This discussion topic about the power of Grace is from one of our friends in recovery, Alicia. Thanks to Alicia for contributing to the women’s group discussion and for the time she put into collecting her thoughts about recovery. If you’re interested in sharing a discussion topic, please reach out to me here. Have you ever…
The title is a good question, and one that more and more men should probably ask themself if we really want to move into recovery and healing from sexual addiction. Are you wondering if your “little problem” with looking at pornography, masturbating, browsing the internet to “stumble upon” something inappropriate, scanning Facebook for hours and…
The 12 Triggers of Christmas With the stress of the holidays in full swing, we thought it would be appropriate to post a light-hearted spoof on the 12 Days of Christmas. Here are some of the triggers you may experience and the “recovery way” to approach them. Here goes. Hopefully you can relate. Or, actually,…
This post about un-surrendered emotions was submitted by one of our fellows in recovery. If you would like to submit your thoughts on recovery from addiction or questions you might have, submit them here. I can’t remember if this is something I made up or if I heard it elsewhere, but in the spirit of…
This week we received the following question from a friend in recovery: Has anyone else ever struggled with their faith? It seems like this is why I can’t get past step 2…How do I surrender when I don’t know if I trust God? Has anyone else felt this and if yes, what helped you? I’ve…
Last week we talked about seven of the most common denial statements an addict uses to justify, rationalize, minimize or hide his sexual addiction. The first seven we talked about were: 1. Comparing 2. Manipulating 3. Blaming 4. Minimizing 5. Rationalizing 6. Hopelessness 7. False Compliance Thanks for the comments and stories that related to these…