Self-Care Part One
To succeed in sex addiction recovery we must replace our addiction with something positive, healthful and fun.
Do we accept that we cannot stop by ourselves, that willpower, guts and self-discipline will not suffice to be successful?
Are we willing to consider that that there may be something more powerful than ourselves in the Universe?
Are we willing to go one step farther and to consider that that Power may care about us?
If we keep looking at porn and thinking we can not masturbate, that is not sane.
If we keep looking at sexually titillating social media and thinking that that it will not lead us to porn, that is not sane.
If we believe that if we were just married, or just had the right partner, or could get our partners to behave in just the right way, that we would be okay, that is not sane.
If we feel afraid of the word Higher Power or God, we inventory, honestly, why we feel that way
We have the right to choose any conception that works for us to stop masturbating, but to use a form of God that does not, honestly, help us stop masturbating, specifically , is not sane.
Self-Care Part Two
HP,
Help me to:
Recognize that any day I am chaste I am a winner
Recognize that sometimes the very best I can do is be chaste
Accept that there will be times when I feel, needy, sad, hurt, and lonely without sex or love
Realize the importance of the work you are doing within me
Be willing to sacrifice my own desires for the health of others
Accept that I will need to develop my self care skills to previously unknown heights
Accept I am powerless to attain and/or maintain this state of being
Acknowledge that with your Grace and my effort we can do this.