I didn't post yesterday. Seemed like a good idea to stay away from
the computer. I was already having a war inside my head. So, I didn't want to
give the opposition any more ammunition.
I came across http://www.lovepanky.com/ today. (Warning! if you
follow the link, there are potential trigger pictures on the right side.) They list a
whole bunch of ways to quit watching porn and avoid the addition. It seems to
me this guy just wanted to write content and is really not trying to help
anyone. Some of these ideas will actually help an addict become more addicted.
Let's take a look at a few.
"Try to finish
yourself off as soon as possible." This would just lead to an unsatisfactory
experience and the addict would be back in no time try to find "the new
level."
"Watch so much that
you get sick of it." Hello!? We are already at this level. Hence, the fact we
are addicted and are trying to quit.
"Restrict yourself
to one porn site a week." Wow! It's time for a reality check. A true addicted
loses all control after he lands on the first site.
I wonder if anyone
is buying any of this stuff. Seems like a good way to fool yourself.
When it comes to
quitting porn, it needs to be cold turkey. There is no controlling the
addiction. When someone checks into a drug clinic, they don't start by giving
him a huge fix on the first day and then gently decrease it day by day. No!
They just stop them cold turkey. After they leave, they don't say, "Now,
it's OK to have one fix a week but don't do any more." Sounds dumb, right?
It’s the same here with porn addiction.
