Alcohol Recovery Without 12 Steps Community Group
This group was created to explore various recovery paths for Alcoholism. We generally chose to explore paths outside of the AA model, or ones which incorporate, but are not limited to AA. Anyone wanting to learn and explore how to become free from alcohol addiction are welcome. Our main goal is to support each other with compassion and decency, while remaining open minded...
by the grace of God I am 22 months sober today. I just realized that I have developed a porn/masturbation and coffee addiction. Just deleted around 1terabyte of porn from my computer...
I have around 12 cups of black coffee a day.... Plan to cut down now.
Rest is fine. Running my multimedia company, hiring some employees next week... and have become a Power Yoga instructor. I will start taking classes soon...
Just wanted to know if anyone else developed porn or coffee addiction after becoming sober. I think i am using it (porn and masturbation) to overcome some sort of inner anxiety... Should I go for professional help or try on my own first?
But I am happy that I understood my problem with porn today. I have accepted it as an addiction. I was in denial till now in the sense that I used to justify that all guys view porn... Its like saying everyone drinks so what if I drink!! But I have realized that I am using porn & masturbation as an anxiety relief tool. I have a steady girlfriend who knows about this and has called me a psycho many times. Now after masturbating so many times in a day I have to use Viagra to have sex with her. Have to do something about it... Wasting too much time in downloading, searching and viewing porn...
As for the coffee I cant seem to function without it....
Anyone can identify with me in this??
I have around 12 cups of black coffee a day.... Plan to cut down now.
Rest is fine. Running my multimedia company, hiring some employees next week... and have become a Power Yoga instructor. I will start taking classes soon...
Just wanted to know if anyone else developed porn or coffee addiction after becoming sober. I think i am using it (porn and masturbation) to overcome some sort of inner anxiety... Should I go for professional help or try on my own first?
But I am happy that I understood my problem with porn today. I have accepted it as an addiction. I was in denial till now in the sense that I used to justify that all guys view porn... Its like saying everyone drinks so what if I drink!! But I have realized that I am using porn & masturbation as an anxiety relief tool. I have a steady girlfriend who knows about this and has called me a psycho many times. Now after masturbating so many times in a day I have to use Viagra to have sex with her. Have to do something about it... Wasting too much time in downloading, searching and viewing porn...
As for the coffee I cant seem to function without it....
Anyone can identify with me in this??
I realized I needed to change how I handled time and stress and life in general. Eating chocolate was the same as drinking wine- I did it instead of thinking and doing. I don't know if your problem can be explained that way or not. I did not consider my chocolate eating a new addiction just an unwise way to spend time.
People with all sorts of addictions go there. They even have a special section for porn and sex addiction.
You may want to check it out.
Congrats on your 22 months!!!!