Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery

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If you want something to flourish, you need to use it in accordance with its nature. Don’t plant tomatoes in a dark closet and water them with soda and expect to have vibrant tomato plants. To do so would be to act contrary to the nature of tomatoes. Similarly, don’t rip sex out of its obvious relational context, turn it into a commodity and then expect individuals, families and society to flourish.”— Matt Fradd in Charisma News Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way To Healing by Jay Stringer was recommended by another staff member “especially for parents”. At the time of writing this article, I’m only part-way through this read. And I heartily agree with his insight. In fact, after that recommendation, I pushed “rewind” on Audible and started over. I wanted to view this book through the lens of becoming a better parent. First it explains why pornography use leads to such unwanted and compulsive behavior. This understanding helps porn addicts escape the shame they often feel by providing context for their addiction. Unfortunately, porn has become arguably the most potent and easily available drug of the new millennium, leaving huge numbers of people struggling to cope with addiction. Ordeal is a horrific account of one woman’s attempt to protect herself and her family from violence and abuse that is, unfortunately, tied up with one of the most iconic adult movies ever released. It is an eye-opener to read and casts a very different light on Deep Throat than the proponents of this ‘feminist’ piece of hardcore porn at the time would have you believe.

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My situation is different. . . . This will all blow over. . . . People are over-reacting to my behavior.” Or, “This is hopeless. I’m just too perverted to change.” Perhaps most importantly, he explains what we can do to confront pornography in our own lives, the lives of our loved ones, and in society. This masterpiece by Kevin B. Skinner, is an absolutely phenomenal work on porn addiction and how to treat it in a simple, but powerful process. Kevin clearly lays out the framework for how to be able to spot your own addiction and what your unique triggers are. His program is known to be very professional and highly effective. Of course not all the books listed in this list are for everyone as some writing styles apply better to some specific readers than others and this book is not an exception. Dr. Skinner’s style is one that is unique but I believe that it will truly help you out if you start to integrate the principles and teachings from this book. New York's biggest ad agencies use dozens of these little-known secrets every day to influence people to buy. And now--thanks to Cashvertising--you can, too. And it won't matter one bit whether you're a corporate giant or a mom-and-pop pizza shop. These techniques are based on human psychology. They work no matter where you're located, no matter what kind of product or service you sell, and no matter where you advertise. In fact, most don't cost a penny to use.This revealing, moving, and often surprising collection lets you go deep inside the lives of generations of porn stars and explicit performers. It’s an absolute must-read for anyone interested in sex industry politics, sex-positive culture, and porn studies — and for anyone whose friend, lover, or family member has taken their pants off in front of a camera. One after the other, these memoirs add up to a powerful, if ironic, conclusion: Porn stigma is the biggest problem many adult performers face, and it is at least as likely to come from our feminist moms as from prudish conservatives. Once you’ve heard the clear, articulate voices of these porn stars, you’ll never look at a sex movie, or the people who make it happen, the same way again." The 5-point CAN DO Plan teaches kids how to avoid the brain-warping images of pornography and minimize the troubling memories of accidental exposure that often tempt kids to look for more and lead them into a dark and destructive addiction. To stay safe in the digital age, kids must install an internal filter in their own brain. "Good Pictures Bad Pictures" shows them how. Sexual Harassment of Working Women was a revelation. It showed how this anti-discrimination law--Title VII--could be used as a tool... It was the beginning of a field that didn't exist until then."

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Dr. Merry Frons writes from a secular perspective drawing on her wealth of experience as a psychotherapist. In addition to helping you break free from the nightmare cycle of addiction, this book is helpful because it shares the true stories of men who have struggled with the same addictive behavior, and emerged triumphant on the other side. This article was co-authored by Kelli Miller, LCSW, MSW and by wikiHow staff writer, Madeleine Flamiano. Kelli Miller is a Psychotherapist based in Los Angeles, California. Kelli specializes in individual and couples therapy focusing on relationships, depression, anxiety, sexuality, communication, parenting, and more. Kelli also facilitates groups for those struggling with alcohol and drug addiction as well as anger management groups. She is the author of “Professor Kelli’s Guide to Finding a Husband” and the award-winning and best-selling book “Thriving with ADHD”. Kelli co-hosted an advice show on LA Talk Radio and is a relationship expert for The Examiner. She received her MSW (Masters of Social Work) from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Sociology/Health from the University of Florida. She argues that through these practices women's subordination has been outsourced and that states that legalise this industry are acting as pimps, enabling male buyers in countries in which women's equality threatens male dominance, to buy access to the bodies of women from poor countries who are paid for their sexual subservience. Asa Akira (28) has already had an extremely unusual life. Educated at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, she soon was earning a good living by stripping and working as a dominatrix at a sex dungeon. Akira has now built up a reputation for being of the most popular, hardworking, and extreme actors in the business, winning dozens of awards for her 330+ movies, including her #1 bestselling series �Asa Akira Is Insatiable”.

Betrayal trauma is a real fruit of compulsive porn use in marriage. It’s time we listen to and help both people in the relationship, not just the person using porn. That’s why we’re sharing this list. Being addicted to online porn is a time-consuming and frustrating state that damages everything from our self-esteem and productivity to our sexual health and relationships with other people. Sexploitation exposes the truth to parents, kids, educators, and the medical profession about the seen and unseen influences affecting children, inspiring parents to take the role as the primary sexuality educator. With more information, parents will gain conviction to discuss and develop values, expectations, boundaries, and rules with their kids. Kids who enter their teens with accurate information and truths stand a better chance of developing an “inner compass” when it comes to sex and relationships, which sets them up for a healthy adulthood. Matt Fradd is building up a strong scientific resume with his book, The Porn Myth, which includes information from a variety of scientific fields such as: neurology, sociology, psychology and biology. By the use of these fields of study, he shows us how dangerous and destructive pornography is to individuals, relationships and society.