#couples-therapy — Public Fediverse posts
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Paramount+ May 2026 Schedule: New Movies, TV Shows, & Sports
Link: https://film-book.com/paramount-may-2026-schedule-new-movies-tv-shows-sports/?fsp_sid=192141
#AmericanMusicAwards #BattlestarGalactica #caprica #CIA #CouplesTherapy #CriminalMindsEvolution #DMV #DuttonRanch #FridayNightLights #GeorgieandMandy’sFirstMarriage #Marshals #NCIS #NCISOrigins #NCISSydney #Paramount #RuPaul’sDragRaceAllStars #SkyMed #Survivor #TheChi #TheNeighborhood #Tracker #TylerPerry’sZatima #UFC #Watson
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Ich jetzt meine Beziehungsberatungs-Website übersetzt und freue mich über Anfragen und Weiterverbreitung
I have translated my relationship counseling website, look forward to enquiries and would be happy for people to spread the word
• Deutsch: katharina-debus.de/beziehungsb…
• English: katharina-debus.de/relationshi…Ich biete Beziehungsberatung in Berlin und online für alle Geschlechterkonstellationen und alle einvernehmlichen Lebensweisen, Beziehungsmodelle und Sexualitäten. Wichtig ist mir, nicht mit Schablonen einer ‚guten‘ oder ‚richtigen‘ Beziehung zu arbeiten – weder entlang gesamtgesellschaftlicher Normalitätsvorstellungen noch entlang von Community-Normen –, sondern Umgangsweisen zu entwickeln, die zu den beteiligten Menschen passen. Mein Ziel ist die Unterstützung hin zu Beziehungen, die allen Beteiligten guttun und auch mit Herausforderungen umgehen können. Dabei arbeite ich vielfaltsorientiert, diskriminierungsreflektiert und herrschaftskritisch/machtkritisch.
I offer relationship counseling in Berlin and online for all gender constellations and all consensual relationship models and sexualities. Rather than working with templates of ‘good’ or ‘right’ relationships—either based on societal or community norms—I aim to support you to co-create approaches that correspond to your individual wishes, needs, and boundaries. My goal is to assist in fostering relationships that are beneficial to all involved and can also handle challenges. In this process, I appreciate diversity and strive to take into account and mitigate effects of discrimination, inequality and power imbalances on relationships.
#Beziehungsberatung #RelationshipCounseling #paarberatung #Paartherapie #couples-counseling #couples-therapy #bedürfnisorientiert #GeschlechtlicheVielfalt #SexuelleVielfalt #RomantischeVielfalt #queerinklusiv #queersensibel #queer #Beziehungsvielfalt #genderdiversity #sexualdiversity #romanticdiversity #relationshipdiversity #vielfaltsorientiert #Polyamorie #polyamory #ethischeNichtmonogamie #EthicalNonMonogamy #kink-aware #kinksensibel #kinkinklusiv #kinkinclusive #infektionsschutzsensibel #CovidCautious #diskriminierungssensibel #transinklusiv #geschlechterreflektiert #herrschaftskritisch #machtkritisch
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4 Ways Porn Use is Shaped by Relationship Fears
Originally Published on December 30th, 2025 at 11:58 amBeyond Addiction
When we talk about porn use, the conversation often gets stuck in simple, black-and-white narratives of morality or addiction. We tend to focus on how much someone is watching, rather than asking a more fundamental question: why? While these discussions are common, they often miss a deeper, more nuanced psychological story that’s playing out behind our screens.
What if our relationship with pornography isn’t just a habit, but a reflection of our most basic patterns of connecting with other people? This is the central idea behind attachment theory. It suggests that our earliest bonds with caregivers shape how we approach intimacy, trust, and emotional closeness throughout our lives. These deep-seated patterns are known as our “attachment style.”
A recent systematic review of 10 scientific studies has begun to connect these dots. It’s uncovered surprising links between our attachment styles and our pornography habits.
This article explores the four most impactful takeaways from that research.
It reveals how our fundamental needs for connection, and our fears of rejection, can shape what happens when we’re alone with a screen.
1. For some men, porn use is linked to better relationship satisfaction
Attachment styles are patterns in how we connect with others, stemming from our early life experiences. “Anxious attachment” style, for example, creates a deep desire for intimacy but lives with a persistent fear of rejection or abandonment.
