The First Step to Porn Addiction Recovery

It starts with what you believe…

They say that the first step to recovering from addiction is admitting you have a problem. Those who suffer from porn addiction have that down. I’ve never met a porn addict in denial. Those who struggle with this typically find themselves on opposite sides of the spectrum: feeling crushing shame and that freedom is impossible.

I’ve been there. I thought I’d be addicted for life. No matter how hard I tried, I felt powerless. I thought it, because it felt true. I would see other men’s stories of victory and think to myself, “good for them. But that will never be me.”

But I have good news for you. I was wrong. And if you have ever had similar thoughts, you’re wrong too. Healing from porn addiction is not only possible, it’s easier than you think. You just need someone to show you how.

But before you can get into all the practical steps of conquering a porn habit. You must start with your beliefs about porn and yourself. If you don’t believe that you can stop, you won’t stop. Full stop. You have to shift your mindset.

So, how do you make this mindset shift?

You decide. You make a decision. “I’m not going to look at porn anymore.”

You go from, “I’ll never be free,” and “I can’t stop,” to “I am stopping.”

NOT to “I CAN be free, I CAN stop,” No. You adopt the mindset of someone who no longer watches porn. You decide to no longer identify with your old habits, and instead re-identify yourself. Then, your habits are trying to catch up to your new identity, rather than your bad habits being perpetuated by an unhealthy identity.

Decide today who you are. Your habits will follow.