So I was thinking... if the assumption is true that porn addiction works just like all other major addictions, wouldn't it be beneficial to try to incorporate some major rehab strategies they use for other major addictions?
Here's one the first things I've found that sounds promising, growing in use and that makes a lot of sense for getting rid of porn addiction: http://gettingstronger.org/2010/04/overcoming-addictions/
Unlike AA therapies that work on the assumption that you will never be able to not get addicted to alcohol again and therefore the end state you should be striving for is total and permanent abstinence, CET/CBT works on the notion that you can regain control of how much and when you consume and that the normal life you're looking for is one where you can occasionally consume the "substance" (in this case artificial sexual stimuli) or consume it in some form of moderation (e.g. fantasies about real sex only / sexual memories only) without automatically slipping back into addiction.
Thoughts?
Here's one the first things I've found that sounds promising, growing in use and that makes a lot of sense for getting rid of porn addiction: http://gettingstronger.org/2010/04/overcoming-addictions/
Unlike AA therapies that work on the assumption that you will never be able to not get addicted to alcohol again and therefore the end state you should be striving for is total and permanent abstinence, CET/CBT works on the notion that you can regain control of how much and when you consume and that the normal life you're looking for is one where you can occasionally consume the "substance" (in this case artificial sexual stimuli) or consume it in some form of moderation (e.g. fantasies about real sex only / sexual memories only) without automatically slipping back into addiction.
Thoughts?