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A Woman asked: After being married for 2 years, I found gay hookup apps on my husband's phone. This was tremendously shocking and heartbreaking. We are dealing with it well but I feel totally tricked (into marriage) and betrayed. Also, my brother had known this whole time, as well as another guy-...

Question: I am currently struggling with lust and addiction. Not recovery, but continuously struggling. Some days are better then others. I need to work on myself and I know I have the wrong train of thought, but I am hoping that marriage will help change some of that lust into true feelings and ...

Answer: We sent your question to Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski (author of over 60 books on psychology), and also discussed it with some of the experts on our team. We feel that you will need to choose between two options, depending on the type of relationship you have with your father. You must belie...

Dear Rabbi Twerski, A woman called that she found out her father was using escort services and the like. ;I offered to send the father an e-mail telling him that someone in the family was concerned about him and wanted him to know about GYE and SA 12-Step groups. ; She is a nurse, however, and sh...

Listen to Rabbi Abraham Twerski, who is a world expert on addictions, answer the question at ;this link ;(32 minutes and 12 seconds into the talk). ; Here is a transcript: ; First of all, the question is, what is the definition of addiction? I don't think we have a good definition of an addict....

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Twerski wrote to GYE: ; Dear Yakov: A wife said that Elya Katz recommends a week of intensive therapy at a rehab. Her husband's addiction is to porn and masturbation. Is this advisable/necessary? Twerski ; We responded: ; I believe I know who the Rav is talking about. I sp...

Dear R' Twerski, Lately we have been having some machlokes on ;GYE regarding what advice to give wives who discovered that their husbands are addicts and the husbands are not motivated to get help. One view claims it's best that the wife "force" the husband to get help in any way possible, includ...

A women wrote us: Good evening, I am writing to you for some advice and I hope you can help me. ; Some background first: My husband and I have been married for almost three years. ; We have one baby. ; ;A little more than ;a year ago, out of the blue, I decided to check website reports that t...

I think I have a bit of a dif. problem then a bunch of u guys… I’m a 19 year old kid and always have a smile on my face and just love speaking to people, and for some reason, it just gets me into major trouble, I mean MAJOR! I have a laptop in yeshiva and don’t feel an urge to watch inapproriate ...

Check out ;this interesting article from the English Hamodia section called "Seeking Solutions". In this feature, readers send in their questions and the renowned psychiatrist, author and Torah Scholar Rabbi Avraham Twerski attempts to answer. ; For more on internet addiction from Rabbi Twerski,...