Gabriel1960
Active Member
New here. Glad I found this place. Thanks to the moderators for this website.
I was talking yesterday with my therapist when I mentioned, for the first time in 22 years of PMO recovery, that I had learned that what I was really addicted to was not the PMO, but what they call on www.yourbrainonporn.com the "neuro-chemical auto pilot."
That's when he recommended to me the book "Your Brain on Porn," which I ordered yesterday.
How I got to this new realization was from attending Gamblers Anonymous (GA) meetings. In GA, we acknowledge that it's not the wagering that is the problem. The problem is the "action." Action is the addiction, and what we're powerless over. (Action being the trance like state a gambler enters into when we're gambling.)
I now realize that what my problem is: the "neuro-chemical auto pilot." Everything else is merely window dressing for it.
That's all I have today. Thanks again for this web presence.
Gabriel
I was talking yesterday with my therapist when I mentioned, for the first time in 22 years of PMO recovery, that I had learned that what I was really addicted to was not the PMO, but what they call on www.yourbrainonporn.com the "neuro-chemical auto pilot."
That's when he recommended to me the book "Your Brain on Porn," which I ordered yesterday.
How I got to this new realization was from attending Gamblers Anonymous (GA) meetings. In GA, we acknowledge that it's not the wagering that is the problem. The problem is the "action." Action is the addiction, and what we're powerless over. (Action being the trance like state a gambler enters into when we're gambling.)
I now realize that what my problem is: the "neuro-chemical auto pilot." Everything else is merely window dressing for it.
That's all I have today. Thanks again for this web presence.
Gabriel