For over 30 years, Dr. Doug Weiss has helped thousands of couple with issues ranging from sex addiction to intimacy anorexia. In this video, Dr. Doug Weiss demystifies the connection between sex addiction and criminal behavior.

Occasionally, the news will show someone who's doing something criminal and then saying that they have some sort of addiction, as if there is a connection. In our society and across the world, addictions are common and recurring from sex addiction to alcohol addiction, etc. However, for the most part, these people have no criminal behavior. If they did, our world would be full of only jails. They live normal lives, trying to manage their secret addiction with their daily activities. At times, the addiction blows up because their lives gets out of control, usually not due to criminal behavior though.

Only a very small percentage of addicts actually commit crimes. Understanding the difference between addiction and the criminal mind is what Dr. Weiss covers in this video.

Need help with sex addiction? Visit the Heart to Heart Counseling Center website at www.drdougweiss.com | www.sexaddict.com or call us at 719-278-3708.

For the Female Partners of Sex Addicts Facebook group, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/partnersofsa/

For Male Partners of Sex Addicts/Intimacy Anorexics Facebook group, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, https://www.drdougweiss.com/ or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708

or through email at [email protected].

The concept of gaslighting and its negative implications in relationships has been ongoing and rampant in our society. In this video, Doug Weiss, licensed psychologist and counselor, explains what gaslighting is and will give you the necessary tools to fight back when this manipulative strategy is used against you.

Gaslighting involves denying reality, lying, and shifting the blame onto you, making you doubt yourself, regardless of the wrongs you suspect or know they are perpetrating. Simply, this strategy gets you to question your perception and reality so that they can get away with or not be confronted about their behavior, beliefs, or lifestyle. What they say happened is really what happened, regardless of what you think.

Why would a person gaslight their significant other in such a manipulative and abusive way? Why would they want you not to have your own feelings and reality? It could be a number of reasons including having a secret addiction, committing an illegal activity, or just not wanting to be wrong about anything.

Overall, remember that it's not about you. It's not your fault, this is about them. They would be doing this regardless of who they were with, based on the internal issues and processing they have. You don't have to be at the mercy of gaslighting. Learn how to fight back and gain support in this video!

Visit https://intimacyanorexia.com/ for more information.

Also, we have a test you can take to determine if Intimacy Anorexia® is the issue in your marriage. Take the test here: https://intimacyanorexia.com/ia-test/

If you're the partner of an Intimacy Anorexic®, we call that Married and Alone. You can check out the series of books Dr. Weiss has written on that subject here:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-and-alone-set/

Married & Alone support group for female partners of male Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarriedandAlone/

Married & Alone support group for male partners of female Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, www.drdougweiss.com or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected].

Order your copy of "Narcissism, Addiction, and Intimacy Anorexia" today: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/narcissism-sex-addiction-intimacy-anorexia-dvd/

For the last 30 years, licensed psychologist Dr. Doug Weiss has helped thousands of couples deal with issues like sex addiction and intimacy anorexia. In this video, Dr. Doug discusses the similarities and differences of intimacy anorexia and narcissism.

For many whose spouses are intimacy anorexic, they're living with so much pain and trauma. They wonder how someone could neglect and disconnect from them, why they have a spouse who lacks love, is so self absorbed, and doesn't seem to care.

In the process of trying to figure them out, the partner looks online and considers that it could be narcissism due to the emotional immaturity, lack at empathy, and the disregard for you. The truth is they may be narcissist, or they may not be. It may just be the result of being an intimacy anorexic. The symptom clusters of the two topics look very similar. How would someone discern the difference? That is what you can learn in the next few minutes.

Visit https://intimacyanorexia.com/ for more information.

Also, we have a test you can take to determine if Intimacy Anorexia® is the issue in your marriage. Take the test here: https://intimacyanorexia.com/ia-test/

If you're the partner of an Intimacy Anorexic®, we call that Married and Alone. You can check out the series of books Dr. Weiss has written on that subject here:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-and-alone-set/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma book, visit:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-book/

For more information on Partner Betrayal Trauma®, go to https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/

Married & Alone support group for female partners of male Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarriedandAlone/

Married & Alone support group for male partners of female Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, www.drdougweiss.com or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected].

