Choosing the Best Treatment Plan for Porn Addiction

Porn addiction is something that one shouldn't take lightly. This can be one of the easiest ways to ruin your relationships, damage your career and your reputation. If you are addicted to porn or your spouse is addicted to porn, there are several things that can be done. Many different programs are available to porn addicts and this article will discuss different kinds of addiction and which treatment may be best.

Slight addiction - This is the kind of addiction in which the person has been looking at porn for some time, but it does not control their actions or thoughts. They don't miss appointments or realize that they've been looking at porn for hours without knowing it. This is mainly for those who feel that porn can damage their relationship or who are starting to notice that their addiction is becoming worse. The best kind of treatment for this may be a self-treatment plan, an online support group, or group counseling. online groups are great because you can maintain a veil of anonymity. No one has to know who you are and you can still find wonderful supportive people.

Moderate addiction - This addiction may be much worse than a slight addiction, and it may have already started to damage relationships. You may find that you are caught up in looking at porn and you will realize hours later that you have been looking at porn for hours. You may miss appointments, pull porn up on the computer at work and get irritated when you are unable to look at porn for one reason or another. Good treatment for this would be a self treatment plan, group counseling (online or offline) and treatment with a licensed therapist that specializes in porn addiction. Group counseling allows you to find a support group of people that have gone through this before or who are currently dealing with the same type of problems that you are.

Severe addiction - With this addiction, relationships have probably already been destroyed. You may have been punished at work for pulling porn up on the computer or possibly fired. You may have ruined the relationship with your partner or your family. You cannot seem to get away from porn and it does seem as if it's controlling you. You feel ashamed, embarrassed or upset at the way that you are being controlled by pictures or videos. The best kind of treatment for a severe porn addiction is one on one counseling with a therapist. They will be able to help you determine what issues are creating this porn addiction and how to deal with them. A support group, such as an online support group or a group therapy circle may also help you to realize that you're not the only one who is dealing with something like this. There are many others going through the same thing and dealing with the same porn addiction issues as you.

Getting help for porn addiction doesn't have to be a difficult process. By being aware of the severity of your addiction, you can seek the proper treatment and get the necessary help you need to recover. So, seek help soon for your addiction and take back your life. You deserve it!

Yoga International February 1998 Issue