Sexual Compulsions and Denial Pt. I
Show me a person who is addicted to internet pornography, or acts on sexual compulsions that they know they shouldn’t, and I’ll show you a person who is in denial. Denial is defined as
This post was written by teach4him--a member of the Purity Project in Oklahoma City. If you have questions or comments of a personal nature, you may reach him at teach4him@purityproject.comthe refusal to acknowledge the existence or severity of unpleasant external realities or internal thoughts and feelings.1 Read more
How Self-Worth impacts your problem with porn
What we think of ourselves and the worth we believe we have have powerful consequences. For those of us who suffer from sexual compulsions, it has everything to do with whether we act out or not. The three sources of self-worth are: ourselves, others and God.
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This post was written by teach4him--a member of the Purity Project in Oklahoma City. If you have questions or comments of a personal nature, you may reach him at teach4him@purityproject.com
My Story by teach4him
For the past 15 years I have been a slave to internet pornography—pictures and videos. Before that time, I was not a more righteous person, I just didn’t want to be caught in public with pornographic materials or be seen publicly in places which were quite seedy back then. In other words, when the internet came about and I could have total privacy and I didn’t think anyone could possibly know what I was doing—the seeds of my secret desires began to grow.
During the time that I was doing all of this—I never felt right with God. How could I? I knew I wasn’t doing the right thing; and, I really didn’t want too do what I was doing; but,it seemed that I couldn’t stop myself. I would stay up late at night only to be shocked that it would be 2 in the morning. I became constantly sleep deprived. Read more
