vispren
Active Member
Hey guys,
I'm still pretty new to rebooting/rewiring/rebalancing and this forum.
I think I've on the right path: admitted to myself I have a problem, looked for help, did my research, discovered the methods for recovery, got active on this forum as well as a few other ones, started rebooting, set my goals, etc...
However, one question keeps popping up, today:
How safe is for someone who has a problem with porn addiction to be on an internet forum? I'm not talking about checking out the forum and being drawn to relapse because porn is just a click away and you're already in a "porn familiar environment".
I'm talking about addictions. From what I have read during the past few weeks, a lot of new rebooters (including myself) are almost religiously turning to the forum, when feeling urges, unease, restlessness, etc. Since, porn addiction is, IMHO, closely related to Internet addiction in general, isn't that just replacing one addiction with another?
The reason I'm pondering about this is: since I started my reboot, I have been checking the forums a lot. Maybe too much. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome to have this place on the web where I can share and heal and get motivation, it's just that I find myself checking the forum in the same/similar timeframe as it was with porn.
I was just wondering as I am surely not the only one who feels this way.
I'm still pretty new to rebooting/rewiring/rebalancing and this forum.
I think I've on the right path: admitted to myself I have a problem, looked for help, did my research, discovered the methods for recovery, got active on this forum as well as a few other ones, started rebooting, set my goals, etc...
However, one question keeps popping up, today:
How safe is for someone who has a problem with porn addiction to be on an internet forum? I'm not talking about checking out the forum and being drawn to relapse because porn is just a click away and you're already in a "porn familiar environment".
I'm talking about addictions. From what I have read during the past few weeks, a lot of new rebooters (including myself) are almost religiously turning to the forum, when feeling urges, unease, restlessness, etc. Since, porn addiction is, IMHO, closely related to Internet addiction in general, isn't that just replacing one addiction with another?
The reason I'm pondering about this is: since I started my reboot, I have been checking the forums a lot. Maybe too much. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome to have this place on the web where I can share and heal and get motivation, it's just that I find myself checking the forum in the same/similar timeframe as it was with porn.
I was just wondering as I am surely not the only one who feels this way.