Intimacy anorexia, which is the active withholding emotionally, spiritually, and sexually from your significant other, can cause your spouse/partner to feel alone and disconnected.

You CAN overcome this withholding by following the 12 Steps recovery process as many others have done over the years. In this video, Dr. Doug Weiss, licensed psychologist and foremost expert of intimacy anorexia, walks you through Step Six of the journey.

Step Six states “we’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character”.

Recovery and healing are all about the removal of what doesn’t work in our lives anymore. Since you have completed Step Four and Five, surely plenty of things were revealed to you about what you need to get rid of! As you do each step, it returns a gift back to you, making you a better, stronger, and more vibrant individual in life.

In previous steps we discovered how we harmed ourselves and other people by acting out on our character defects. We learned about patterns in behavior and that we are likely to act the same way with the same defects over and over. This knowledge helped us to become ready to have these defects of character removed.

The sixth step can bring about significant and very noticeable change when it comes to the thought patterns and withholding behavior that has hurt our spouse. Change doesn’t happen overnight - It’s about making a commitment and being content with patient improvement.

Visit https://intimacyanorexia.com/ for more information about Intimacy Anorexia and to take a test you can take to determine if Intimacy Anorexia® is the issue in your marriage.

For information about Intimacy Anorexia support groups, go to: https://www.drdougweiss.com/intimacy-anorexia-group/

or call us at 719-278-3708

If you're the partner of an Intimacy Anorexic®, we call that Married and Alone. We have plenty of materials, as well as support groups.

For more information about our support groups regarding Intimacy Anorexia or being Married & Alone, go to:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/groups/

https://www.drdougweiss.com/facebook-groups/

The recommended materials mentioned in the video:

The Intimacy Anorexia® Steps Guide

Intimacy Anorexia book

Intimacy Anorexia DVD

Intimacy Anorexia® Workbook

Intimacy Anorexia Recovery Set

These can be purchased at: https://www.drdougweiss.com/store

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, 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]