Sex / Pornography Addiction Support Group

Dear folks,

Today we will be looking at another aspect of recovery which is choosing our company.

Here's your thought of the day,

"You don't need to let anyone into your life unless they come in with love and harmony."

Wayne Dyer

Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of recovery is being able to get emotional support from others, specially when the addiction is sexual in nature. People tend to be extremely judgmental on some sexual addictions while not supportive at all in other sexual addiction where it is expected to engage in it and to them it simply does not exist, as it is for porn addiction.

What this quote is basically saying that we need to choose our company wisely, again we hit that "Holy Grail" approach because more often than not, we feel extremely alone in our addiction but that lonely feeling can be reduced by choosing to only hang out with people who either "get us" or are simply compassionate towards us.

If they are not loving towards us, we need not to listen to them whatsoever. Even if they are our S.O.s But we also need to be loving towards ourselves and once we learn to do so, we can then weed out who is allowed in our circle and who is not, making our recovery less of a struggle.

When I say not even our S.O.s I do not mean it to act with hostility towards them. What I mean is that if that S.O. starts acting abusive or non supportive, we do not need to take any hostile comment to heart, we are not required to believe every hateful word they spew. That is what I mean.

Hugs,
Wolf
Posted on 06/21/12, 06:40 am