Order your copy today: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/the-10-minute-marriage-principle-book/

The Ten Minute Marriage Principle refreshes your marriage by quick, daily steps that take 10 minutes a day. In this book, Dr. Weiss offers simple exercises that will deepen your marriage and relationship. These exercises include completing statements like: “If I were writing a love letter to you today, it would say…” Dr. Weiss presents a solid insight into basic personality differences, sexual likes and dislikes, and establishing an intelligent way to make decisions together. By investing just ten minutes a day, couples can improve their marriages in ways they will benefit from for a lifetime!

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, https://www.drdougweiss.com/ or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected]

Order your copy of "Narcissism, Addiction, and Intimacy Anorexia" today: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/narcissism-sex-addiction-intimacy-anorexia-dvd/

For the last 30 years, licensed psychologist has helped thousands of couples deal with issues like sex addiction and intimacy anorexia. In this video, Dr. Doug discusses the similarities and differences of sex addiction and narcissism.

For many whose spouses are sex addicts, they feel like they’re living with a narcissist. The reason is because addicts are immature and selfish in their addiction. They also don’t have a lot of empathy, use people, don’t recognize their consequences, and don’t care. In the process of trying to figure them out, the partner looks it up online and see that many of their spouses’ traits align with narcissism.

The truth is they may be narcissist, or they may not be. It may just be the result of being a sex addict. The symptom clusters of the two topics look very similar. How would someone discern the difference? That is what you can learn in the next few minutes.

For more information on sexual addiction, go to:

www.sexaddict.com

For the Female Partners of Sex Addicts Facebook group, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/partnersofsa/

For Male Partners of Sex Addicts/Intimacy Anorexics Facebook group, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

For the book Emotional Fitness: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/emotional-fitness-book/

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, www.drdougweiss.com or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected].

Order your copy of "Narcissism, Addiction, and Intimacy Anorexia" today: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/narcissism-sex-addiction-intimacy-anorexia-dvd/

Are you living with someone who's a narcissist, a sex addict, or an intimacy anorexic? Or are you living with someone who's a combination of two or three of them? How can you know which one is it?

This gray area of the sexual addiction and intimacy anorexia recovery movements has been left unaddressed by experts for decades. In the DVD "Narcissism, Sex Addiction, & Intimacy Anorexia", Dr. Doug Weiss tackles this issue head-on as he shares his thirty years of experience and the results of a one-year clinical study of his sexually addicted and intimacy anorexic clients who participated in psychological testing.

One cannot be labeled a narcissist without a proper diagnosis by a true psychologist. Basing a diagnosis on stuff you've read online or just taking to a counselor isn't valid. Only a psychologist evaluation can determine if it is narcissism. Addiction or intimacy anorexia could be a part of the issue as well.

The profound information that you will learn in this DVD will help you fairly evaluate your specific situation for narcissism, which will help you develop a treatment plan to address the issue you are dealing with at its core. Having this clarity can help expedite the healing process for the sex addict, intimacy anorexic, and the spouse, as they are able to tackle the real issue at hand.

If you have the wrong diagnosis, you'll have the wrong treatment and the issue will never be resolved. Find out what the problem truly is, so that once it is taken care of, your life will be better.

For more information on Partner Betrayal Trauma®, go to https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma DVD, visit: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-dvd/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma book, visit:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-book/

You can join the PBT Facebook recovery groups as well:

https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/partner-betrayal-trauma-support-groups/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, https://www.drdougweiss.com/ or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected]

For over 30 years, Dr. Doug Weiss has helped thousands of couple with issues ranging from sex addiction to intimacy anorexia. In this video, Dr. Doug Weiss discusses the differences between Sexual Anorexia and Intimacy Anorexia.

If you're married and your spouse is withholding sex from you, that can be painful. While there are some similarities, Sexual Anorexia and Intimacy Anorexia are two different things. They can happen to either gender regardless.

Sexual Anorexia is mainly withholding sex from the partner. In the relationship, things are pretty much alright, but in the bedroom, you're alone. You feel unwanted, uncared for, and in pain from not being connected to them that way. This happens even if the individual has a sex addiction and is engaging in pornography, infidelity, etc.

Intimacy Anorexia is moreso about the intimacy and the avoidance/withholding of it. Specifically, it is the active withholding of spiritual, emotional, and sexual intimacy from a spouse. Everyone else thinks the man or woman is a wonderful person, but inside the marriage, their spouse feels alone, disconnected, unwanted and rejected in many areas. This pain inside the marriage is from the Intimacy Anorexia. The characteristics of intimacy anorexia are:

1. Busy - stays so busy that they have little time just for you but time for everything else

2. Blame - blames you on a regular basis for the problems in the marriage

3. Withholding Love - does not love you in the way you receive love or like to be loved (They know how by loving you to get out of trouble.)

