We have a recovery group at our church but I am not so sure that this topic is ever discussed in there. I have several friends that I talk to about our addictions on a weekly basis and this article is something that I will be sharing with them this week.
Ugh!!! That picture is hidious! It all too well describes what it's like. That picture is a perfect embodiment of lust/masturbation/porn with it's facade removed. It's UGLY! Yes, guys...Thank you for that illustration. It's very poignant.
************Raise Your voice now, or else you may never be heard ***********
Or - remember those ads with the frying eggs where the guy would say "this is your brain on drugs" ... Could do a picture with Gollum and the words "This is you on porn."
I thought the article shaded some light on a problem many men are confronted with. There was a time that I did take pleasure in "self love". It was a was of relief and a way to help me sleep when i was tired but "horny". My excuse was simply this..if my wife won't take care of me who will...i don't want to go outside of my marriage..and eventually i did...but i had to do something to satify the need in my loins.
After those few moments of "self love" it did feel good to release that"pressure" but then guilt and shame would kill that "sexual high" and as i clean myself up...i would feel very so bad. I finally got tired of dealing with those kind of emotions and i made a decision to quit. Those those feelings raise its ugly head sometimes..YES. I believe that God is really dealing with me on that and other things related to lust.
The article made me realize that I was very, very selfish and self centered. That alone was the beggining of my decision to turn this problem around. I will continue to re-read this article and study it for deeper understanding and knowledge.
I think the "M" word is the reason the vast majority of us are on this website. I found myself doing it on an almost every day basis, sometimes twice a day. This continued for the better part of 3-4 years. I want out. I am so tired of the time it steals from my family, my work, my workouts, my happiness. I am new to this site and ready for a change. I am so ready to have a life free of this addiction.
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11-10-2007, 10:02 PM
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