All daily inspiration can be found in the book Sex and Porn Addiction Treatment and Recovery. This article is used with permission from the author.

What determines your life is not what you say to others, but what you say to yourself quietly. This has the most powerful power.

Sex and porn addicts share certain traits. One of those common traits is that we somehow believe that other people can make us feel worthy and complete. We ascribe to them some magical ability to heal us and make us happy. Often, this magical quality disappears as soon as we have sex with them. Regardless, as part of recovery, we need to accept that other people cannot heal us or make us happy. Sobriety and happiness are both inside work. We build sobriety and find happiness by accepting ourselves, being grateful for the life we have (no matter how messed up our life may be at any given moment), and doing better today than we did yesterday.

Today’s Task
Think of a time when you wished someone could help you solve a problem. Share a time in the meeting when you wished someone could help you solve a problem.