Do intrusive thoughts create distress for you? These unwanted thoughts often trigger shame, anxiety, and a desperate desire to make them stop. I explain why accepting these thoughts without approving them is the key to reducing their impact.
Are you tired of falling back into old patterns on your journey to quitting porn? Buffering, as I call it in my world, describes the activities we engage in to escape uncomfortable emotions we might be experiencing, which can look like anything from viewing porn to overeating or overspending.
If you want to quit porn, the best way to reach your goal is to keep the process simple. We make things unnecessarily complicated and confusing, so to continue our Keep It Simple series, we’re talking this week about step two: commitment.
Why does the habit of viewing porn cause so much pain and suffering? Does trying to overcome it feel like an obsession? What does OCD have to do with porn use? And how might you identify if OCD is present for you?
