It may seem that positive thinking and pornography addiction have nothing to do with one another. Many men (and women) that use pornography and masturbation compulsively develop negative thinking patterns because we become frustrated by our challenges and frequent feelings of being overwhelmed.
How does America, considered the porn capital of the world, get rid of the scourge of pornography? Simple: make pornography as socially unacceptable as smoking cigarettes…
The longer you wait to address your addiction to pornography and heal your relationships, the more difficult it will be. It may seem easier to put it off, to ignore it, to not come clean with your spouse or a trusted friend, but Ron is right,
You will come to a point in your life when you realize that you must make a choice. You can continue on doing what you have been doing, or you can drastically change directions… For me, the turning point came when I realized that continuing to do what I was doing would have the dire consequence of causing my marriage to fail. At that point, I had to choose.
One of the most influential factors in my recovery from pornography addiction was the re-development of friendships. Initially when my pornography use was discovered, there were two couples that became involved almost immediately. During my pornography addiction, I was very “closed off” from friends and family-isolating myself and my addiction. At the time, I didn’t really realize this, but once I started down the road to recovery, it became quite clear. These two couples were a tremendous support for both my wife and I.
