Coping with Mistakes/Relapse – Sex and Relationship Therapy

Falling is how we learn and grow. Staying low is how we die.

Slips and relapses are relatively common in sex and porn addiction recovery, and they’re usually not the end of the world. Therefore, we should not view these events as disasters without solutions, but as learning opportunities. In other words, setbacks should be viewed as problems to be explored and solved rather than as personal failures. After a slip-up or relapse, we can explore the “bad thoughts” that caused us to regress, identify the triggers that pushed us over the edge, and devise ways to deal with the same or different situations in the future should we You can handle yourself in different ways. Similar situations will occur. We can also explore other possible relapse situations and plan ways to deal with them. If necessary, we can enhance our sexual abstinence program.

today’s task
Examine the slippery slope that led to your last sexual encounter. Share this with your therapist, 12-step sponsor, or friend in recovery.