Counterintuitively, one major study reviewed by the researchers (Maas et al., 2018) found that for men with this anxious attachment style, porn use was actually associated with higher relationship satisfaction.
This finding becomes even more striking when contrasted with the results for women in the same study.
For anxiously attached women, porn use was associated with lower relationship satisfaction.
This sharp gender difference underscores a crucial point: the effects of pornography are not one-size-fits-all.
They are deeply intertwined with our individual psychology, our gender, and our attachment style. This suggests that for anxious men, pornography might act as a low-stakes supplement that doesn’t trigger their core fear of abandonment. Whereas, for anxious women, it may directly activate it.
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2. Problematic porn use can be a way to cope with a fear of real intimacy
The review highlights a powerful theme: for those with insecure attachment styles, pornography offers a sense of connection without the perceived risks of real-world emotional intimacy.
This is particularly true for individuals with an avoidant attachment style. They often fear being engulfed by a relationship and losing their independence. Research shows that for this group, addictive cybersex use can become a direct substitute for the emotional closeness they find threatening.
While both anxious and avoidant individuals may turn to pornography, their motivations often differ.
Someone with an avoidant style might use it to replace an intimacy they fear. However, someone with an anxious style might use it to soothe anxiety about a connection they crave.
In both cases, porn use can become a substitute for genuine connection when real relationships feel too overwhelming.
The review synthesizes this concept perfectly:
When people with insecure attachments use pornography to satisfy their relational needs of comfort, they engage in little or less emotional closeness and commitment, which allays their worries of abandonment and separation.
This reframes problematic use not merely as an addiction, but as a potentially maladaptive strategy for managing deep-seated relational fears of either being left alone or being consumed by another.
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3. For anxiously attached women, porn use is linked to body insecurity; specifically when they’re in a relationship
Another study in the review (Gerwitz-Meydan et al., 2021) uncovered a highly specific link for women with an anxious attachment style.
For these women, an association between their attachment style and porn use was found only if they were currently in a relationship. For single women with the same attachment style, there was no significant association.
The research identified a crucial factor driving this connection: body image self-consciousness. The study found that pornography use acted as a mediator between anxious attachment and body image issues.
In simple terms, this means that for anxiously attached women in a relationship, viewing pornography may trigger or intensify insecurities about their own bodies.
This, in turn, can activate their underlying attachment-related fears of being inadequate for their partner. Porn use directly threatens their sense of security and stoking their core fear of abandonment.
Do you believe you have an online pornography addiction? Take the free Cyber Pornography Addiction Test (CYPAT) and have the results to speak with your therapist.
4. There’s a psychological link between ADHD, both anxious and avoidant attachment, and compulsive porn use.
The review also sheds light on the intersection of attachment, neurodiversity, and pornography.
One study (Niazof et al., 2019) found that problematic pornography use in men with ADHD was linked to both anxious and avoidant attachment styles, but in different ways.
Higher levels of anxious attachment were linked to excessive pornography use, while avoidant attachment was associated with higher levels of problematic use.
The researchers point to a potential explanation for this link: the “incentive deficit” that is often a characteristic of ADHD.
This concept suggests that individuals with ADHD may be more drawn to highly stimulating, novel, and instantly gratifying behaviors. It helps ADHD porn users to compensate for a brain that may be under-stimulated by everyday rewards.
When combined with insecure attachment, this creates a potent mix.
For the anxiously attached man with ADHD, pornography might serve as an easily accessible tool to soothe relational anxiety.
For the avoidantly attached man with ADHD, it may be a compelling substitute for the real-world intimacy he fears. It fulfills a need for stimulation without triggering his fear of closeness.
Conclusion: Beyond How Much to Why
The research clearly shows that our relationship with pornography is more complex than self-control or moral standing.
It can be a powerful and often unconscious reflection of our deepest relational patterns. It reveals our unmet needs for connection, and our most profound fears of intimacy and rejection.
This perspective invites us to shift the conversation.
Instead of focusing solely on the behavior itself, perhaps the more important question to ask is: What deeper needs and fears is this behavior trying to meet?
Share how this post spoke to you, or about someone you love. Do you believe you use pornography to compensate for your attachment style? Why or why not?
Are you looking for more reputable data-backed information on sexual addiction? The Mitigation Aide Research Archive is an excellent source for executive summaries of research studies.
