The Ability to Deal with Challenges

Nowadays there are many approaches to dealing with porn addiction.

There are different strategies and tips. Tactics and hacks.

But, before this method, nothing I tried was sustainable. I'd have a bad day and I'd forget all of the consequences of being in the porn addiction and I'd go ahead and relapse.

Maybe I had been stressed out or ill or tired or lonely. Or all of these things.

It doesn't matter the reason. I'd relapse. And I'd edge and binge and go deep into a hole of self-destruction. I'd cascade into a darkness of my own creation.

Yesterday I felt tired. Yesterday I was ill. Yesterday I felt stressed out. Yesterday I felt lonely.

Did I have cravings? The honest answer is yes I did. They took me by surprise. I can't remember the last time I had desires like that.

But did I choose to go back into a full-time addiction? No. I chose to experience the temporary discomfort. I had 12 hours sleep last night. I have woken up and feel fresh again. Ready to attack the day.

I'm sat writing this with a coffee and will be heading to the gym shortly afterwards. This evening I will be hosting my local book club. I'll be connecting with people and enjoying my day.

Zero shame. 100% integrity.

I am not special. I just learned a no-bullshit approach for dealing with compulsive desires correctly by being prepared with a 5-Fact script. Without the 5-Fact script, I would have relapsed yesterday and the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Life isn't always easy. But, it is by dealing with challenges and getting through to the other side that we make the greatest amount of progress.

There is nothing wrong with you for having desires. It is what you choose to do when you face them that matters.