The Anatomy of Disclosure: Breaking the News of Sex Addiction to a Spouse or Partner
By Marty Simpson Revell, MA, CSAT-2
Addiction Specialist, Sexual Recovery Institute
Though a sex addict may want to withhold information from his partner in order to avoid hurting her, omitting certain facts can be more damaging than telling hurtful information. For some sex addicts and their spouses or partners, disclosure is an important part of the healing process, but if not handled with the help of therapeutic professionals and timed correctly, coming forward can actually make matters worse.