Sex and Porn Addiction News

Knowing Your Patterns of Addiction and Where they Come from - Audio module Parts 1 and 2

KNOW YOUR PATTERNS AND KICK SEX ADDICTION – NEW AUDIO VERSION This 2nd module of V2V will help you to understand how sex and porn addictive behaviours are governed by patterns of thoughts, emotions and behaviours and how modifying these will help you end addiction for good.  You will be able to conduct your own self-assessment and identify your potential addiction patterns.  The questions ‘why do I do this?’ and ‘how do I get back in control?’ will be answered.  Module is in a 2-part audio version - the theory and self-assessment for.. Read More

Commitment Is Essential To Get Into Recovery (See this free audio resource)

My clients want to stop their sex and porn addictions but struggle. Often this is because their have started on the recovery journey because of external drivers rather than their own commitment.  External drivers are ultimatums from partners (stop or I'll throw you out); potential or actual police attention; or maybe advice from a GP or generalist therapist. Commitment can be built up in therapy with a specialist in addiction like myself but this can sometimes feel artificial.  The resource linked to this article (access using this link https://youtu.be/Sw6pbbY8_EE i.. Read More

Free recovery tools those worried about their sex and porn behaviours.

My free online toolkit for recovery from sex and porn addiction now comprises 6 modules and some addictional resources. Visitors to esteemtherapyyorks.co.uk can make use of these when they need them, or clients can use them to support their sessions and long-term recovery. Here is a summary of the 6 chapters:  Module 1 - will get you started on the road to recovery from porn and sex ‘addiction’ and compulsive behaviours with 6 really easy techniques for building and fortifying your commitment to change.  Module 2 - explains the commonly accepted 'vivio.. Read More

Mouthwash, campfires and porn - the link is obvious when you think about it!

Todays blog is verging on the partisan, but it is not my intention to make political, moral or social pronouncements, tempted as I am.  But I was struck yesterday by the publicity a certain mouthwash manufacturer gained by ‘giving’ supplies of its product to researchers at a university in Wales. The research was to find out if the product killed the Covid-19 virus – which it did, not surprisingly as it contains a level of alcohol and other chemicals which are already known to kill bugs.  Despite other media outlets setting out the limitations of relying on such a pr.. Read More

Life doesn't have to be solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

My last news blog was on the topic of 'pacifiers' and how adults use grown-up versions of them to soothe themselves from such as low self-esteem, anger or perhaps procrastination.   I made reference to a brillant song by Yello which goes on to use the dark sea as a metaphor for life's struggles, confusion and isolation.  I didnt know it then but but I had made an inadvertent link with my next blog idea which is based on the well-known and dark quote from Thomas Hobbes, the 17th century philosopher when he described life as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish.. Read More