Thought Replacement Therapy

Control your thoughts to recover from porn addictionA forum member shared this:

Trying to simply change your mind to something else is not enough. It’s a bit more involved then that and here is how you do it (and the way which it was taught to me)

Image your self in any scenario (let’s pick one for this example — giving a formal presentation in front of many people outside on a beautiful day)

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Successful sex – day 57 :-)

Here’s an excerpt from Synopsis of entire reboot, with mood chart.) Day 57 of no MO, day 64 of no P – successful, great, ‘normal’ sex, with condom. History: I’ve never liked using condoms – frequently never got around to sex because I’d lose erection even thinking about having to get one out and use […]

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Smile

Smile. And the world smiles with you. Frown and your face drops and frightens children

Article from Montreal Gazette
Improving mood during porn addiction recovery

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(L) Food Addiction, Substance Dependence Share Common Ground (2011)

COMMENTS: This describes a study (Neural Correlates of Food Addiction) that is first to compare brain activation patterns of “food addicts”. Other studies have looked at the brains of obese humans. Some the women in this study classified as food addicts were not obese. The results: brain activation of food addicts matches that of drug addicts.
Here’s a very important quote:
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Intermittent Excessive Behaviors

Intermittent excessive behaviors can lead to, or deepen, addiction. The literature does not support claims that the quantity of use of a behavior equals the degree of addiction. Bingeing Rats: A Model of Intermittent Excessive Behavior? (2006) (L) Sugar Can Be Addictive: Animal Studies Show Sugar Dependence (2008) Impact of Problematic Internet Use on the […]

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