Download or read book The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments written by Scott Weeman and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Sacraments. (Second Place). In the first book to directly integrate the Twelve Steps with the practice of Catholicism, Scott Weeman, founder and director of Catholic in Recovery, pairs his personal story with compassionate straight talk to show Catholics how to bridge the commonly felt gap between the Higher Power of twelve-step programs and the merciful God that he rediscovered in the heart of the sacraments. Weeman entered sobriety from alcohol and drugs on October 10, 2011, and he's made it his full-time ministry to help others who struggle with various types of addiction to find spiritual wholeness through Catholic in Recovery, an organization he founded and directs. In The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments, Weeman candidly tackles the struggle he and other addicts have with getting to know intimately the unnamed Higher Power of recovery. He shares stories of his compulsion to find a personal relationship with God and how his tentative steps back to the Catholic Church opened new doors of healing and brought him surprising joy as he came to know Christ in the sacraments. Catholics in recovery and those moving toward it, as well as the people who love them will recognize Weeman's story and his spiritual struggle to personally encounter God. He tells us how: Baptism helps you admit powerlessness over an unmanageable problem, face your desperate need for God, and choose to believe in and submit to God’s mercy. Reconciliation affirms and strengthens the hard work of examining your life, admitting wrongs, and making amends. The Eucharist provides ongoing sustenance and draws you to the healing power of Christ. The graces of Confirmation strengthen each person to keep moving forward and to share the good news of recovery and new life in Christ. Weeman's words are boldly challenging and brimming with compassion and through them you will discover inspiration, hope, sage advice, and refreshingly practical help.

Download or read book Power Over Pornography written by Brian Brandenburg and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason, like many people, is an addict. His addiction doesn't center on any drug or alcohol. He's a pornography and masturbation addict, and the insidious nature of his addiction erodes his self-worth, his relationships, and his career. Jason meets David at a twelve-step meeting, where David offers him a new approach to treating pornography addiction. Through a series of meetings, David guides Jason as he successfully overcomes his addiction, a process supported by glimpses into Jason's family and how his relationships improve as pornography loses its hold on his life. Jason's story is fictional. The treatment plan he follows is very real. Designed by author and pornography addiction treatment expert Brian Brandenburg, the strategies found in Power over Pornography are praised by those who, having taken part in Brandenburg's program, now pursue lives free of pornographic viewing. Brandenburg's innovative treatment plan comes at a crucial moment in the fight against pornography and masturbation addiction. A generation of Internet-savvy children has grown up with access to pornography, quite literally, at their keyboard-typing fingertips. The images and videos they view online are far more graphic than their parents can imagine. Now the children of this generation have become young adults, with many addicted to the instant gratification of pornography. Like Jason, most pornography and masturbation addicts are male, but women are also afflicted. Maintaining normal, healthy relationships becomes almost impossible while in the grip of pornography. Anxiety and guilt over your actions worsen into clinical depression and self-loathing. Work productivity suffers, and an addict with on-the-job access to the Internet is always a few mouse clicks away from job termination and scandal. Jason and others in his situation are discovering traditional twelve-step programs don't address key aspects of pornography and masturbation addiction. Brandenburg's radical treatment takes a new, often counterintuitive approach to overcoming pornography addiction. His advice sometimes contradicts traditional strategies, but his system works. A comprehensive, easy-to-understand approach to pornography addiction treatment, Power over Pornography appeals to all readers. You can overcome your addiction. Let Brian Brandenburg and Jason be your guides.

