Tag Archives: sexual sobriety

  • The Power of Sexual Fantasy
    Friday, January 31st, 2025

    The Power of Sexual Fantasy

    Lost for now is not the same thing as lost forever. We can find our way back. As sex and porn addicts, our primary coping mechanism for any and...
  • Sexual Sobriety Plans Need to Be Clear
    Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

    Sexual Sobriety Plans Need to Be Clear

    When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles. Sexual sobriety plans, also known as circle plans and boundary plans, are created...
  • What is ‘Sexual Sobriety’?
    Sunday, January 5th, 2025

    What is ‘Sexual Sobriety’?

    The ultimate goal of sexual recovery is learning to be sexual in healthy, life-affirming ways. People not familiar with sex and porn addiction often think that sexual sobriety, like...
  • Addicts: Six Tips for Holiday Survival
    Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

    Addicts: Six Tips for Holiday Survival

    Addicts: Six Tips for Holiday Survival Scott Brassart For addicts, the holidays can be incredibly stressful. Thanks to social messaging (movies, TV, commercials, etc.) we feel like we need...
  • Masturbation as a Healthy Behavior?
    Saturday, November 30th, 2024

    Masturbation as a Healthy Behavior?

    For some sex and porn addicts, masturbation is the only sex they ever have with a person they care about. Comedienne Lily Tomlin famously said, “We have reason to...
  • Sexual Integrity
    Thursday, November 28th, 2024

    Sexual Integrity

    Every life crisis presents an opportunity, however painful, for personal growth. A primary goal for most recovering sex and porn addicts is developing sexual integrity. When defining what sexual...
  • My Sobriety is Not Your Sobriety
    Friday, November 15th, 2024

    My Sobriety is Not Your Sobriety

    Don’t be different just to be different. Do it to be the most authentic version of yourself. Long-term monogamy may be the goal for some (maybe even most) recovering...
  • Sexual Sobriety vs. Sexual Abstinence
    Saturday, September 28th, 2024

    Sexual Sobriety vs. Sexual Abstinence

    The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. Sex and porn addicts in the early stages of recovery typically have little to no idea what the term ‘sexual...
  • Purposeful Recovery
    Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

    Purposeful Recovery

    Sex and porn addicts, like everyone else, were put on this earth to live their greatest self. The way in which sexual sobriety is defined is not set in...