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Forgiveness and Escalation – Sexual and Relationship Healing

Forgiveness and Escalation - Sexual and Relationship Healing



All your daily inspiration can be found in Sex and Porn Addiction Treatment and Recovery. Used here with permission of the author. Click on the book cover image to purchase the book on Amazon.

Don’t let your fire die in the hopeless swamp of your addiction, ignited by an irreplaceable spark.

Addicts of all types often become increasingly tolerant to the mood-altering effects of their addictive substance or chosen behavior. (Basically, the brain adapts to the excess dopamine levels caused by continued use of addictive substances or behaviors by producing less dopamine and/or reducing the number of dopamine receptors in the brain.) So, over time, Addicts must use more dopamine. Addictive substances/behaviors or more intense substances/behaviors to achieve and maintain the desired neurochemical high. This is why addiction (and its consequences) escalates over time.

today’s task
Think about the ways your addiction escalates over time. Did you realize this when it happened, or did you notice it after the fact?



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