Quitting Pornography Addiction
:: transferred from previous blog – posted by becoming sober ::
Over the years as a pornography addict, I would often times say things to myself like, “I can quit this anytime.” “This will be the last time I will ever look at porn.” “I am in control becuase it has been a while since I looked at porn.”
The false notion of conquering an addiction is all too common. Just like any other addiction, there is a lot of effort that goes into quitting. Have you ever known a drug addict who has gone through the process of quitting their drug of choice? I have a friend that went through 4 years of treatment and spent over a month in an psychiatric institution to overcome a heroine addiction.
Although pornography may not cause the same physical harm as drugs, it similarly offers a release to the brain as do other drugs, thus becoming a dependent substance. Porn addicts like to reason with themselves in saying they can quit anytime. This “quit anytime” attitude is a common defense the brain uses to allow an excuse to fall back into the addiction in the future. As long as porn addicts deceive themselves, they will not get better. The key is that only through complete admittance that we are dependent on the drug of pornography and need help, can we finally begin the healing process.
