Sex / Pornography Addiction Support Group

Well, you accomplished two days...congratulations! Why do you want to quit? I think that's important.

Take some baby steps. The benefits of being porn and masturbation free are amazing and worth it. Here are some great steps that will help you:

1. Write down all the negative consequences you can think of that come because of porn. Do some research on this one. The bad outcomes of porn and masturbation are being recognized by science and by faith. Our minds try to rationalize the consequences away and this step will cut through the rationa"LIE"zations.

2. Write down all the positive consequences of living porn-free. This gives you hope and vision and lets you know what is out there for you.

3. Acknowledge every temptation that comes to you. Say out loud in your mind, "I want to view pornography" or "I want to masturbate" or both or whatever the urge is. Stephen Covey said, "If you try to kill a feeling, it struggles for life. If you let it live, it dies birthing." When you acknowledge, you take away a lot of its power.

4. Consciously choose the positive consequences you want. When you focus on the positive and the longer term vision and consequences you want, it has power to overcome the short-term desire for immediate gratification. It is critical to list all the positive consequences of being free of porn and masturbation

5. Write down the steps above so that each time a porn-viewing urge hits, you confront it directly by reading through the steps.

I'm sorry this is such a brief summary. If you are interested in the full program (14 steps and more detail about the steps), download the Kindle book, Power Over Pornography. It costs a little but is also made available free every month or so.