Help For Pornography & Sexual Addiction

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Shakespeare once said, “This above all to thine own self be true and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” Completing an honest moral inventory is the beginning process of change. For many this is a very difficult thing to do because it lays one bare to themselves. It forces one to take an honest look at their past behaviors, which in most cases are difficult to admit. It is in the admitting that humility can be found and the process of change can begin. Without being able to clearly admit there is a problem, how can one really begin to change? The exercise in putting the pen to the paper is powerful. When you put the pen to the paper you are in the process of admitting to yourself those things you would wish to deny. On paper it becomes a living document. If you haven’t already done so take the necessary steps to complete your moral inventory as outlined in the manual on page 29.

What is a moral inventory?

Examine your life in yearly increments beginning with the years: 5-10, 10-15, 15-20 etc. to the present. On a piece of paper or in a private folder or notebook, identify all of the addictive activities that your addict has successfully influenced you to be involved in. Document how many times you have committed to stop and then kept acting out. This moral inventory is a personal housecleaning. It is a fact-finding mission of your past history with sexual addictive activities. To honestly face the truth about yourself is a very challenging and difficult thing to do but unless you face it head on, the past will remain a barrier to your future progress. The main focus of this program is to become Future Focused, but in order to fully do that; the past must be clearly and effectively addressed before it can be put to rest.

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