My Porn Addiction Recovery Story: 7+ Years Sober
Updated: Nov 27, 2022
My porn addiction story began when I was 7-years-old.
"7-years-old?", you might say. "You were addicted from the time your were 7?"
It's true that my addiction itself did not begin until I was 13. But my vulnerability to porn addiction began long before that.
I was a child with high anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and loneliness. I sought out ways to cope, such as junk food and video games, which I became highly addicted to. By the time I hit puberty at 13, I was primed to be addicted to porn as well, because I already had an addicted mind - porn was just another form of the same problem.
See, that's the thing about porn and sex addiction, my friend. It's just a symptom. I thought these addictions were the root of all my problems. But they were never the root.
The real troubles lay underneath the surface. I could never begin my porn addiction recovery journey until I started to explore the insecurities and fears within - the thoughts and beliefs that caused me to judge myself so harshly and to believe I was not worthy of happiness.
When I was 17-years-old, I began reading spiritual texts, praying, and meditating. I started to understand that I was not alone; that God had answers for me. Not a God of judgment or fear, but a God of unconditional love and unconditional forgiveness that stood by my side, ready to guide me to freedom.
It took another 5 years of trial and error, but I eventually learned what I needed to do to leave porn behind.
I became mindful of my negative thought patterns and beliefs that led me down dark paths, and started to replace them with thoughts of peace, acceptance, and charity.
I became aware of how important my diet was in the way I felt mentally and emotionally, and made many drastic changes to what I ate on a daily basis, which decreased my anxiety and depression significantly and caused me to have less need to seek out addictions to cope.
I developed a unique way of meditating that I call Alignment Meditation, which incorporates a breathing practice and calling on the attributes of God. This practice transformed my life, and gave me the answers I needed to quit porn and experience long-term sobriety.
Through this meditation, I overcame porn addiction and social anxiety, and significantly improved my mental health, anger issues, and many other ailments.
I came to understand that God would guide me to overcome any challenge, as I focused upon that challenge in the meditation and called on divine intelligence to restructure my thoughts, words, and behaviors.
Addiction is physical, mental, and spiritual. In order to get rid of porn addiction, you need to discover the answers to your suffering. The answers are there. God has them waiting for you. God just loves you enough to allow you to learn them for yourself, so that your sobriety will be permanent and your joy will be filled with meaning.
I teach you how to access these answers through my Intensive Recovery Program, courses, and meditations. To get started, join the BAGM Community by downloading my free eBook The S.A.W. Method, which teaches you 3 in-the-moment techniques to curb your porn cravings.
I'll teach you to break free of porn addiction as I have, my friend. It is only a matter of time before you experience complete sobriety and break free of porn.
God bless and much love.
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