BlueHeronFan
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Question 1: Definitely. I experienced a spike of attraction to all women as I got more distance from porn. I also caught myself looking in ways I shouldn't, and that was something I had to work on. I just kept telling myself that there wasn't any point in looking if there wasn't any chance of a relationship (that's just treating real women like porn). As time has gone on, a lot of that has leveled off. I think earlier in my journal I was talking all the time about figuring out what to do about the women I saw around town and at school and stuff like that (especially in the summer when there was less for the imagination so to speak). I'm obviously still aware of attractive women, but I don't get carried away by it like I used to.
Question 2: Also definitely. I've heard it before and seen it around here a few times: the opposite of addiction is not sobriety but connection. Addictions isolate us and thrive in isolation. When we connect with real people, our addiction loses ground.
Keep marching!
Question 2: Also definitely. I've heard it before and seen it around here a few times: the opposite of addiction is not sobriety but connection. Addictions isolate us and thrive in isolation. When we connect with real people, our addiction loses ground.
Keep marching!