Tasks of Sexual Addiction Recovery Developed by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
“30 Tasks for Addiction Recovery”:
1. Break through denial.
2. Understand the nature of the illness.
3. Surrender to the Process.
4. Admit damage from behavior.
5. Establish Sobriety.
6. Ensure Physical Health/ Integrity.
7. Participate in a culture of support.
8. Reduce Shame.
9. Grief Losses.
10. Understand multiple addictions and sobriety.
11. Acknowledge cycles of abuse.
12. Bring closure and resolution to addiction shame.
13. Restore financial viability.
14. Restore meaningful work.
15. Create lifestyle balance.
16. Build supportive personal relationships.
17. Establish healthy exercise and nutrition patterns.
18. Restructure relationship with self.
19. Resolve original conflict wounds.
20. Restore healthy sexuality.
21. Involve family members in therapy.
22. Alter dysfunctional family relationships.
23. Commit to recovery for each family member.
24. Resolve issues with children.
25. Resolve issues with extended family.
26. Work through differentiation/healthy boundaries.
27. Recommit/commit to primary relationship.
28. Commit to coupleship.
29. Succeed in primary intimacy.
30. Develop a spiritual life.