Episode 18: Self-Concept and Addiction
We’ve talked about describing your porn habit as an addiction before on the podcast. It’s so easy to categorize our behavior as an addiction, but the truth is, when we think we’re addicted, we leave ourselves feeling disempowered and without agency. And today, I think it’s important we discuss this topic as it relates to your self-concept.
Your self-concept has way more to do with your pornography usage than you might think. Just like you might think of yourself as socially awkward, you’re going to pick up on all of the awkward things you do, and even justify them to yourself as, “That’s just who I am.” And while that’s fairly harmless, when we do it with our porn habit, it makes solving for it really tricky.
Join me on the podcast this week to discover why describing yourself as an addict might be making overcoming pornography even more difficult than it already is. I’m sharing how I classify an addiction, and I’m giving you the tools you need to change your self-concept, so you can start to become somebody who just doesn’t need porn to feel happy.
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What You'll Learn from this Episode:
Why whether viewing porn can actually cause addiction or not is as yet undecided.
The different levels of involvement with pornography.
Why using the term addiction to describe your pornography habit might be hindering your progress.
My criteria for calling something an addiction, and how to know whether the term "addiction" is right for your situation.
The difference between addiction mindset and growth mindset.
How to change your self-concept and give yourself the best chance of overcoming pornography for good.
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