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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: Inspiring Material for Recovering Addicts
These materials relate, directly or indirectly, to sexual addiction and recovery. In addition to the items below, see:
- Visit the Wiki pages on porn recovery for some of the latest thoughts by forum members who are recovering.
- Having flashbacks to porn images? Here is a soothing video of women's faces and a second one based on movie stars.
- Use visualization exercises to help rewire the brain.
- Blog posts listed at the bottom of this page. See, for example, the articles on "Sexual Superabundance."
- Spiritual blog posts on www.intent.com.
- Article from Georgia Straight magazine on brain chemistry of sex addiction.
- Need a laugh??
- Visit another member blog on subject of porn addiction.
- Visit a member blog on overcoming masturbation.
- Visit member blog on "Keys to Recovery."
- Three Myths about Porn by website's authors.
- Why is it So Damn Hard to Change?
- The Problem of Masturbation by Rudof von Urban, MD, taken from his book Sex Perfection and Marital Happiness.
- The article on the right-hand side of this page (on an anti-porn site) is about testosterone. It addresses the distress and poor judgment that accompany high testosterone. Watching porn - especially domination-based porn - is one way to raise testosterone levels, and testosterone makes people impulsive and horny. One easy conclusion is that balanced neurochemistry is a way to escape the clutches of the porn industry, which will artificially manipulate testosterone levels to sell its products.
- This is not especially inspiring, but does go to the heart of the reasons for the addictiveness of some kinds of sexual activity.
- Is There a Problem with Porn? by website's authors.
- Facing My Obsession, in the Flesh by recovering gay sex addict.
- This is not especially inspiring, but gives one doctor's opinion about why too much exposure to sexually-explicit materials can harm the brain.
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