In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior [Paperback]

Patrick J. Carnes Ph.D. (Author), David L. Delmonico Ph.D. (Author), Elizabeth Griffin M.A. (Author), Joseph M. Moriarity (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2007

As Internet usage has exploded in recent years, so has the prevalence of compulsive online sexual behavior--a problem first addressed five years ago by Patrick Carnes and coauthors of the breakthrough book, In The Shadows of the Net. Updated with the latest information, trends, and developments, the second edition equips readers with specific strategies for recognizing and changing compulsive sexual behaviors. Personal stories reveal how desperate life can become for online sex addicts--divorce, career loss, and financial ruin are common outcomes. More importantly the authors set forth a path for breaking free from compulsive online sexual behavior and sustaining lifelong recovery.

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About the Author

Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D., is a nationally-known speaker on addiction and recovery issues. He is the author of Out of the Shaddows, Contrary to Love, A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps and Don't Call It Love. He is the clinical director for sexual disorder services at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona. Carnes is the editor-in-chief of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, the official journal of the National Council of Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity, an organization for which he also serves as a board member. He also serves on the national advisory board of the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders.

Elizabeth Griffen, M.A. is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 20 years of treating sexual disorders.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Hazelden; Second Edition edition (September 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592854788
• ISBN-13: 978-1592854783
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the Shadows of the Net, June 22, 2009

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Steven H. Plourde "pygmalion success" (Eureka, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior (Paperback)

very thorough treatment of cybersex and internet porn addiction with psychological & emotional etiology -- discusses the cunning, baffling, powerful addiction of the internet & its ease of access to pornographic sites & cybersex chat rooms -- carries through to the financial & interpersonal & legal expenses that may result from this addiction as well as destroyed families & lost employment

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in the Business, June 2, 2010

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This review is from: In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior (Paperback)

There is a reason Tiger Woods went to Patrick Carnes when he needed rehabilitation for his sexual addiction. This is a profession work with amazing personal stories by addicts. Having been to Gentle Path myself I can vouch that his approach really works. Head and Shoulders above the competition by a professional with 30 years of experience working with sex addicts and sexaholics.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Problem with an important study, November 17, 2010

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Richard Chung (West Covina, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior (Paperback)

I want to point out an important mistake in this book. On pages 15-16 the authors refer to a study by Al Cooper in which 9,265 Internet users admitted their use of the Internet for sexual pursuits. 6% of these users were shown to be compulsive viewers of sexual material. Later, the authors claim that 6% of ALL Internet users are compulsive viewers of sexual material: "6% of 148 million" people in the U.S. that use the Internet view pornography compulsively. They forget that in Cooper's study, 6% of the people who ADMITTED USING THE INTERNET FOR SEXUAL PURSUITS were compulsive, NOT 6% of EVERYONE who uses the Internet.

The numbers for porn addiction is high, but not that high.

Besides this error, the book is fine overall.