6 Signs Of Emotional Immaturity That Impact Recovery From Porn And Sex Addiction

The “dry drunk” syndrome, discovered in Alcoholics Anonymous, applies to other addictions, including pornography and sex addiction. At the “dry drunk” level, all you are focused on is abstinence and changing the outside without giving consideration what is on the inside that needs to change. Real recovery work begins when you begin to investigate the unresourceful beliefs and attitudes from …

How Malik Made Space For His Emotions After Years Of Struggling With Shame And Porn Addiction

After a long hiatus from recovery, Malik (name changed for privacy) a Purify Your Gaze member, shares his breakthrough in the area of having a healthy relationship with one’s emotions on his first Sobriety Mastermind meeting he attended. Here are his realizations: “I just got off my first Sobriety Mastermind call. I am so grateful to Allah (SWT) for allowing …

How Viewing Pornography Affects Your Mood

Once upon a time society accepted advertisements like the one below that portrayed smoking cigarettes as a healthy and necessary pastime.It took decades for people to accept the research that demonstrated without a shadow of the doubt that smoking harms your health and well being. We are finally starting to see the same happen with porn now. Research and neuroscience are demonstrating the …