Have you found yourself in legal trouble due to your sexual behavior? Seek assistance before the court mandates it, with Sexual Addiction Treatment Services.
Do you feel your sexual behavior, or that of someone you love, is out of control? Consult with a professional.
#ADHDAndPornUse #anxiousAttachment #attachmentStyles #attachmentTheory #avoidantAttachment #bodyImageInsecurity #compulsivePornUse #couplesTherapy #cybersexAddiction #emotionalIntimacy #fearOfAbandonment #fearOfRejection #intimacyIssues #mentalHealth #pornUse #pornographyUse #problematicPornUse #relationalCoping #relationshipFears #relationshipSatisfaction #sexualHealth #shameAndSecrecy #trustAndConnection -
What if 4 sessions could accomplish 12 weeks of therapy progress?
Accelerated therapy: 3-hour intensive sessions for people who need breakthrough, not slow incremental change.
The research + who it's right for ↓
https://cerevity.com/3-hour-therapy-sessions-in-los-angeles-county-faster-results-deeper-healing/#AcceleratedTherapy #IntensiveTherapy #MentalHealth #LosAngeles #CouplesTherapy #TraumaTherapy #TherapyForProfessionals #TherapyWorks
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Köpte en månad Sky Showtime för 59:- för att kolla Couples Therapy. Det är alltså odramatiserad parterapi som filmas. Ja jag tycker det är kul 🤓
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Painful reading.
My first thought before reading the article was to wonder why on earth this couple had agreed to have their couples therapy televised.
Then I read that the couple made very little money, so the offer of a free sessions with a therapist who regularly charges $700 an hour must have been difficult to resist. As the husband/author writes, "I wanted to save my marriage. I was desperate for help."
I won't dissect the whole article but will instead note a couple of more general thoughts.
Much of the unhappiness in this marriage can be traced to the continual changes in residence, prompted in turn by scarce job prospects and insecurity in employment. One of the most ugly consequences of the neoliberal political economy pushed by "family values" conservatives is not just the wreckage of marriages by economic insecurity, but the insidious pressure on couples turn inwards and blame each other for problems generated by social forces.
Contra Margaret Thatcher, there IS such a thing as society, and a deeply inequitable society can warp intimate relationships and destroy families.
Fitting in horribly with this antisocial individualism is the deference accorded to "therapy" by so many Americans . All too often a mishmash of self help nostrums, poorly grounded popular psychology, and moralistic bullying is offered as a panacea to both individual and social problems.
Of course, psychotherapists have a legitimate function in modern society, but, in the US in particular, "therapy" has become something like a religion to a significant portion of the population. Consequently I often - as I do now - feel the stirrings of the functional equivalent of anticlericalism within my breast.
I am not recommending a turn to the "traditional" way of life advocated by conservatives. I would just plead for a turn to the social rather than the constant reduction of all problems to those of individual psychology.
Here, the combination of therapy with voyeuristic TV, itself a product of a ratings chase shaped by neoliberal values, turns out to be disastrous.
#CouplesTherapy #Therapy #Relationships #USCulture #Neoliberalism
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Dr. Orna Guralnik Reflects on the Ethics of Practicing ‘Couples Therapy’ on TV
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Following a 30% rise in viewership for Season 4, Showtime has renewed "Couples Therapy" for a fifth season.
#CouplesTherapy #SHOWTIME #ParamountPlus #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
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‘Couples Therapy’ Renewed For Season 5 By Showtime
#CancellationsandRenewals #News #CouplesTherapy #ParamountWithShowtime #Showtimehttps://deadline.com/2025/06/couples-therapy-renewed-season-showtime-1236425806/
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‘Couples Therapy’ Renewed for Season 5 at Showtime
#Variety #News #CouplesTherapy #ParamountWithShowtimehttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/couples-therapy-renewed-season-5-showtime-1236421252/
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Check out our latest post on @psychologytoday.com -- it's about the effectiveness of individual therapy and couples therapy in combination #couplestherapy #mentalhealth #tacos www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
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Check out our latest @psychologytoday.com article -- it's about the difference between how we treat our partners versus how we treat our children #mentalhealth #CouplesTherapy #tacos www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
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The latest excerpt from How to Win at Couples Therapy #htwact is up at @psychtoday.bsky.social -- Relationship Ruptures are inevitable; it's how we repair them that counts #couplestherapy #MentalHealth #tacos Rupture and Repair | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
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If you've never been to couples counseling before, you might not know what to expect.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AeEDx
#CouplesTherapy #Therapy #Counseling #Mentalhealth #CouplesTherapyChicago #Chicago #CouplesCounseling
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‘Couples Therapy’ Season 4 Part 2 Sets Release Date, Debuts New Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #CouplesTherapy #DocumentariestoWatch #Emmys #Paramounthttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/couples-therapy-season-4-part-2-trailer-release-date-1236368968/
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Check out this chapter from my new book How to Win at Couples Therapy, up on the wonderful @psychologytoday.com website -- and if you like it, check out the whole book on Amazon #couplestherapy #mentalhealth #tacos Relationship Tennis | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...
