Recommended Books on Sex & Porn Addiction, Recovery and Betrayal Trauma

Reading books on sex and porn addiction is definitely worthwhile for sex and porn addicts and their wives, partners and families. Books provide valuable insights, strategies, and coping mechanisms for overcoming compulsive sexual behaviour. They can also help individuals understand the underlying causes of their addiction and provide guidance on how to make positive changes in their lives.

Additionally, reading books on sex and porn addiction can help individuals feel less alone in their struggles and provide a sense of support and encouragement. By learning from the experiences of others who have successfully overcome addiction, readers can feel inspired and motivated to work towards recovery.

Books on relationship recovery and betrayal trauma can offer guidance on understanding the underlying causes of addiction and betrayal, as well as tools for rebuilding trust and communication in relationships.

Books for Sex & Porn Addicts

  • Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction Book Cover

    Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction

    Patrick Carnes, PhD

  • The Green Book Book Cover

    The Green Book

    Sex Addicts Anonymous

  • Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction Book Cover

    Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction

    Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW

  • Answers in the Heart Book Cover

    Answers in the Heart

    Anonymous

  • Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book Book Cover

    Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book

    Alcoholics Anonymous World Services

  • Don’t Call It Love - Recovery from Sexual Addiction Book Cover

    Don’t Call It Love - Recovery from Sexual Addiction

    Patrick Carnes, PhD

  • Always Turned on: Sex Addiction in the Digital Age Book Cover

    Always Turned on: Sex Addiction in the Digital Age

    Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW

  • Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction Book Cover

    Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction

    Paula Hall

  • A Gentle Path Through The Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery Book Cover

    A Gentle Path Through The Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery

    Patrick Carnes, PHD

  • Recovery Zone: Volume 1: Making Changes That Last: the Internal Tasks Book Cover

    Recovery Zone: Volume 1: Making Changes That Last: the Internal Tasks

    Patrick Carnes, PhD

  • Recovery Zone, Volume 2: Achieving Balance in Your Life: The External Tasks Book Cover

    Recovery Zone, Volume 2: Achieving Balance in Your Life: The External Tasks

    Patrick Carnes, PhD

  • Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery Book Cover

    Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery

    Patrick Carnes, PhD

Books for the Spouses and Partners

of Sex & Porn Addicts

  • Back From Betrayal: Recovering from the Trauma of Infidelity Book Cover

    Back From Betrayal: Recovering from the Trauma of Infidelity

    Jennifer P. Schneider M.D.

  • Sex Addiction: A Guide for Couples and Those Who Help Them Book Cover

    Sex Addiction: A Guide for Couples and Those Who Help Them

    Paula Hall

  • Sex Addiction: The Partner's Perspective Book Cover

    Sex Addiction: The Partner's Perspective

    Paula Hall

  • Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal Book Cover

    Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal

    Barbara Steffens & Marsha Means

  • Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency Book Cover

    Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency

    Robert Weiss, PhD ,MSW

Books for Healing Relationships

  • Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating Book Cover

    Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating

    Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW

  • Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal Book Cover

    Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal

    Carol Juergensen Sheets, Allan J. Katz, Chris Bordey

  • Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back Book Cover

    Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back

    Stephen Arterburn, Jason B. Martinkus

Gender Specific Sex & Porn Addiction Books

  • Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men Book Cover

    Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men

    Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW

  • Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction Book Cover

    Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction

    Erica Garza

  • No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction Book Cover

    No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction

    Marnie C. Ferree

  • Lust, Men, and Meth: A Gay Man's Guide to Sex and Recovery Book Cover

    Lust, Men, and Meth: A Gay Man's Guide to Sex and Recovery

    David Michael Fawcett

  • Naked in Public: A Memoir of Recovery From Sex Addiction and Other Temporary Insanities

    Staci Sprout

Religious Focused Sex & Porn Addiction Books

  • Out of the Doghouse for Christian Men Book Cover

    Out of the Doghouse for Christian Men: A Redemptive Guide for Men Caught Cheating

    Robert Weiss, Marnie Ferree

  • Ashamed No More Book Cover

    Ashamed No More: A Pastor's Journey Through Sex Addiction

    T. C. Ryan

Books about Addiction in General

  • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Book Cover

    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

    Dr Anna Lembke

  • Addict America: The Lost Connection Book Cover

    Addict America: The Lost Connection

    Dr. Carol Clark

  • The Fix Book Cover

    The Fix: How Addiction Is Invading Our Lives and Taking Over Our World

    Damian Thompson

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.”

— Martin Luther King