Do you ever reflect on the value of Godly healthy sexuality? How does one put a price tag on the soul, relationship with God and each other? Here are some interesting stats on the cost of unhealthy sexuality and the connecting addictions. Let’s look first at lost productivity. You know, like non productive work, health care costs, sick days due to acting out. According to a 2007 study addictions cost our economy 193 billion dollars a year. On average that’s over 3 billion dollars for every state in the union. What about relationships? The average cost of a trial divorce is 19,600 dollars. If a divorcing couple can pull it together and settle out of court, the average cost is 14,500 dollars for out of court settlement. General wisdom for the treatment of sex addiction is 3-5 years of group work including 60 individual counseling sessions with a therapist. This is less than half the cost of a divorce settling out of court and 3 times less than going to trial. Therapist led treatment for Sex Addiction will save you a fortune in lost productivity and court costs. The value of the soul? Priceless. Addiction costs the us 193 billion a year according to a 2007 study. https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ondcp/Fact_Sheets/effects_of_drugs_on_economy_jw_5-24-11_0.pdf Not surprisingly, the more issues that went to trial, the more the divorce cost. The consumers who went to trial on any issue in their case reported spending an average of $19,600 in costs, including $15,800 for attorney’s fees. In contrast, costs went down for those who were able to settle their cases; consumers who settled all of their issues reported spending an average of $14,500, including $12,200 on attorney’s fees. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/ctp/cost-of-divorce.html