Intimacy Anorexia Patterns

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Most individuals who do not struggle with intimacy anorexia recognize how little control they truly have over many aspects of their lives. They understand that controlling other people is unrealistic, especially when managing their own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors can be challenging enough. They do not place their confidence in the illusion of control or exhaust themselves trying to manage how others perceive them. For most people, attempting to control every circumstance, relationship, and impression would simply be overwhelming and exhausting.

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If you are not an intimacy anorexic, this particular trigger may be difficult to understand. As human beings, we are all flawed. We make mistakes, lack knowledge, hurt others, embarrass ourselves, and sometimes find ourselves confronted or exposed when those shortcomings become apparent. Most people recognize that imperfection is simply part of being human. However, for someone struggling with intimacy anorexia, maintaining the image of being good, capable, or without fault can become extremely important. When that carefully protected image is threatened and their flaws are exposed, it can trigger a pattern of intimacy anorexic withholding behaviors.

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Intimacy Anorexia Patterns #1

Intimacy anorexia is defined as the active withholding of emotional, spiritual, and sexual intimacy from a spouse. This pattern of withholding can become especially noticeable during moments when genuine closeness and connection seem possible.

Self Forgiveness

The Power of Self-Forgiveness: A Two-Chair Exercise

Stronger Together Series #21 - Lover Spouse

Lover -Spouse functions out of their heart. You might be in a desert in your marriage, but Jesus you can make it a garden. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together #20 - God As Father-In-Law

Would you want your child to marry someone who withholds, busy, blames, controls, how would you actually feel towards that person? Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together #19 - Intimacy Requires Trust

When you take responsibility for your behavior, it reveals who you truly are in marriage and true intimacy can occur. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #18 - Prayer Unlocks Intimacy

Prayer in marriage produces an intimacy that happens no other way. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together #17-Your Needs Matter

When we talk about needs, we have to realize that some people learn very young to shut down their needs and they carry this into marriage. God wants to meet our needs directly through people and through our marriages. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together #16-Change Requires Discipline

Anytime you want change you have to embrace discipline, that guarantee results. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #15-Healing A Broken Brain

Our brain makes us different, not just to sense, but also to feel. When your brain malfunctions, it will continue to malfunction until it is healed. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together #14-Love Requires Sacrifice

Lust is the desire to benefit self even at the expense of others, Love is the desire to benefit another even at the expense of yourself. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together #11-Spiritually Neglected

Withholding spiritually is another thing, and as believers, this is painful. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #10-Marriage is Hard Work

To the degree, that you work at the relationship, is to the degree. that you are going to have passion, and intimacy. When you stop pursuing each other, you stop meeting each others needs. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #9-Do You Feel Chased?

It's not uncommon for a a couple that I work with, where one person is doing 100 percent of the intiation, leaving the person doing the intiation feeling unchased. Everone deserves to be chased. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #8- Is Your Marriage Fruitful?

When your marriage shows fruit, your spouse feels nurtured and loved. When you withold they feel starved, unwanted and neglected. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #7- How to be Fearless

Secrets create fear and if a couple can have no secrets, you have no fear! Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #6- Hope for the Hopeless

Even when we are blindsided by difficulties in our marriage, every step you take towards your spouse is a step of faith. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #5 - Spiritually Neglected

Spiritual neglect is another form of intimacy anorexia. They can appear to be "Joe Christian" to everyone else but refuse to pray with their spouse. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Stronger Together Series #4- True Intimacy is Risky

Withholding True Intimacy in marriage is risky, but is necessary for your spouse to feel truly loved. Dr. Weiss has teamed up with Kingdom Works to bring to you Stronger Together: A Marriage Blueprint for Intimacy stay tuned for more video sneak peeks of this powerful series.

Respect

Respect is a core issue for men. Wives are told to respect their husbands, but honestly some men make that difficult. If you don’t keep your word, provide financially, keep up with home projects, pray with her, help around the house, and try to love her the way she wants to be loved, then it will be hard for her to respect you. Ask yourself if your behavior around the house and toward your wife is truly respectable. If the answer is no, you are creating a very difficult environment in which your wife is to respect you. You need respect; but if you are not giving respect by serving well, you are creating a wife who nags and criticizes, and you will feel less respected.