Faithful and True

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Summary: Psycology and Christianity don't mix
Review: After reading intenty through out this entire book, I found it offered nothing in the way of concrete practical help. It covers a broad area with very little depth. Much in the form of why this problem occurs, but very little on the how to put an end to it, other than costly treatment methods. This book is catered more to the extreme addict, who would be better off by getting that expensive treatment rather than reading this book, which would only tell that person to get it anyway. For the average man who wasn't severly abused or emotionally damaged, but does have a problem with fractional sexaul addiction (80% of men out there), i,e: porn,extra marital affairs, this is not the book for you. It is built on man made psycology rather than sound biblical prinicipals despite the sparse sprinlking of verses throughout.

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Summary: Excellent book; Solid Spiritually and Psychologically
Review: Excellent book with solid Spiritual and Psychological foundations. The work book that can be bought separately is a very good tool for recovery as well. This book gives the process and the thoughts behind the process of healing from a sexual addiction.

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Summary: Only a recovering Sex Addict can give a real evaluation
Review: Excellent book. Great introduction for the church about sexual addiction. No one book will have the answers. Beware of people who have not walked in the shoes of a recovering sex addict and attempt to evaluate a solution. If you are a sex addict, sex victim or just one interested in sexual addiction, read- read - read and visit a 12-step group for the addict, co-addict and victims. The solution is always the same for any addiction: a connection with a Higher Power of your understanding!

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Summary: Only a recovering Sex Addict can give a real evaluation
Review: Excellent book. Great introduction for the church about sexual addiction. No one book will have the answers. Beware of people who have not walked in the shoes of a recovering sex addict and attempt to evaluate a solution. If you are a sex addict, sex victim or just one interested in sexual addiction, read- read - read and visit a 12-step group for the addict, co-addict and victims. The solution is always the same for any addiction: a connection with a Higher Power of your understanding!

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Summary: Faithful and True
Review: This book written about sex addiction from a christian perspective is excellent!It explains boundries and using the 12 step recovery process in an easy to understand format.Written by a former pastor,this book is a wonderful tool for recovery for both the christian and non-christian.

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Summary: Faithful and True: Sexual Integrity in a Fallen World
Review: This is a small book, that enclosed a lot information about the begining of adictions, also talks about the reasons for what people are changing religions. Is very important to mention, one of the big problems of the sexual addictions. In one of the chapters Laaser said that the sexual addict could been abused when they were babies and could been by his or her mother when she was chabging the pampers, or the mother played with the genitals, in the majority of cases this happens with boys. The sexual addict fulfill his emptyness with sex, drugs or alcohol or even going to church more often. Laaser include graphics in his book, where he explains in one cycle the reasons for sexual addictions. I understand this book very well, because I had the opportunity to take a class with Patrick Carness and he explained briefly the content of this book, used as text for the class at University of California Riverside Extension, How to Diagnose Addictions. Using the examples of Carness based in the book Faithful and True, I had the opportunity to diagnose one of my friends who was abandoned by his parents when he was a kid. His father moved from El Salvador to the United States and his mother devoted her life to the church after she changed her religion forgetting about her family. This is based on an example of Laaser about reason to cover up the sexual needs . This is a very good book, talks about the The Faithful and The Truth of this fallen world, I higly recommend this book to every body who has any addictions or he or she thinks is addicted to sex. Recognizing the addiction is the first step for the cure and learn to live with the addiction and Laaser gives plenty of examples for a new lifestyle.

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Summary: Again, Psychology and the Bible don't Mix.
Review: This is an attempt to wed psychology and the Bible, and even incorporate the 12 Step program which is a dubious program at best, if not inspired only by two men who got their theories from somewhere other than God. Don't waste your time.