All daily inspirations can be found in the book Sex and Porn Addiction Healing and Recovery. Used here with permission of the author.

The behavior of addicts is wholly irrational until you understand that without help, we are completely powerless over our actions.

Addiction cravings are not the same as a non-addicted person craving a bag of potato chips or a scoop of ice cream after a hard day at work. Addiction cravings are more like the need for air after holding your breath for a minute or more. Once triggered, addiction cravings are beyond conscious control. They escape reason and logic. They are so powerful that they simply overwhelm and take control of an addict’s thought process. As such, incredibly smart people can make unbelievably irrational decisions about the use and abuse of an addictive substance or behavior.

Task for Today
Remember a time when your craving for addictive sex caused you to behave in ways you now regret. Ask yourself: “What could I have done differently?”