How to Overcome Addiction to Pornography

Posted: Nov 05, 2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 116 | Bookmark and Share

With access to pornography so incredibly easy due to the nature of the internet the number of people viewing online pornography has skyrocketed and its loss of taboo status to almost be a norm for many people has led to a sharp increase in people who have become mired in the world of smut. How to overcome pornography addiction has become a major topic because of the enormous numbers of people who have realized that it has gone beyond cheap thrills and occasional titillation and has started to control their life.


One of the biggest problems we start with when looking to break free of an addiction like this is the social stigma associated with it, many people would laugh if you admitted to having an addiction to porn that was inhibiting your life where if you admitted that you had an addiction to alcohol or a drug people would be more sympathetic. This compounded with the high number of people who have become addicted to the world of porn because of low self esteem means it can be a real uphill battle that many face on their own without any help.


That being said, difficult is not the same as impossible! To start with you must take some practical steps to limit the damage this problems causes and you must develop a resolve to quit and be done with it 'cold turkey' as they say because any 'once off' moments can be a very self defeating thing where the slide back into addiction can take hold. So to start, while you are committed to this course of action and are ready to take some action they this:



  • Unsubscribe to any pornography pay sites you have.

  • Delete all links & passwords to any pornography websites you have ... clean out your internet history completely so there is NO trace.

  • Download an adult content blocker and install it. While you can always override it the blocker will help stop you browsing and getting caught up. Also if you have someone helping you with this get THEM to set the password without you knowing to make it more secure!

  • Find something else you can do when you get bored or frustrated online that will take your mind off your habit as boredom and frustration has been proven to be a major factor in building a pornography addiction.

  • Take some time to think of the 'why' of your addiction. How to overcome addiction to pornography requires serious, honest introspection and can be more important than willpower and actions like the points before as a behavioral addiction is usually a result of other problems in your life such as low self esteem, depression, stress or sometimes even anger against the opposite sex.



So if you need to stop your addiction to pornography and need more information and help please visit:


http://www.kick-addiction.com

(ArticlesBase SC #628447)

Rate this Article
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 0 vote(s)
    Feedback
    RSS
    Print
    Email
    Re-Publish

    Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/addictions-articles/how-to-overcome-addiction-to-pornography-628447.html

    Article Tags:

    Porn Addiction

    ,

    How to Overcome Addiction to Pornography

    ,

    overcome Online Pornography Addiction

    Breakthrough For Addiction

    This medical video looks at the breakthrough that are being made to help people with addiction problems. (01:38)

    What is Addiction Education All About Anyway?

    http://addictioneducation.net -What Addiction Education, You Have Questions, I Have Answers! all About Anyway? is a brief and thorough overview of the content that will be used to present the addictions category of my new Health Education Video Series and just a small portion of the content from my new book, Addiction Education, You Have Questions, I Have Answers!. I sincerely hope you can derive some usable information from my video series. (04:27)

    Addictions Start Because of an Inability to Accept Suffering as an Intimate

    This video concentrates on just a few of the many reasons people end up addicted to something. For example, it will help for you to know the two major causes of physical addiction. And find out the roll metabolism plays in your diet and how it affects addictions and find out how ‘suffering’ affects your addictions. (09:29)

    How to Discover Signs of Drug Use in People Around You

    It is imperative that you understand how to determine that one of your loved ones or a close friend is using drugs or alcohol. In this video you will learn how to recognize signs of substance abuse. For example, did you know that alienation from others, or severe changes in behavior or even increased defensiveness could all be signs of substance abuse. (05:00)

    How to Know if you Are Addicted?

    Do you have a substance abuse problem? Not sure; you can find out by taking my self evaluation quiz which will help you identify if you are or are not addicted to drugs or alcohol. It is a confidential, painless and easy way to find out and will only take a few minutes of your time. (06:14)

    A brief article to help those with pornography addictions

    By: Jordan McPelt l Health > Diseases and Conditions l Jul 15, 2008 l Views: 182

    Fighting porn addiction can seem like a battle with your own libido especially if you have been masturbating to online pornography for a long time for a number of reasons:

    By: Michael Porteous l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 28, 2009 l Views: 210

    10 things every parent should know about Internet pornography. Why it is so dangerous, and why you should be more concerned that your children are accessing it.

    By: Matthew Yarro l Home and Family > Parenting l Oct 07, 2009 l Views: 58
    Matthew Toone

    Each of us is exposed to and bombarded by – on a daily basis – an evil that is extremely enticing and appealing, so selfishly gratifying (temporarily), so completely unavoidably addictive, and so incredibly damaging to our lives, families, and society. It is a plague and modern day slavery that is slowly and subtly destructive, and yet it is justified by the supposed mass-popularity, innate natural passions within us all, and the wrongly assumed reasoning that participation in this evil is ...

    By: Matthew Toone l Home and Family l Sep 29, 2009 l Views: 10

    Being addicted to internet pornography or having a spouse who is addicted to it is definitely a difficult situation to deal with. However, there are different programs that you can join that will provide help and support, which is a large part of what it takes to get through a...

