Sex / Pornography Addiction Support Group
Sexual addiction, also sometimes called sexual compulsion, is a form of psychological addiction to sexual intercourse and other sexual behavior.
Hey y'all! I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. The past two days have been good though! People have asked how I get through my temptations and I have to say two things #1 and the most important I pray first that God would give me the strength not to fail or give in. #2 I occupy myself with another activity. You have to get out or change the atmosphere your in at that moment. Get up get busy! Go to the gym or go out to eat, something! But exchange the bad task for a good one. When you view porn 3 things happen.Your brain releases #1 Dopamine, which is like you on cocaine thus the addictive nature of porn. #2 It releases Endorphines which is what you feel when you work out or feel empowerment. #3 It releases Oxytocin's which has a nurturing effect. So you feel a rush, with empowerment and you feel nurtured. So that's basically why you get a rush viewing porn. Those chemicals that are released is what makes it so hard to stop because every time we see a woman with a great body or a picture that rush starts to happen. So you have to find activities that have that effect without having to view porn. Because it's just like a drug. Quitting cold turkey you'll definitely have intense withdrawals and thats a big reason why a lot of us fail. So for the Dopamine part try say, eating chocolate. For the Endorphines go to the gym or work on a car or maybe build something, and for the Oxytocin's talk to someone that's close to you or maybe a friend. Find other activities to replace the bad ones and I promise it will definitely help. I'm not saying that faint temptation isn't gonna be there when your doing other things cause it's still a habit to break, but it will definitely help. So eat some cake while your at the gym talking to your grandma! Lol Let's go y'all!