Change Your Brain Every Day Intimacy Anorexia: Are You Starving Your Relationship?
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Jun 23, 2025 
In this enlightening discussion, Doug Weiss, a licensed psychologist and director at Heart to Heart Counseling Center, sheds light on Intimacy Anorexia, a hidden condition silently affecting many relationships. He explores the emotional withdrawal that leads partners to feel isolated and offers insights into the pain caused by trauma and neglect. Doug shares practical strategies for healing and making meaningful connections again, emphasizing the journey from feeling like roommates to rebuilding intimacy and love.
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What Is Intimacy Anorexia?
- Intimacy Anorexia is the active withholding of spiritual, emotional, and physical intimacy from a spouse.
- This condition causes a spouse to feel alone and disconnected despite outward appearances of a good relationship.
Neglect Equals Betrayal Trauma
- Women starved of intimacy experience similar PTSD symptoms as women betrayed by cheating or sex addiction.
- Neglect in intimacy causes deep silent pain akin to trauma from betrayal.
Approach Intimacy Anorexia With Care
- If suspecting your spouse has intimacy anorexia, watch the educational video together.
- If they react with denial or anger, change is unlikely; if they accept it, healing is possible.