Recent content by Weetakker

One of the things that made me stop going to SAA was that they follow a twelve-step plan (like AA), and step two, I think, requires you to submit to a higher power. As an atheist, I had a problem with that, so I stopped going. Someone told me that it doesn’t have to be god that you submit to...

Welcome, and do keep posting! I can tell you from personal experience that journaling with the depth that you are doing it helps. As you continue to do so, you will find yourself articulating things that you did not know where part of your subconscious. On the other hand, sometimes it feels go...

You got this. I don’t know you, but by how much depth you’re putting into your thought processes as you are attempting to quit porn, I know you are doing your best. Every time you relapse, you journal and get to why it happened. The more you do it, the more you are consciously is going to be in...

I loved this entry because of how deep it went into what you were actually feeling, and you allowed yourself to reflect on these things. My suggestion: more entries like this one. Sweat the small stuff, write about what you think, what it may mean for you. Reflect. I have been journaling for a...

Nice! I’ve found myself not PMO’ing for days because I am immersed on something that gives me purpose, or I am simply too tired from working out, or work. One thing that I have learned, however, is that things like these are like bandaids. They help hide the wound, but the wound is still...

That's exactly what happened to me as well. My addiction to porn predates every single one of my relationships before I turned 18. Thing is, porn addiction is not the only thing that defines me. I have a stable job, I am highly educated, and I have been married to wife for three years now (we...

I have been reading the accounts of addicts’ significant others (SO) and man, does this addiction inflict damage on the SO. Reading all these accounts made me think about this post. From the accounts I read, admitting you have a porn addiction to your SO is to suggest to your SO that a) you...

Congratulations!

Keep staying strong, buddy. Just out of curiosity, do you live with someone? The reason I ask is because without access to high-speed Internet, there is no porn. Obviously, yes. But the point that I am trying to get at is that you cut your access to porn at nighttime if you live with someone...

Thanks for sharing! It’s amazing to have the experience of someone so far along in their recovery. Definitely puts things in perspective.

Hey, man. You’re still young and you have not spent years and years watching porn on high-speed Internet. It seems to me from what you are writing that porn is a way to escape from an issue you’re having: lack of confidence, inability to get girls, etc. My advise as someone who has been watching...

Yo te diría que sí ayudan siempre y cuando no las estés usando como “la solución”. Me explico. Hace unos años yo tuve como dos meses duchándome con agua fría. Me ayudó bastante a ver cómo es el proceso de recuperación: incómodo, no quieres hacerlo, quieres darte por vencido, aguantas, aguantas...

Hello, everyone. Some thoughts I’ve been having, and I wanted to flesh them out here. To start, ANY addiction is hard to disclose to other people. There is shame and social stigma involved in admitting you are an addict. However, when it comes to porn addiction, I find that it is harder to...