Monday, November 18th, 2024
Compulsion or Addiction?
The anticipation of pleasure drives sex and porn addiction. Pleasure is the ‘carrot on a stick’ that keeps us trudging forward. Sometimes it seems like absolutely anything, be it...
Tag Archives: addiction
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Monday, November 11th, 2024The Stuckness of Addiction
Before you can break out of prison, you must realize you are locked up. Addictions are not about pleasure. Instead, they’re about the secondary gain of escape. Non-addicts drink,... -
Wednesday, November 6th, 2024Using Recovery Literature
We read to know we’re not alone. Reading literature about sex and porn addiction is like having a portable program. Books and pamphlets written to help us in our... -
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024Do Sex and Porn Addicts Experience Withdrawal?
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. It is common knowledge that alcoholics and drug addicts, when they suddenly go ‘cold turkey,’ sometimes experience withdrawal—delirium tremens,... -
Saturday, October 5th, 2024Addiction is a Lonely Business
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. As active addicts, we tend to choose addictive substances and behaviors rather than other people as a... -
Monday, September 2nd, 2024Incremental Improvement
A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence. As Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu says, “The journey of a thousand miles begins... -
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024The Neurobiology of Addiction
The only significant difference between substance addiction and sex/porn addiction is that substance addicts ingest alcohol or drugs to create an emotionally escapist neurochemical reaction, whereas sex/porn addicts rely... -
Saturday, August 3rd, 2024The Desperation of Sex and Porn Addiction
Addiction is a half-suicide where you slowly kill your soul with a poisonous substance or behavior. Sex and porn addicts share certain characteristics. One of these common traits is... -
Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Rockin’ Relationships in Recovery Webinar, with Jon Taylor
This group is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Jonathan Taylor hosts this twice-monthly webinar with educational content for the opening portion followed by a Q&A session. This...