Archive for August, 2007
How Long Does it Take to Overcome Addiction?
In: Addiction|Attitude|Confidence|How to Stop|Masturbation Addiction|Perseverance|Pornography Addiction|Relapse|Spirituality and Addiction
If you’re like I was then you’re probably racking your brain trying to figure out just how long it is going to take to overcome addiction. You might be asking yourself questions like, “How long does it take before my desires change?”, “When does this start to get easier?”, or “Why do I feel like [...]
You Better Learn to Enjoy Your New Life
In: Addiction|Attitude|Boredom|Hobbies|Lonliness|Service|Thought Control
There is something so important that is often not understood by those trying to reach lofty goals. That is, you must learn to enjoy your new life if you expect to keep it. If you’re dieting then you must learn to enjoy your new life of exercise and healthy food options. If you’re an entrepreneur [...]
How Important are Diet and Exercise for Overcoming Addiction?
In: Addiction|Attitude|Boredom|Confidence|Hobbies|Masturbation Addiction|Pornography Addiction
Are diet and exercise really that important for overcoming an addiction? You’ve already heard how important diet and exercise is for good physical and mental health but how would this specifically apply to an addiction? Perhaps you’ll be surprised how neglecting these areas of your life are actually making it a lot more difficult to [...]
Top Ten Books That Helped me Overcome Addiction
In: 12 Step Treatment Program|Addiction|Books|Boredom|Hobbies|How to Stop|Spirituality and Addiction|Thought Control
I’ve read a lot of self-help books. In desperation to understand my addictions and figure out how to stop I searched for the perfect book that would fix everything for me. I thought I could find the book that would tell me the secret and everything would quickly be all better. Well, though I did [...]
Have you noticed how addiction progressively takes away everything good in your life? Well, let me tell you, it does unitl you are no longer the master of your life much less your destiny. You could be the most talented and productive person but addiction will absolutely make you the opposite over time. You could [...]
A big part of getting your porn addiction under control and creating a new life is replacing bad habits with good ones. You can’t just stop bad habits and expect everything to be good. You absolutely must fill that void and free time with good things you enjoy. I know sometimes it can be difficult [...]
Sometimes, if a person is struggling enough, attending a Sexual Addicts Anonymous (SAA) meeting or 12 step meeting is necessary. I myself attended several out of a strong desire to overcome and frustration in not knowing what else to do. I attended non-denominational and denomination specific programs. I personally had mixed results. I found both [...]
If I did not tell you about how spirituality helped me more than anything when overcoming addiction then I would be hiding something very important from you. I initially considered keeping this site religiously neutral. However, I found this difficult to do without leaving out some important parts of the subject. Spirituality is very important [...]
Using Prisoner of War Methods to Deal with Lonliness and Addiction Captivity
In: Addiction|Attitude|Boredom|Confidence|How to Overcome Addiction|How to Stop|Lonliness|Perseverance|Thought Control
I was talking to a friend one time and asked him the question, “How does a person deal with lonliness?” He said, “Good question, let me think about the answer and get back to you.” I called him a couple days later and he said, “I have an answer for you on that lonliness question.” [...]
Don’t Get Angry at Your Weaknesses
In: Addiction|Attitude|Confidence|Masturbation Addiction|Pornography Addiction|Potential|Thought Control
Let’s get something straight, we all have weaknesses. So why do we get mad at our weaknesses? I used to get irritated any time I felt vulnerable to temptation. I worked so hard to control my thoughts that I was trying to be something other than human. Human beings have feelings and weaknesses. I was [...]
Are You Walking on Egg Shells?
In: Addiction|Attitude|Confidence|Masturbation Addiction|Pornography Addiction|Thought Control
Do you feel like you’re walking on egg shells to achieve limited success? I know I used to. I would set a goal to be good for a week and it seemed like such a struggle to make it a day let alone a week. I thought to myself, “How am I going to do [...]
So today or yesterday wasn’t such a good day. You looked at some pornography or masturbated or both and now you feel discouraged and depressed. What now? What do you do when you feel like you’ve tried everything. After all, if the new idea or new technique worked you would not had made a mistake [...]
How to Overcome Internet Pornography Addiction
In: Addiction|How to Overcome Addiction|Pornography Addiction
Here are the necessary steps to overcome an addiction to pornography. Though the title is labeled “Internet Pornography” these steps would of course work for any kind of pornography. Though not meant to be a comprehensive plan I believe this plan covers the essentials while allowing you to adjust it to your personal situation and [...]
Best Internet Filter and Monitoring Software
In: Addiction|Internet Filter|Internet Monitoring|Pornography Addiction
I have used and tested many different Internet filters and have come to the conclusion that most fall short of being a reliable way to protect yourself from exposure to pornography. There are many different ways to filter content but there is no 100% full proof method. Depending on the degree of your pornography addiction [...]
How to Stop Masturbation Addiction
In: Addiction|How to Overcome Addiction|How to Stop|Masturbation Addiction
Are you wondering how to stop masturbating? Well you are not alone. There are millions of frustrated men in the world trying to figure out how to stop masturbating. There is a plethora of confusing guidance and information out there. I will lay out advice from myself and others I have collected over time to [...]
Masturbation addiction is probably one of the most misunderstood of all addictions. There are many who passionately argue that it is not an addiction but a perfectly healthy act to do whenever you please. Then there are those who are addicted and cannot stop and know that it is not good but have instead lost [...]
Setting Boundaries to Avoid Addiction Relapse
In: Addiction|Masturbation Addiction|Perseverance|Pornography Addiction|Relapse|Thought Control
No one is invincible when it comes to temptation. This is especially true for those who have created a weakness with pornography or masturbation. As you can see, the world is full of tempting images which we can hardly escape. You cannot let that be an excuse though. We must set boundaries to live a [...]
Addiction Codependency Through Two Marriages
In: Addiction|Marriage|Masturbation Addiction|Pornography Addiction
When I first realized, or better yet, was told I had an addiction to pornography I really didn’t think too much of it. I thought that I needed to stop but I didn’t feel it was something I needed to stop immediately.
Sometimes progress is small and easy to miss if you’re not watching closely. I used to have a calendar that I would use to track my progress from month to month. I stopped trying to be perfect and instead started working on just doing better than the last month. For me, overcoming addiction to pornography [...]
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