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Can My Children Inherit This Addiction Disease?

Can My Children Inherit This Addiction Disease?

FromOvercoming Betrayal & Addiction


Can My Children Inherit This Addiction Disease?

FromOvercoming Betrayal & Addiction

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Rob and Tami talk about whether your children can become addicts if there’s been generational evidence that addiction and disorders run in the family lineage. The listener also asks if it makes sense to Dr. Rob and Tami to disclose their spouse’s addiction to their grown children to warn them about this disease being hereditary. This can be a bit of a complicated question to answer, but Dr. Rob and Tami do a deep dive into ways to approach this subject.   TAKEAWAYS: [:30] I want to help him heal, but I can’t help him take the next steps. What should I do? [3:40] You need to set boundaries between yourself and your loved one. [7:40] My addict had a slip and I’m super angry, but are these slips a good thing? [10:40] It’s your job to be hurt and angry! However, there is a silver lining. [13:20] It’s up to them to stay sober. You did nothing wrong. [14:45] He keeps disclosing things I don’t want to know about. How do I make him stop? [19:45] Will my children inherit this disease? Should I tell them? [25:10] Dr. Rob wished one of his parents owned up to their screwed-up mistakes when he was younger.   RESOURCES: Seekingintegrity.com Email Tami: Tami@Seekingintegrity.com Sexandrelationshiphealing.com Intherooms.com Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating, by Robert Weiss Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency, by Robert Weiss Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction, by Robert Weiss Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men, by Robert Weiss  
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Overcoming Betrayal and Addiction podcast, featuring Dr. Rob Weiss and Tami VerHelst, presents a conversational Q&A style discussion drawn from listener questions about sex and porn addictions, infidelity, cheating, and hard work required to heal relationship betrayal. Dr. Rob and Tami are very good at engaging people struggling with painful life issues in a useful, respectful way. They also invite you to join them on their live weekly webinar (Mondays, 5 p.m. Pacific at https://bit.ly/DrRobandTami), where they answer questions live Dr. Rob is Chief Clinical Officer for Seeking integrity Treatment Centers. He is a 25-year licensed therapist, a PhD sexologist, and author Sex Addiction 101, Prodependence, and Out of the Doghouse, among other books. Tami is Chief Relationships Officer for Seeking Integrity LLC. Tami brings over 30 years of personal addiction knowledge, helping supply struggling individuals and couples with the resources and direction they need to heal.