A few years ago we (at PlaneTree Health Resource Center) were asked to research sex addiction and found little information on the subject. Out of the Shadows addresses this issue in a frank, readable, and compassionate manner, and brings into the open the problem of compulsive sexual behavior.
Author Patrick Carnes identifies three levels of sexual addiction and discusses the importance of family relationships in the development of the recovery from this compulsive behavior.
By using the 12 steps program of Alcoholics Anonymous, Carnes
gives hope and understanding to the 6-10 percent of us who suffer from this kind of addiction.