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Chakra One – Creating and Maintaining Health!

May 9, 2018 by @candesscampbell

This morning as I was walking Angelo along the river I was listening to Caroline Myss’s Energy Anatomy Audio on my iPhone. She is one of my favorite teachers and I love her work.

As I manage my CFS, in addition to balancing my life, I am also journaling and understanding how I created this illness and how to heal and return to a life of health. I’ll share more about this after I share Caroline’s perspective.

Now from Caroline Myss –

Where does Chronic Fatigue Syndrome come from? Chronic Fatigue is an immune disorder. Your immune system is connected to your First chakra primary, so when you think of an immune disorder I want you to go into your first chakra and think your first chakra connects you to how safe you feel in the physical world, how able you are to protect yourself.

Your first chakra is like your mote around a castle. If you feel safe, if you feel able to handle yourself in a physical situation, your immune system is going to be fairly functional. What weakens your immune system is some version of a first chakra disorder. Either you’re going to feel very vulnerable socially, very vulnerable being able to take care of yourself economically, vulnerable within your family or you will be within another tribe, your work tribe.

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So what happens is they think they can do everything. They think they can be everywhere and they have this image that they are not allowed to rest or run out of energy and what’s really happening is that so much of their energy is going out of their circuits that they are connecting to more people and more projects that they can be energetically connected to.

 And so their immune system begins to weaken, because they simply haven’t gotten enough energy to run their biology. They are financing people with their energy more than they can, or projects. They are too many places simultaneously.

 If you imagine that every person or every thing you are connected to energetically represents a place where you are simultaneously and one day you said, where am I today and you followed your thoughts.  You thought part of me is wishing I was on the east coast, part of me is back in London, part of me is with my boyfriend, part of me is there, part of me is there. Part of me is in my childhood processing how come I didn’t get enough brownies, part of me is wondering have come I don’t have thick gorgeous hair. Part of me is here and part of me is there.

 

As humorous as this might sound, I’m telling you, you recognize that you are in as many places as your emotional energy takes you. Do you understand what I am saying? You are financing all of these places.

Remember what the truth of the Seventh Chakra is Be Here Now.

Live in the present moment. 

The way Caroline explains your energy system is amazing.

When you find that you are “financing” too many people and projects you’re your energy necessary to run your own energetic system, I hope this will remind you to receive, rest and give yourself permission to just BE!

If you want to join me in exploring health related to the chakras, I have Soul Stems relating to each chakra and a health section in my book Live Intuitively: Journal the Wisdom of your Soul.

You can find the Soul Stem process to be helpful. Here are some Soul Stems to start with that are related to your health and the First Chakra.

This year I will improve my health by . . .

I get frustrated with myself when I continue to . . .

My health is so much better since I . . .

I have always been afraid of getting . . .

I take better care of my health when I am with . . .

If you get the book, be sure to join the Live Intuitively Souls FaceBook Group!

The Damsel Archetype . . . Oh My!

November 7, 2017 by @candesscampbell

I was delighted to hear from some of my readers when I posted the last blog. They asked about the connection of emotions to illness. Although there is a vulnerability about sharing this story, it is how I have taught for many years. I tend to learn and then teach from my experience.

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I hope you find something helpful in this story and please share your thoughts.

 

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Being the Pole

October 11, 2017 by @candesscampbell

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.
― Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life 

Relationships are fluid and changing all the time. Learning to communicate is often challenging.  In this video I teach you to “Be the Pole.”  It is a great way to stay stable when you have a partner that is either reactive or continually changing their minds.  This is great for spouses, partners and even adolescents. It reduces stress and you can give up this pattern that tears at the fabric of your relationship.

 

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Grounding and Running Earth Energy

June 21, 2017 by @candesscampbell

In the second of a series of videos teaching you Self-Healing Tools, I’ll teach you the next step in Grounding. You can also enjoy Running your Earth Energy and Neutrality.

So often we witness events around us and we become reactive. Whether it be in your family, neighborhood, city or country, when there is nothing you can do about a situation, practicing these Self-Healing Tools can make a big difference in your stress level and piece of mind.

 

This information comes from the work of Mary Ellen Flora and the Church of Divine Man.

If you struggle with Depression or Anxiety – this book is full of stories and tools that may help!

