBT for Compulsive Sexual Behavior (p. 73). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition. (Goes into detail)
• Figure  12.1  The six–phase cycle of addiction Hall, Paula. Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction (p. 129). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition.
  • The cycles of addiction There are many different cycles of addiction that have been offered over the years that can help us to understand why it’s so difficult to break out of addiction. Here I would like to offer two – each of which demonstrates a different dimension of the addictive process. ... / The six-phase cycle / The six-phase cycle shown in Figure 4.2 is the cycle that I have developed over the years of my practice to help clients recognize how their addiction continues to maintain itself through their behaviors, thoughts and emotions (Hall, 2013). This is a cycle that is now widely used by many sex addiction therapists around the world. The length of each phase, and the length of time between each phase, varies from individual to individual, as does the content. Hall, Paula. Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction (p. 51). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition. Hall, Paula. Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction (p. 51). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition.