10.10.07

Are You Willing to do What it Takes?

Posted in Addiction, Attitude, Character, Confidence, How to Overcome Addiction, How to Stop, Masturbation Addiction, Perseverance, Pornography Addiction, Relapse, Spirituality and Addiction, Thought Control at 9:03 am

There is no magic pill, no secret program, no super special technique to overcome an addiction. There are, however, steps and techniques you have forgotten or just never learned. The problem is, even with all the right knowledge and techniques at you disposal you won’t just automatically overcome addiction. There comes a point where you have to choose to work enough, believe enough, and be motivated enough to earn success. Read the rest of this entry »

08.29.07

How Long Does it Take to Overcome Addiction?

Posted in Addiction, Attitude, Confidence, How to Stop, Masturbation Addiction, Perseverance, Pornography Addiction, Relapse, Spirituality and Addiction at 5:33 am

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 I’m not changing?” These are great questions you should be asking and there is an answer for each individual. I got so frustrated and frankly, quite angry, trying to figure out the answers to these same question as I worked so hard to overcome addiction. Read the rest of this entry »

08.18.07

Top Ten Books That Helped me Overcome Addiction

Posted in 12 Step Treatment Program, Addiction, Books, Boredom, Hobbies, How to Stop, Spirituality and Addiction, Thought Control at 1:50 pm

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 gain much essential knowledge, it turns out there was no secret but only knowledge I had forgotten or had never learned. I am very glad I did read all those books. On the journey to recovery I felt like I was devinely led to certain books written by inspired authors. Here is a list of the 10 best books I read. Read the rest of this entry »

08.14.07

Importance of Spirituality for the Addicted

Posted in Addiction, Spirituality and Addiction at 10:52 am

treeoflife.jpgIf 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 as addiction is a battle for your mind and heart, not just control over your body. I can honestly say, that if it wasn’t for my faith I would have had very little success in overcoming my addictions such as porn addiction. I also would have had very little knowledge on HOW to overcome addiction. Read the rest of this entry »