4. Withholding praise - finds it very hard to praise you or do it very infrequently

5. Withholding spiritually - doesn't pray, connect or open up their heart spiritually to you

6. Withholds sex - is disconnected during sex or don't have sex with you for weeks, months or years

7. Feelings - is unwilling or unable to share their feelings with you

8. Anger or silence - maintains or creates distance to avoid being intimate

9. Criticism - is constantly critical with ongoing or ungrounded criticism

10. Money - limits or controls money from you

11. Roommate- they treat you not like a spouse but like a roommate (that’s how the relationship feels like)

Depression, low self-esteem, weight issues, and PTSD can result from experiencing Intimacy Anorexia from your spouse. However, there's hope for you. If this applies, you can get help with that and work through the healing of your neglect. We have counseling, groups, and resources for your availability. Your spouse can get better as well but even if they choose not to, you can start your next step.

If these aren't the answer, there can be other reasons why there's no sex in the marriage. The DVD Sexless and Married, along with our YouTube videos of the same name, contain these reasons and information regarding them:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/sexless-married-dvd/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoQAJVqvxAfjBgT1_3h2ZMyR3qMyXUZ1N

Visit https://intimacyanorexia.com/ for more information.

Also, we have a test you can take to determine if Intimacy Anorexia® is the issue in your marriage. Take the test here: https://intimacyanorexia.com/ia-test/

If you're the partner of an Intimacy Anorexic®, we call that Married and Alone. You can check out the series of books Dr. Weiss has written on that subject here:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-and-alone-set/

Married & Alone support group for female partners of male Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarriedandAlone/

Married & Alone support group for male partners of female Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

Married & Alone book and DVD:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-alone-book/

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-alone-dvd/

Buy the Pain for Love DVD here: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/pain-for-love-dvd/

For more information on Partner Betrayal Trauma®, go to https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma DVD, visit: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-dvd/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma book, visit:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-book/

You can join the PBT Facebook recovery groups as well:

https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/partner-betrayal-trauma-support-groups/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, www.drdougweiss.com or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected].

Get Your Copy Today: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/emotional-fitness-book/

Are you feeling emotionally drained, unable to really “feel” anything anymore? Do you have trouble dealing with the emotions that arise daily? In a world filled with stress and challenge, it’s easy to burn out or to feel as though you’re fighting every day for clarity. Everyone has feelings, yet nowhere in our culture do we get trained emotionally. Emotional wellness is your responsibility. In this 60-day challenge, Douglas Weiss, Ph.D., provides the strategies and roadmap to creating a more fulfilling life by mastering your emotions.

People have unlimited amounts of emotions, yet very few people know how to properly identify them, communicate them clearly, master control over them, and choose the emotions they display. In Emotional Fitness, you’ll gain the ability to:

-Manage and change your emotions at will (from negative to positive, chaotic to calm)

-Understanding emotions and what they are

-State and communicate your emotions respectfully

-Feel your emotions without fear

-Build successful relationships

You’ll learn through vivid imagery, stories, and specific strategies. As you read further, you’ll nod your head, wondering why you didn’t do this sooner. Learn the stories of others who have walked this journey, including what they did to find the true emotional version of themselves.

Over the course of 60 days, readers explore how to capture emotional fitness. You’ll learn who are you through your family and friendships and in your career. You’ll learn to capture these emotions and use them to create the life you desire. Once you reach emotional fitness, the world is yours to conquer!

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, https://www.drdougweiss.com/ or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected]

Dr. Doug Weiss, licensed psychologist and author, has helped thousands of couples deal with intimacy anorexia for over 30 years. In this video, the doctor discusses the defensive but controlling strategy known as D.A.R.V.O.

D.A.R.V.O is not only used in sex addiction, but also with intimacy anorexia. When you try to confront your significant other about their distance and withholding of intimacy (emotionally, spiritually, and sexually), it triggers a defensive response. They will deny their behavior and the issue all together. Instead, they attack you and accuse you of being critical and controlling. This causes the situation to be switched to where they are the victim and you are the offender. They make you seem like you’re the problem in the relationship and that they are good.

