Addiction tends to dominate some people's personalities. For example, it's not uncommon for an alcoholic to sober up and become a workaholic. It's not uncommon for sex addicts to have additional addictions. Some are also recovering drug addicts; some are recovering alcoholics. Also, keep in mind that one addiction's sobriety does not mean that every addiction is recovered. For example, a few guys in my support group recovered from alcoholism, and through that 12 step program discovered that they were also sex addicts, and their recovery from that took considerably longer than AA. Now that doesn't mean they all run that way, but addiction is a personality trait. Once an addict, that part of the personality can come out. The best way to avoid it is to live all aspects of one's life in balance. You can get addicted to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, sex, working out, working, and many other things. Just watch how each of these things work in his life, and let your feelings about overlapping addictions be known to him. Also keep in mind, perfection isn't the goal; improvement is.

I think it can depend on the cause of the particular individual's addiction. For example, from what I've read, some people become alcoholics because their bodies just respond to alcohol in a certain way. Everything could be going fine in their lives, but if they start drinking, they are going to want to do so excessively. Often, such people will get "on the wagon" and all the problems the alcohol was causing more or less go away.

On the other hand, some people abuse alcohol because they are self-medicating, and it becomes a habit over which they lose control. When such people stop drinking, they still have the issue of not knowing how to cope with the problems they were running from in the first place.

I think a lot of people become pornography addicts because it offers an easy escape from life's challenges. To break the addiction, one can either A) learn to cope with those challenges in a healthier way, or B) find a seemingly less troublesome addiction and hope it suffices. Obviously, I think A is the better choice.

Well that is my husband :) I had no idea how addictive his personality really is until everything unravelled with the sex addiction (which he admits was the strongest addiction). He struggles with tobacco use, alcohol, gaming and you name it. The pornography was the most damaging though to our marriage. So we are around eight years out from that and ive given up entirely on fixing whats wring with him (lucky him) and accepted that there will always be something if he allows it to dominate him currently gaming seems to be the one. I choose to focus on the positive he is a wonderful provider for our family, he loves and supports me in homeschooling our children, he prays with our kids and invests spiritually for them, desires good things for us. I decided that while there are things I would change life is just to short and im frankly out of energy. I let him be in charge of his own recovery and he can live his life and be happy gaming parts of it away than thats his choice if he isnt happy than I expect he will do something about it. I pray very often and regularly for God to bring health and wholeness to him. On a side note his counselor once said if a person has gone through such neglect and abuse in their childhood they have to do something with those feelings. Considering where my husband came from he is doing remarkably well. I will take it as it comes and for myself be thankful. As much as you can keep the focus on yourself and being happy with the choices you make I find that quite alot. I wont stand before God and answer for my husband but I will for myself. Peace and blessings.

Cross addictions are very common and would often include alcohol, drugs both illegal and prescribed as well as food, gambling, computer gaming, etc.
This is why it is important to be in a 12 step program and therapy. It takes a long time for a person to become mindful of their actions to the point where they can connect their behavior with avoiding dealing with their underlying feelings.
Patience and acceptance is a huge part of the recovery process.

Thank you for your thoughts and advice. Currently my husband is not attending a 12 step program, and doesn't seem keen to, but I can see how this will help the bigger picture, not just his sex / pornography addiction.