Download or read book Quit Porn Easily written by Celibate Yogi and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quitting porn can be extremely easy. And it doesn't require you to fight your way to the finish line.It doesn't require you to scare yourself, guilt yourself, or punish yourself.Sadly, most conventional techniques focus on all the wrong ways to quit porn. That is why most people end up failing after a few days, weeks, or months. And even if they don't, they feel like they're pushing against a mountain "resisting" it for the rest of their lives.This book presents a completely different approach that works. It challenges conventional advice out there, which is why you don't see it shared more widely. It's based on coaching untold men from across the world to quit porn easily--for good! Whether you're 14 years old or 70 years old, this approach works.It's also based on 10+ years of my own frustrations at trying to quit porn. This approach is the only method that helped me quit immediately and painlessly. And I haven't looked back since.It's also based on the best research on addiction recovery, cognitive behavior therapy, and mindfulness. In short, this approach works!My promise to you: I'm not going to guilt you, shame you, talk down to you, or scare you. All those tactics actually make it harder to quit porn.I will also not put you through torture to quit porn. It will be easy. Perhaps you think your case is different. That you are truly broken beyond repair. I've worked with such people as well. And in every case, by the end of our time together, they would see through the issue and say out loud themselves: "I can't believe that's how easy it was."You have very little downside, and an extremely large upside from taking me on this! If this approach works, you will be free from porn for the rest of your life. Without the cravings. Without the self torture.Imagine the self-confidence and energy you will gain back! Imagine the impact in your relationships and school and work! Imagine the change in your own personal self perception.So join me in the easy way to quit porn forever!About the Author: Hi, call me Yogi. I'm a happily married man living in California, who used to have a deep secret.For most of my life, I used to be an addict, and I want to share that story with you.Right now, I feel this incredible sense of confidence that I am definitely never going to look at porn again. It wasn't always like this.I got hooked probably when I was 12 or 13 years old. It was in the days of of dial-up internet (2001, 2002) but I remember the tantalizing feel of having those static images load up. With time, it just got worse.I was probably 18 years old when I realized I had a problem. I tried to quit it but my mind just did not want to cooperate. I still just saw it as a habit, not as an addiction. Even in college, when there were some amazing people who wanted to be with me, I instead stuck with the Porn-Masturbation-Orgasm (PMO) habit.Watching porn no longer held any pleasure for me. It was just a compulsion. And I hated myself for it.Then one day, I stumbled across an idea that changed my life...This idea was so easy, so downright magical, I was able to quit porn once and for all. Overnight. What felt difficult, an uphill battle to "quit the porn habit" became as easy as pie. What used to take all my willpower to resist became almost laughable. Over the next few months, I coached a select group of men to quit porn. Some as young as 14. Others in their 50s.Students, doctors, lawyers, artists, programmers, entrepreneurs, musicians, construction workers, plumbers, etc.Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists. All have benefited from this.You name it, I've helped them.And every time, the shift was magical.Now I want to help you do the same. I've put the best ideas from everything I've learned to write this book.Read this book and quit porn easily--forev

Download or read book Your Brain on Porn written by Gary Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The internet has made access to sexually explicit content radically more easy than ever before. This book is essential reading for those who are troubled by their own relationship with pornography, and for those who want to understand the world we now live in. Republished with extensive revisions in December 2017.

Download or read book Semen Retention Miracle written by Joseph Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the power inside your own body to transform your life Semen Retention is a centuries-old practice that allows you to harness your body's vital energy and redirect it to any area of your life. From achieving the perfect body to outstanding results in business and creative endeavours, semen retention can turbocharge your success. Now modern science is backing up this ancient practice and showing how it can: Increase productivity & motivation Pack on muscle mass Boost focus & self-confidence Attract people to you Increase your energy levels Strengthen your immune system Sharpen your memory Semen Retention Miracle is the definitive book on how to utilise this power to achieve your goals. You will discover: The science behind semen retention What the ancient texts say about it How to implement it into your life Essential tips for staying the course And much much more Take charge of your life today by learning how to use the unstoppable force that dwells within you.

Download or read book Sexual Detox written by Tim Challies and published by Cruciform Press. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If porn has corrupted your thinking, weakened your conscience, warped your sense of right and wrong, and twisted your understanding and expectations of sexuality, you need a moral and psychological reset by the One who created sex.

Download or read book Never Relapse Into Watching Porn Again written by Donny Drako and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you relapsed within the last week? Did your mind trick you into watching porn? Has this happened to you a couple of times in the last few weeks? The fact is that when you start on your first day, you are fully confident that this time it will not happen again. You might even watch some motivational videos that may boost your confidence still further. The problem with confidence is that it makes you believe that you will stay confident throughout your 90 days journey. But let's face the truth here. Confidence does not last forever if you are externally driven or motivated. Let me repeat again. Confidence does not last forever if you are externally driven or motivated by watching some motivational videos or listening to what other people have achieved through the porn free challenge. It only lasts if you are truly motivated from WITHIN. And it only last if you are CLEAR about what exactly you want in LIFE So what do you exactly want in LIFE? In order to develop a FIRE that lights up from within, you need to work on the INNER MECHANISMS of your mind. Once you develop this self-motivation from inside out, achieving anything, from porn free 90-day streak to getting a girl or becoming rich becomes easy. Keep in mind, this book does not offer the QUICK FIX PILL that will give you superpowers to fight the porn addiction battle in an instant. I do not believe in Quick fixes. They might exist in the short term. However, in the long term their effect of quick fixes evens out to nothing. This book offers you the map to BUILD Your INNER CORE STRENGTH Permanently. BENEFITS Some benefits of applying the techniques in this book include 1. You Become an Internally Motivated self-directed MAN and conquer the 90-Days Porn Free Challenge EASILY 2. Break free of the LONELINESS and the GUILT that comes with watching porn. 3. You NEVER return back to watching porn again.WHAT'S IN THIS BOOK? The first chapter of the book will help you become aware of your TRUE 'Purpose In Life'. Once you WAKE UP to this purpose in Life, achieving anything you want will become possible. The second chapter of the book will help you take the baby steps towards achieving that true purpose and overcoming the porn addiction. The third chapter of the book will help you become aware of the tricks that the mind plays with you and how not to be fooled by it. In the forth chapter I talk about 'The Call to Adventure'. Is refusing to live a life of meaning and adventure the reason behind you falling into the trap of porn? If this is so, then it's time to accept your calling.In the fifth chapter I talk about a strategy called 'The Death Ground'. The chances of this technique working out and helping you to achieve the 90 days Porn Free challenge is 99.9 %. I am so confident about this technique working that if you apply it and it doesn't work, then I'll pay you $10 via PayPal.FREE BONUS I'll also coach you PERSONALLY, be accountable to you and help you break free of the RELAPSE for the first 90 days for FREE via E-Mail. I have attached my personal E-Mail Id at the End. P.S. This offer is limited only to the first 20 people who contact me directly. THREE MONTHS 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE If you find that none of the techniques in this book work for you, then, 'Thanks to Kindle' you can get your money back within the Seven days of purchasing this book. If you have already crossed the seven days mark, then you can just drop me an E-mail within the first 3 months of buying my E-Book and I'll return the Complete Amount back to you GUARANTEED within a Week. P.S.S. BUY this book only if you are serious about escaping the Trap of Porn and want to build a Life of Inspiration and Meaning.