Relationship Tennis -
NEW STORY, for all you frustrated lovers out there. Bit stressed out? Impatient, quick to anger? This little charmer will take a bite out of all your troubles. EMOMO, by Liam Hogan.
https://fabulistmagazine.com/emomo/
#argument
#couplestherapy
#shortstory
#hedgehog
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Dancing Through Love: Exploring Culture-Based Couples Therapy
#CouplesTherapy #Mentalizing #CulturalUnderstanding #ReflectiveFunctioning #SharedIntentionality #LoveJourney #CognitiveEmpathy #Mindfulness #RelationshipGoals #PsychologyInLove #EmotionalConnection #CouplesGrowth #AdaptiveFlexibility #LoveAndPsychology #HealthyRelationships
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The Power of Emotional Contagion in Relationships: Understanding Shared Feelings
#EmotionalContagion #Relationships #CouplesTherapy #FamilyDynamics #EmotionalIntelligence #MentalHealth #EmotionalExhaustion #Neuroscience #Connection #Therapy #SharedEmotions #HealthyRelationships #Empathy #EmotionalWellbeing
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Emotional reactivity associated with better outcomes for new romantic couples https://www.psypost.org/emotional-reactivity-associated-with-better-outcomes-for-new-romantic-couples/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EmotionalIntelligence #RelationshipGoals #NewLove #CouplesTherapy #StressManagement
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Want less conflict in your relationship? Try this simple perspective shift https://www.psypost.org/want-less-conflict-in-your-relationship-try-this-simple-perspective-shift/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RelationshipGoals #MentalHealth #ConflictResolution #HealthyRelationships #CouplesTherapy
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Psychologists pinpoint a subtle sign of relationship quality https://www.psypost.org/psychologists-pinpoint-a-subtle-sign-of-relationship-quality/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RelationshipAdvice #Psychology #CouplesTherapy #EmotionalConnection #SmileSynchrony
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Does anybody really know what time it is?
My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #929 https://attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/01/my-entry-in-new-yorker-cartoon-caption_01316600095.html #MortGerberg #Clock #Psychotherapy #CouplesTherapy #TheNewYorker #Cartoon #CaptionContest -
U GOTTA PUT YO GUY IN A COLLAR SO U GOT A LEASH TO YANK WHEN HE TRY TO PLAY THE HALFWAY GAME WIT YOU.
WOMAN U GOTTA MAKE HIM YO DOG. MAKE HIM SAY "ARF ARF" AND MAKE HIM SHIT IN THE YARD, BUY A FURSUIT AND SEW IT ONTO HIM SO HE CAN'T TAKE IT OFF, CONTINUE UNTIL HE THIINK HE REALLY IS A DOG LIKE IN THE MOVIE TUSK.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET A MAN WHO WILL PROVIDE FO YO KIDS AND NOT CHEAT.
AMEN AMEN!!!
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My guilty pleasure is Hunter & Libby's channel. I swear I laugh my ass off at every vid then share it with the wifey.
"Things we NEVER say to eachother 🤣" - hunnaxlib
https://youtube.com/shorts/2328OsQakjg?si=ccXKow2tj6gQyLmF -
Exploring effects and experiences of #ketamine in group couples therapy (Cornfield, et al, 2024) https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/aop/article-10.1556-2054.2024.00302/article-10.1556-2054.2024.00302.xml on #couplestherapy #grouptherapy #imagotherapy #psychedelicmentalhealth #psychedelics #psychedelic -- Group therapy (with your partner / partners / family / chosen family) is sometimes more affordable than individual #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy Individual medical costs, but shared therapist time & protocol to address shared trauma practice collective #mentalhealth