12 Weeks to Self-Healing: Transforming Pain through Energy Medicine

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An Incredible Exchange of Love

May 24, 2017 by @candesscampbell

It was a long, snowy winter for many of us in the northern US and spring is a welcome change! I found myself sedentary and isolating, with the exception of my twice weekly jaunts to Spokanimal to cuddle and walk dogs. Having Domingo move to Dog Heaven in July 2016, my mantra has been “I’m not ready,” as I showed up week after week.

Domingo

It reminds me of the Three Bears story. There were several dogs I fell in love with but they were not just right.

In an intuitive image, I saw the dog that was coming into my life, but images are not always clear. I knew the dog would be light colored, with some curl to his hair and would barely shed. I talked to friends about Labradoodles and other dogs that may look like this. I actually ended up adopting a poodle, but Quinn and I were not a good fit, so I returned him so he was able to find his true home. I was on the right intuitive track, but he was not the right choice.

And then I found Gummidge.  Not sure where the name came from but I found it is the name of a Scarecrow Character in an English Fairy tale.

 

Before Photo of Gummidge

 

I walked and cuddled Gummidge and I knew he was an Angel. I wanted to take him immediately, but had to get back to work and I also like to “sleep on things.” I pondered his name and decided I would keep Gummidge out of respect for him and add Angelo. Gummidge Angelo. We’ll call him Angel!

On the way home from Spokanimal!

Wednesday morning I was there as soon as the shelter opened and we became family! I loved having him with me in the car (and yes I do use a halter.)

A new home for Gummidge Angelo “Angel”

Immediately I was happier and had more energy. The next morning he walked me for 40 minutes and continues to walk me every morning for about an hour. The love energy exchange has been so healing. I realized with Domingo my previous dog, that it is the need to love something, to be other centered that is so healing. Not only that. When you have a companion that loves unconditionally, especially if you work helping others, or don’t have adequate family support; it can be amazing!

The infamous River Walk

Even my BFF Cheyenne energetically read my heart telling me about the increase in vibrational energy since Angel and I chose each other.  He loves sitting at my feet in my office when I am working! I love it too!

[clickToTweet tweet=”Thank God for these gentle Angels who bring such joy you our lives.” quote=”Thank God for these gentle Angels who bring such joy you our lives.”]

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Is Trump a Sex Addict?

October 12, 2016 by @candesscampbell

However you lean politically, the media is clearly bringing to the surface an issue that affects a large population in our country – Sex Addiction!

CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and others are all playing over and over the Access Hollywood video by Billy Bush where Trump showed his cards in how he thinks about and treats women.

With the accessibility of stimulation through the Internet and mobile phones, sexual addiction has come to the forefront. Celebrities behaviors are also being recorded and shared in public. In my private practice as a mental health and addictions counselor, more and more clients are showing up who need help from this addiction. Whether it be prostitution, pornography or chronic masturbation, it can wreak havoc in their lives and the lives of those they love. In response to this, the treatment community has begun to use sexual addiction assessments along with alcohol and drug assessments.

Working as a chemical dependency counselor at a Federal prison camp in the mid-1990s, during the “war on drugs,” we began assessing for childhood sexual abuse and past sexual abuse. Nearly all of the female clients had been sexually abused. Some of the men said yes, but I suspect even with the promise of confidentially, they did not admit to this. Many who have been abused don’t remember, but issues show up later in their lives in relationship.

Most of my clients who were diagnosed as sex addicts had been women and men who had a history of past sexual abuse and at some level attempted to find balance and healing, but instead found themselves in relationships where they became sexually addicted and often exploited. Some went on to be sex offenders. One example is a past client I counseled. He had been abused by his older brother and then went on to sexually abuse his nephew.

A leader in the field of Sexual Addition treatment is Douglas Weiss, PhD. This article summarizes the 6 Types of Sexual Addicts, a model he developed, which became the standard used to certify Sexual Recovery Therapists by the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy.

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Six Types of Sexual Addicts

1. Biological Sexual Addict

Weiss states this is the most common sex addict. Basically the behavior is “ring the bell, feed the dog, ring the bell, feed the dog” like Pavlov’s conditioning. What happens is during orgasm; the endorphins that are released create an attachment to what is happening at the time. So whether this is a real or imaged person, the chemical release in the brain creates a bond. These endorphins, “almost four times as strong as morphine,” are the highest chemical reward the brain can come by, legally. Therefore, “your brain literally glues to, hungers for, craves, and wants to repeat that activity again.”

Weiss states that the Biological Sex Addict probably represents less than 15% of all sexual addicts, and is the baseline of all the sexual addictions. Most also have components of the other five types.