    By: MiShaun Taylor l Self Improvement > Self Help l Feb 04, 2008 l Views: 112
    WebWhile Ltd

    Many marriages are on the rocks or ending today because of porn addiction. The Internet has caused porn addiction to grow tremendously. There is almost no home today that has not been exposed to hardcore porn via the Internet. But there are ways to manage it.

    By: WebWhile Ltd l Relationships > Marriage l Dec 02, 2008 l Views: 1,203

    How to control an internet pornography addiction does not have a simple answer. IT does not have a one shot cure all fix because internet pornography addiction is at its root, a psychological issue and so everyone has a different journey to solve there own issues.

    By: Michael Porteous l Self Improvement > Addictions l Apr 22, 2009 l Views: 304

    Alcoholics don't need to reach bottom before they can change. The big question is, what do you want to change? Are you ready to try a different approach that will get you out of your alcoholism and into living the life of your dreams?

    By: Kathy Williamson l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 08, 2010

    Is there another way to get out of your addiction? What if you found a way to permanently get over your addiction and start living the life of your dreams?

    By: Kathy Williamson l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 08, 2010 l Views: 5

    Electronic cigarettes by Luckyslicks.com are one of the hottest smoking alternative products on the market today. Allowing smokers the freedom to finally smoke everywhere!

    By: Jesse Hitt l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 05, 2010 l Views: 1

    Electronic cigarettes smoking is a healthy alternative to traditional tobacco smoking. New brands and products are being introduced as this popular innovation reaches out further into the mainstream. Find out what makes electronic cigarettes such a popular choice and what to look out for in a starter kit.

    By: Kyle Mendoza l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 05, 2010 l Views: 2
    Andrew Wilkie

    You don't have to feel ashamed and embarrassed about being addiction to porn any more. EFT can help you destroy your addiction.

    By: Andrew Wilkie l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 04, 2010 l Views: 4
    Andrew Wilkie

    Be an Alcoholic No More with the power of EFT. Simple things you can do with EFT to stop drinking.

    By: Andrew Wilkie l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 02, 2010 l Views: 7

    The adolescent alcohol treatment programs are usually in two forms - the inpatient and outpatient programs. Professional expert advices for the best form of treatment program.

    By: Jess Olivares l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 01, 2010 l Views: 3
    Sheryl Sitman

    If your husband is disinterested in sex or demonstrates a shift in sexual preferences, you may automatically suspect that he is cheating. It’s a legitimate concern. While a change in sexual habits or lack of interest is often a symptom of a cheating spouse, sometimes it is not. One real possibility is that he is addicted to pornography.

    By: Sheryl Sitman l Self Improvement > Addictions l Feb 01, 2010 l Views: 17

    If you have ever had to witness the passing of a loved one due to lung cancer then you have witnessed a fate that you would not wish upon your worst enemy. For this reason many smokers and ex smokers have been looking into lung cleansing as a way to avoid this fate and other respiratory health problems that years of smoking can lead to.

    By: Michael Porteous l Health > Quit Smoking l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 197

    If you have been a smoker for a number of year you may have felt that your lungs are not as good as they used to be. A persistent cough, breathlessness and other symptoms are caused by a buildup of tar and toxins in the respiratory system that will require a lung cleanse or detox to fix.

    By: Michael Porteous l Health > Quit Smoking l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 509

    If you are or have been a heavy smoker then you may be aware that your lungs are probably clogged with stick black tar that is acting as a barrier to the body's natural detox lungs mechanisms as well as being carcinogenic itself and aiding to other common respiratory illnesses.

    By: Michael Porteous l Health > Quit Smoking l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 801

    Lung detoxification is not only a great way to remove the toxins from your lungs that cause lung cancer and many other respiratory illnesses but quit amazingly this sort of treatment has helped most people who undertake it to actually kick their addiction to cigarettes along the way as well.

    By: Michael Porteous l Health > Quit Smoking l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 61

    Doing a lung detox if you are or have been a heavy smoker could be a life saving idea as your lungs have probably been left in quite a bad state from the years of cigarette smoking. The prime reasons for this are the tar that has been inhaled that fills every corner of your lungs doing damage and aiding other problematic toxins in the lungs.

    By: Michael Porteous l Health > Quit Smoking l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 321

    How to quit smoking marijuana can be a difficult thing for some people to undertake. The emotional side of things is a major part of the whole process but it is important to discuss the physical implication as well such as possible withdrawal symptoms from stopping smoking pot and how you can deal with them and reduce the severity with detoxification.

    By: Michael Porteous l Self Improvement > Addictions l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 986 l Comments: 2

    One of the issues that confound people trying to find out how to quit smoking weed without relapsing is that there are often social consequences they are not prepared for or that they are prepared for but are terrified of making quitting a paralyzing choice.

    By: Michael Porteous l Self Improvement > Addictions l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 127

    How to quit smoking pot is not something to take lightly if you are addicted to marijuana. Many people can kick the habit quite easily but other struggle again and again quitting then relapsing over and again as only an addict can. This does not mean you are weak willed or incompetent but often it does mean you embarked on this journey full of passion but without a plan.

    By: Michael Porteous l Self Improvement > Addictions l Aug 23, 2009 l Views: 122

    Add new Comment

     
    * Required fields
    Author Box
    Articles Categories
    All Categories
    1