Sex and porn addiction is no excuse for bad behavior

Under no circumstances are sex and porn addicts exempt from responsibility for the problems their choices create.

Sometimes people who engage in embarrassing, objectionable, or even illegal sexual behaviors will try to use sex or porn addiction as a catch-all excuse in hopes of avoiding or at least minimizing the judgment and punishment they experience. Sometimes these people are indeed addicted to sex or pornography, but often they are not. Regardless, a diagnosis of sex or porn addiction should never excuse bad behavior. A diagnosis of sex or porn addiction does not provide an excuse, but rather an obligation to acknowledge the problem and behave differently in the future. In fact, part of healing from sex and porn addiction is acknowledging what we did, accepting any consequences, and doing what we can to make amends.

today’s task
See your addiction as a reason to make amends, not an excuse for bad behavior.