Being married or in a relationship with an intimacy anorexic isn’t easy. The intimacy anorexic is often emotionally immature and it is difficult for them to take responsibility, especially when they are flawed, when it wasn’t their best day or choice. Even if your partner is aware of the issue, it can be hard for them to deal with it.

When this blaming strategy comes up, stop talking to them immediately. They’re in an emotional state and they won’t listen. If you try to continue, you will be trapped in the quagmire and eaten up. Instead, get out of the situation and have them talk to someone else of the same gender.

Also, get support for yourself by making a phone call or connecting with a support group/individual for encouragement. People who can understand you, connect with you, and give you a moment of clarity.

Stay in reality. People who are intimacy anorexic can be healed. If they’re in recovery already, they will eventually come to their senses.

Don’t engage DARVO, take care of yourself, and get support.

Visit https://intimacyanorexia.com/ for more information.

Also, we have a test you can take to determine if Intimacy Anorexia® is the issue in your marriage. Take the test here:

https://intimacyanorexia.com/ia-test/

If you're the partner of an Intimacy Anorexic®, we call that Married and Alone. You can check out the series of books Dr. Weiss has written on that subject here:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-and-alone-set/

Married & Alone support group for female partners of male Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarriedandAlone/

Married & Alone support group for male partners of female Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

Buy the Pain for Love DVD here: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/pain-for-love-dvd/

For more information on Partner Betrayal Trauma®, go to https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma DVD, visit: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-dvd/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma book, visit:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-book/

You can join the PBT Facebook recovery groups as well:

https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/partner-betrayal-trauma-support-groups/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, www.drdougweiss.com or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected].

In this video, Dr. Doug Weiss goes over the characteristics of Intimacy Anorexia and the different resources we have to combat it.

Intimacy Anorexia is the active withholding of spiritual, emotional and sexual intimacy from a spouse. Everyone else can think the man or woman is a wonderful person, but inside the marriage, their spouse feels alone, disconnected, unwanted and rejected. This pain inside the marriage is from the Intimacy Anorexia. Here are several characteristics to tell if your spouse is intimacy anorexic:

1. Busy - stays so busy that they have little time just for you but time for everything else

2. Blame - blames you on a regular basis for the problems in the marriage

3. Withholding Love - does not love you in the way you receive love or like to be loved (They know how by loving you to get out of trouble.)

4. Withholding praise - finds it very hard to praise you or do it very infrequently

5. Withholding spiritually - doesn't pray, connect or open up their heart spiritually to you

6. Withholds sex - is disconnected during sex or don't have sex with you for weeks, months or years

7. Withholding Feelings - is unwilling or unable to share their feelings with you

8. Anger or silence - maintains or creates distance to avoid being intimate

9. Criticism - is constantly critical with ongoing or ungrounded criticism

10. Money - limits or controls money from you

11. Roommate- they treat you not like a spouse but like a roommate (that’s how the relationship feels like)

If you are the spouse of an Intimacy Anorexic, you are dealing with real pain and trauma from the lack of love and intimacy. The trauma of being married to an IA is the same as those who experience infidelity and sex addiction. Being subjected to negative memories and thoughts, feeling isolated and depressed, and lack of sex is quite degrading.

However, you are not alone in your struggle. There is hope to receive healing and for the two of you to get better. For over 30 years, Dr. Doug Weiss has been helping thousands of men and women heal and break free from the effects of intimacy anorexia. We have many different resources to help including books, DVDs, support groups, and counselors that can help guide you on the path to recovery and a better lifestyle.

Visit https://intimacyanorexia.com/ for more information.

Also, we have a test you can take to determine if Intimacy Anorexia® is the issue in your marriage. Take the test here:

https://intimacyanorexia.com/ia-test/

If you're the partner of an Intimacy Anorexic®, we call that Married and Alone. You can check out the series of books Dr. Weiss has written on that subject here:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-and-alone-set/

Married & Alone support group for female partners of male Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarriedandAlone/

Married & Alone support group for male partners of female Intimacy Anorexics:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

Buy the Pain for Love DVD here: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/pain-for-love-dvd/

For more information on Partner Betrayal Trauma®, go to https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma DVD, visit: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-dvd/

For the Partner Betrayal Trauma book, visit:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-book/

You can join the PBT Facebook recovery groups as well:

https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/partner-betrayal-trauma-support-groups/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, www.drdougweiss.com or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected].