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Pornography Addiction Recovery

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  • 07-09-2009 10:44pm
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    LegacyUser
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    Before I start, I have read and respect the charter. I am not a troll, this is an honest problem of which I want help.

    Hello,

    I am a porn addict. It has destroyed my life since I was 12 and keeps bringing me further and further down. I have recently started to give up smoking and change my diet and I am feeling unstoppable so would love to get rid of this before it completely goes out of control and I do something irreversible.

    The problem is that I don't want to attend one of those group sessions as I am looking for discretion. I do not wish to go into it but I am known. I also don't want to take the, "say a prayer and let god remove the evil" way, I brought this on myself and I want it to go like the smoking and the diet. I don't want to pass it off on the "devil" etc. although I realise that religion can be very good for mental health etc.

    Has anyone ever given it up? How did you achieve it? Can you still have a normal relationship with people?
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    RossFixxxed
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    unregistered wrote: »
    I am feeling unstoppable so would love to get rid of this before it completely goes out of control and I do something irreversible.

    What the hell? What are you going to do?

    I'm gong to say go to a Doctor now and get off the Internet.


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    hijk
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    try http://www.csa-addictions.ie/ . hope this helps


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    sachamama
    Closed Accounts Posts: 146 ✭✭sachamama


    you're brave to come out and admit this, its the first step, as they say.
    you dont have to go into a group session, you can do one to one, yes the centre for sexual addictions would be a good place to go if you are based in Dublin, Eoin Stephens is great and has lots of experience dealing with this type of thing. If not, maybe you could get a referral directly from them and do one to one work.

    ultimately though, what you say you have is an addiction and has similar symptoms and repercussions as other addictions. its your intention and strength of will to do something about it that will stop it from taking over your life. but its not going to be easy. Perhaps if you wanted to get some books on addictive behaviours, to read up a bit on what is involved in giving up an addiction. If so, look up "motivational interviewing" on amazon or play.com and see if anything appeals to you.

    you ask if you can still have a normal relationship with people afterwards.... what is normal? :) take it one step at a time, anything is possible.


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