Religious shame and porn addiction go hand-in-hand.
Why?
Because they are two sides of the same coin.
We often see addiction as an isolated incident: an issue all its own. We think that if we can just abstain from porn then we’ll eventually lose our desire for it.
We also think, “If I just have enough sex with my wife, then I won’t want porn.”
After nearly a decade of my own recovery, and working with other addicts, I can tell you that both of these lines of reasoning are false.
Why?
Because the underlying reasons for shame (the belief “I’m not good enough”, “I don’t match up”) are the underlying reasons for addiction. Shame leads to addiction.
Pornography addiction is not simply caused by “manly urges”, lust, impulsivity, or being a “pervert”. These have very little to do with the addiction.
Today, we’re going to discuss the root causes of both porn addiction and religious shame, and how we can work through them.
You'll learn how religious shame and porn addiction develop,
Many of us are under the impression that engaging in our addiction causes us to feel religious shame; to feel that God is displeased with us, and that we are unworthy in His eyes. This is not the case. We'll talk about this in today's episode.
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