In my own counseling practice, many of my female clients who have a history of sexual abuse fall for his type of addict. They become the sexual object for them.

2. Psychological Sexual Addict

This person is often the one who has experienced emotional or physical abuse in his life. Due to the lack of love, touch, or security, as a child he sets up a fantasy life. This sense of neglect can carry on into adulthood and when his needs are not met at home, he creates a fantasy world where he feels adored, worshiped, and desired. This is the man who fantasizes he is the best, the biggest, the greatest, etc. If he has been dominated in his life he may fantasize as being the one who is dominating.

In his psychological fantasy, he feels sexually powerful, loved and wanted. In his imagination, he doesn’t have to deal with real women who may say no, ask him for commitment, ask for help with the housework or ask for emotional intimacy. Once this fantasy is paired with the powerful chemical endorphins, he is hooked.

3. Spiritual Based Sexual Addict

Similar to the psychological sexual addict, this addict is looking for a connection. There is a strong desire for a spiritual connection. They look to find it within their sexual addiction. In this case, once they have a spiritual experience through a religious encounter, an experience with Jesus or another guide or Guru, the sexual addiction stops. “Their sexual addiction just plain stops, because that’s where the origin of the ache or the need was for the individual.” These people rarely get help within the clinical community.

4. Trauma Based Sexual Addict

The trauma based sexual addict is the client I have most experience with. In this case, he or she has experienced sexual trauma, most likely as a child or adolescent. These clients go on to mirror their trauma in their relationships. For example a young girl who was sexually abused by an older uncle may end up in relationship after relationship with older men. She may despise herself for this, but continue the behavior and recreate the shame. A woman who has been physically abused in conjunction with a sexual trauma may act out being abused in the sexual act in order to be satisfied and make attempt after attempt to find the right partner, shaming herself all the way. She becomes a sexual addict that is also the sexual object of another addict.

5. Intimacy Anorexic

Although a separate issue from sexual addiction, Weiss states intimacy anorexia affects around 29% of sex addicts. Generally, the anorexic behavior is related to “sex addiction, sexual trauma, neglect in the family and cross gender attachment disorder.” There also may be related to other co-occurring disorders. Weiss describes intimacy anorexia as when a “spouse intentionally withholds emotional, spiritual and sexual intimacy.” They may control through silence, anger, or withholding money. They blame their spouse, withhold love, tend to be critical, and are unwilling to talk about their feelings. This is a difficult situation for the addict because as they are working on their own recovery, whether it be abstaining from prostitutes, masturbation, or pornography, they also need to learn to move toward their spouse or partner and re-create a healthy relationship. They have to learn to feel and communicate their feelings.

6. Mood Disorder

Sexual addicts who also have a mood disorder are another type of sex addict. Weiss shared about clients who were bipolar or had cyclothymic disorder and were medicating the imbalance neurologically through the ejaculation response. Until the medication was adjusted properly, they continued to relapse.

When you hear the term sexual addict, it may conjure up an image of someone being sexual, playful and having fun. The truth is the very opposite. Although the sexual thoughts and behavior may start that way, as in any addiction, the person loses control and their life spirals downward. Sexual addicts generally have low self-esteem and believe no one will love them as they are. They lack emotional intimacy and are continually pre-occupied with sex and sexual fantasies. They feel out of control and experience mood swings. They are filled with feelings of guilt and shame.

You may wonder, how sexual addiction is different from normal sexual behavior.

Weiss explains, “in a normal situation, a person is having sex inside a relationship context. He/she is gluing to the person, the eyes, and the soul of the person he/she is being sexual with.” This is different than having the object of sexual fulfillment being images that do not respond. Addiction creates lack of control, shame, and self-loathing and destroys relationships.

As with all addictions, recovery is a one-day at a time process. Interventions and treatment planning is different for each specific person. Most often when one is treated for sexual addition, the chances of recovery are better when their spouse or partner is involved.

In addition to treatment centers like the Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Dr. Weiss is the Executive Director, there are also 12 Step Programs such as Sex Addicts Anonymous. https://saa-recovery.org/ There are several other similar programs that provide help.

The Six Types of Sexual Addicts information came from a written interview of Dr. Weiss by Barbara Alexander and my email communication with him.

Douglas Weiss, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center and the author of The Final Freedom: Pioneering Sexual Addiction Recovery (Discovery Press, 2008).

This article was published in part earlier in Live Encounters Magazine. http://liveencounters.net/january-2014/06-june-2014/dr-candess-m-campbell-sexual-addiction/

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