by Chris | Feb 13, 2025 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, The Twelve Steps
Recently, I have been reflecting on how my porn addiction began in the first place. This took me back to a dark place in my life during college, when I had broken up with who I thought was the love of my life, which left me directionless and unstable. I had no passion...
by Chris | Oct 6, 2020 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools
Most of my adult life was spent complaining when it came to any kind of pain or suffering—even though the majority of this pain was self-induced and in the form of terrible hangovers. I would whine and complain, asking “Why me?” And when I became ill or was injured I...
by Chris | Jun 16, 2020 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Personal Testimonies, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Spiritual Tools, The Twelve Steps
It was a catastrophic personal event that plunged me into three years of intense habitual and addictive behavior that needed to be addressed. It was then that I finally recognized my addiction needed to be stopped. Downloading porn videos and images as well as...
by Chris | Apr 28, 2020 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Personal Testimonies, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps
After I first became sober I thought that I’m better now. I can handle it. I had been in AA for years and attended hundreds, maybe thousands, of meetings. I had volunteered, read the Big Book, and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and worked through the Twelve...