2. Let your partner listen to others.
I’ve often found “indirect” resources to be really helpful. Many addicts can start to “get it” as they hear the words of others. When they hear the words of other partners in a non-threatened state they can better gain empathy for their own partner’s pain.
Wendy Conquest has a great book of letters that helps addicts gain empathy: Letters to a Sex Addict.
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