Relapse is part of the healing process.
- Write compelling benefits (lifestyle and medical) of being free from porn.
- Jot down a few intense emotional experience (desperation or shame of others finding out) that porn has caused.
- What do children learn about sex from seeing a parent viewing pornography? Quickly write one sentence.
- Are a person’s sexual addiction congruent her vision and values of life?
- Find like-minded people at support groups; perhaps, 12-steps meetings.
- Can you write down exactly how you want to behave and make a commitment to yourself?
- What warning signals (cues: triggers, sensual feelings, persisting thoughts) can you use to resist porn and keep your commitment?
- What can you replace porn addiction with (e.g. prayer with meditation music or complete body relaxation; choose healthy substitutes.)?
- Who (friends & family) can support you (be aware of saboteurs who don’t want you to succeed)?
- How can you reward yourself after completing a successful week (successfully completing action goals)? (Prochaska, 2008)
The steps to recovery that is presented in this post was inspired by James Prochaska’s Transtheorectical Model of…
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Thank you, Cyber Clerk
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