Is there a single point in time to which I can point and say: this is when I became a pornography addict? Or was I simply born this way; doomed right from the start? I guess it depends on how far you stretch the definition of addiction. I don’t believe I became obsessed with pornography [...]
Learning how addiction really works was a revelation that became a fascination. It never previously occurred to me that an alcoholic’s experience could have anything in common with my experience as a pornography addict. It turns out that all varieties of addiction carry certain symptoms that are experienced by virtually all addicts. Emotional hypersensitivity. Simple [...]
Hi! My husband is an addict, he is addicted to pornography, and that’s ok. Sounds absurd doesn’t it? The reason I’m able to be so calm about it is because, quite simply, it has absolutely nothing whatsoever, to do with me. He doesn’t do what he does because of me, nor does he do what [...]
I was originally going to call this blog post Confessions of a Porn Addict but I was worried I might attract the wrong audience. Ultimately, my story is not about pornography, it’s about addiction. And like every other kind of addiction, my basic behaviour is the same: Craving Torture Taste Binge Remorse Never Again The [...]
