A Light in the Dark: The Hidden Legacy of Adult Children of Sex Addicts
A Light in the Dark
by Kenneth M. Adams
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0757324657 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 6.79 MB
by Kenneth M. Adams
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0757324657 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 6.79 MB
A groundbreaking book detailing the unique issues experienced by adult children who grew up with a sexually addicted parent, and offering a path to unburden their shameful legacy and embrace sexuality and intimacy without the intrusion or constraints from the past.
Adult children who grew up with a parent who had a sexual addiction are left confused, ashamed, and mistrustful regarding the feelings and boundaries surrounding sex, love, and intimacy. Due to the inappropriate sexual behavior of one parent, and the subsequent impact of betrayal on the other parent, these adults carry sexual secrets, have divided loyalties, and are often caught in the middle of their parents' struggles. Having witnessed (or known of) affairs, walked in on a parent masturbating or viewing pornography, received extreme or shameful messages regarding sexuality or gender, experienced sexualized remarks about their bodies, been neglected as a result of the addiction, or were modeled extreme moral…