21: Religious Shame and Porn Addiction

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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