All daily inspirations can be found in the book Sex and Porn Addiction Healing and Recovery. Used here with permission of the author. Click the book cover image to purchase the book on Amazon.
Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days.
Almost anything, items both internal and external, can be a trigger for sex and porn addiction. Internal triggers typically involve some form of emotional discomfort—depression, shame, anxiety, anger, fear, guilt, remorse, boredom, etc. External triggers can be people, places, things, and events. We must also deal with intertwined triggers (triggers that are both external and internal). For instance, if we argue with a loved one or have a bad day at work (external triggers), we are likely to feel anger, shame, and other forms of emotional discomfort (internal triggers). And our resulting desire to act out might be exacerbated by still other triggers (such as driving past strip clubs, prostitutes, and drug dealers).
Task for Today
Think about what you will do to stay sober the next time you are triggered to act out.