Sex / Pornography Addiction Support Group

Dahlia,

One way to know if you are indeed addicted is by going here:
http://www.sexhelp.com/am-i-a-sex-a... and see where you are in your addiction.

That site also has resources you can look at such as 12 step programs near your area to seek recovery and subsequent sobriety or you can go to Recovery Nation which is free and online.

As I told another member who posted the claim that she loved porn, I asked her if she really truly loved it or she thought she loved it because it made her feel good, (not in a life affirming way, mind you). That it would be akin to loving to smoke or love doing meth, that is engaging in a behavior that is extremely destructive cannot be called love because love is life affirming and positive. The two qualities that porn addiction has not, in the least.

As an aside, there are much healthier ways to explore your sexuality than porn because porn has built in device that permits escalation, and that is the most dangerous aspect of it, where whatever got you high before no longer does and you'll need more salacious images to get you high but the problem is that it's just like meth, the first high, was the first high, and after that no other high will be the same. So you'll keep trying to get it, to no avail.

Saying that you cannot help it will keep you enslaved to the addiction. It may feel that way, but in reality, you can help it and you can get out of it by seeking recovery. Words have power, so, when you speak be sure you say positive life affirming things about yourself and your world. As they say, as you think, so you shall be.

If you need further help, let us know, we are here to support each other.

Wolf

Nice site. Thanks.