A question that has been asked by many people and I have been considering of late is are all addictions the same and if so do they all have common treatment methods?

I am a little divided in my own mind on the subject because there are a lot of similarity between any sort of addictions leading to a view that there may be a lot of very common elements that can be treated in the same way.

There are also many differences though in circumstance and in the case of drug addiction the dependence caused by addictive chemicals.

To me this means that logically we can treat the parallel issues in a similar way which primarily deals with the psychological addiction to a drug or behavior. Through introspection of the root causes of what makes people succumb to this type of compulsive behavior we can bring to light the reasons underneath the excuses and perceived need of this addiction.

From there things may vary but motivation for a better life beyond the addiction is still common but how you apply this motivation to be relevant to each type of addiction is where we start to vary in approach.

So are all addictions the same? I cannot say yes but there are enough links between every sort of addiction to be able to tie them together under a single banner so that we may learn about one addiction from others as well.

If you are serious about beating pornography addiction then there are a few immediate things you need to do to be able to overcome it once and for all.

Firstly before you can do anything about the core problem that pornography and sex addiction comes from you need to remove the temptation from your life and this involves putting blockages to pornographic material in the place where most people get their fix: the computer.

• Delete all pornographic material from your computer, all movies, images and so forth.

• Delete any links to porn sites from your computer, clear out your cookies, delete any passwords you have and delete your internet cache to be sure nothing remains.
• If you are involved with chat rooms and online sex make sure to block anyone who might tempt you and delete all non essential programs.
• Get a adult site blocker, there are plenty on the internet that will restrict access to any pornographic type site so if you do accidentally go to a site that might tempt you it will not show.
• If you have some support with this get THEM to install the site blocker so you do not even know how to override the system making it even harder to access pornographic material online.

If you are intent on beating pornography addiction do these things NOW … not tomorrow, not next week NO delays do it now!

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Done? Right now you can move on to the next steps which can actually get you results and change the way you think about pornography, sex, intimacy and yourself which are all things that become skewed and misrepresented by an addiction to pornography.

The only real way to beat your addiction for a long term solution is to understand why you keep going back again and again and this does not mean simple answers like it feels good because being an orgasm addict is too simple a reason. Beating pornography addiction comes from understanding the problems in your life that drive you to view pornography on such a scale you class yourself as an addict which means it is having serious negative repercussions in your life.

To get to the bottom of this psychological addiction to pornography click below to find more information written by experts with solutions for addicts and people dealing with a loved ones addiction too.

http://www.kick-addiction.com/pornography-addiction/treatment/

Just another interesting tidbit about addiction in the news and media.

“Now, a new television documentary examines this compulsive habit. Somebody’s Daughter: A Journey to Freedom from Pornography tells the story of three men and one married couple involved in a Christian ministry who overcame their addiction to porn.”

While i feel that overly christian tones may be offputting to some i do think that Christian media has done a lot of good to help those who are addicted to sex and pornography perhaps because Christians are more keenly aware of the problem and find suffering from it a much heavier burden.

In any case the full story is here: http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/488603.aspx

Hey just wanted to post a good news story about addiction i found while browsing.

In South Africa one adiction treatment program teaches people to surf as a way to reward them and find ways to enjoy life without drugs.

Sounds pretty cool … full story below:

Former South African addict helps others kick the habit – by surfing

Cape Town, South Africa – They’ve ridden the high and lows of addiction and now a group of recovering addicts is learning to surf the waves as an unlikely part of their rehabilitation program.

Once a week the assortment of people struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction, bulimia, and other troubles pick up their boards and learn to surf in the waters around South Africa’s “Mother City.”