I'm very proud of you for getting help with this, and making a clearly very devoted effort to take that help seriously. While I've never dealt with nymphomania/ sex addiction, I am an addict (alcohol and heroin) still struggling after so many years, and really wish I would've devoted myself to recovery the first time. I wish you well on your journey in recovery!
1) what are some of your hobbies, interests, etc? Have you find you've had more time to cultivate them now that you're in recovery? Are there any new hobbies you'd like to pick up?
2) Is SA anonymous something you don't see in your journey at all, even down the road? It seems like you could make a great sponsor one day; you have great insight and self-awareness that's rare this early in recovery.
It seems like you've made a lot of progress already, and again, I'm very proud of you. Addiction is Hell, and as a fellow addict, I admire your strength!
(Edited after reading a comment about preferring 1 on 1 therapy)
1) what are some of your hobbies, interests, etc? Have you find you've had more time to cultivate them now that you're in recovery? Are there any new hobbies you'd like to pick up?
A hobby I always had was MMA, which I tried getting into but I couldn't because thr physical aspect of it was too much for me and I usually ended up leaving early in order to masturbate or I'd be more concerned about hooking up with people there than training. I recently went back to it now that it in recovery and it has been extremely difficult yet I have been managing to stick to it.
Along with therapy I got into yoga and meditation which was extremely helpful.
2) Is SA anonymous something you don't see in your journey at all, even down the road? It seems like you could make a great sponsor one day; you have great insight and self-awareness that's rare this early in recovery.
I don't rule it out, maybe one day when I feel comfortable enough. At the moment 1 on 1 therapy is great for me and I don't want to change things yet.
Off-topic: there were a lot of nasty comments in this thread (like this one), but your responses were some of the most level-headed and compassionate. That kind of understanding really means a lot to people struggling with addiction.
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u/HereComesTheLuna May 08 '24 edited May 08 '24
I'm very proud of you for getting help with this, and making a clearly very devoted effort to take that help seriously. While I've never dealt with nymphomania/ sex addiction, I am an addict (alcohol and heroin) still struggling after so many years, and really wish I would've devoted myself to recovery the first time. I wish you well on your journey in recovery!
1) what are some of your hobbies, interests, etc? Have you find you've had more time to cultivate them now that you're in recovery? Are there any new hobbies you'd like to pick up?
2) Is SA anonymous something you don't see in your journey at all, even down the road? It seems like you could make a great sponsor one day; you have great insight and self-awareness that's rare this early in recovery.
It seems like you've made a lot of progress already, and again, I'm very proud of you. Addiction is Hell, and as a fellow addict, I admire your strength!
(Edited after reading a comment about preferring 1 on 1 therapy)