Lost time and chances - put it right, now!

 I once heard that if we treated time like money we would be much richer in terms of what we accomplish in our lives.  Sex addicts and porn addicts experience (suffer) many negative consequences of their long-term compulsions to engage in inappropriate sexual behaviours both real and virtual.  One of the less painful but still hard to bear consequences of acting out is the loss of time and with it the lost chances of accomplishing other more fulfilling and rewarding goals.

The time can never be refunded but the accomplishments can still be a reality - after successful treatment.  Let's do some basic maths and see what can be done still with time that is left.

Looking at porn, sexting online or having long-term and multiple affairs for 7 hours a week over 10 years is equivalent to 3,640 hours or 151 days or 21 weeks or 5 months.  Twenty years of porn use or other sexual acting out doubles this to 10 solid months day and night of time. You might be able to gain a doctorate or masters degree in that time, restore a car, build a house or learn a new expert skill such as skiing or playing an instrument.

If you commit to treatment - which might take 3-6 months with commitment, that still leaves a very good portion of your life, 10, 20, 30 or 40 years to use that time ie 1 whole day a month to REALLY accomplish something!

Sex addiction and porn addiction are not usually medical or genetic, they do not have the same hold and lasting effects as substance misuse, and treatment is surprisingly straightforward and quick.  All you need to do if you are compelled towards sex and porn acting out is to accept you are throwing time away and with it your success and legacy and then commit to change.  The rest is easy.