Download or read book Cutting It Off written by J. Park and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porn addiction is real and it nearly ruined my life. I was a porn addict for fifteen years, and I've now been sober for over three. I want to offer you recovery, not just for weeks at a time, but quitting for good. I'm sure you're tired of the bleary-eyed mornings and constant loop of objectification in your head. The guilt, anxiety, and hypocrisy. The uncomfortable ickiness of dealing with family the next day. The lies, the hiding. You've tried other methods and it fails every time; you've gone back to the familiar buffet of images. The white-knuckle self-shaming isn't working. If you've given on up on giving, here are specific steps to quit porn. This is written for you or your friend who's in recovery. This is for both men and women. This is for both church people and for those who don't care about faith. As a pastor, this is also my journey as a Christian who quit the hypocrisy. But regardless of religion, age, or gender, this is how you can permanently quit porn, and more importantly, find the life you've always been missing towards bigger, greater, and better. This is how you cut it off.

Download or read book 30 Roads Away from PORN written by Salman Pasha and published by Salman Pasha. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Three R's System of Quitting Porn - The Relapse, the Reboot and the Retreat. The life of a porn addict can be thought of as a three-part loop which he goes through repeatedly. This loop consists of three phases - the Relapse, the Reboot, and the Retreat. The Relapse or phase one is when he goes back to his old ways of watching porn from a successful streak, the Reboot or phase two is when he is away from porn on a successful streak for any amount of time, and the Retreat or phase three is when the porn cravings hit him hard and he slowly moves back towards phase one or the Relapse. The porn addict behaves differently in each one of these phases. During phase one when he relapses, he is full of guilt and shame. During this phase, he has every reason to quit porn and every reason why porn is bad for him. He is full of motivation to quit porn and to get his life back on track. He will delete his porn collection, gets porn filters for his phone and PC, decides to exercise, meditate and do a host of other things which he thinks might help him in quitting porn. During phase two or the Reboot, when he is on a successful streak, he is full of energy and motivation to keep going on and the drive to succeed in quitting porn and doing the things which are important in life. During this phase, he is the most productive, confident, charismatic, enthusiastic and optimistic version of himself. And then, comes the dreaded phase three or the Retreat, when he is triggered by something sexual, a sexual thought, imagery, ad, or a sex scene in a movie and the porn cravings hit him hard. During this time, he starts losing control, doing everything possible not to watch porn and feeling helpless and irresistibly attracted to porn. And he relapses and binges on porn just to begin his Reboot phase again. The way an addict deals with his addiction and his life in each phase is completely different. The resolution and the motivation he has to quit porn in phase one is completely faded away in phase three. And the confidence, motivation towards life goals, the energy and vitality he has in phase two is completely gone in phase one. So, he would need different approaches in each phase to deal with and to master his addiction and this is where this book comes into the picture. This book includes 45 techniques to deal with porn and masturbation addiction and it is divided into three parts corresponding to the three phases discussed above. Since the best time when an addict invests the time, money and energy into quitting his porn addiction is after phase one, that is after his relapse. So, the first part of this book deals with the techniques to build a solid base before he builds his Porn free lifestyle. The second part of the book deals with the techniques to maintain a successful streak; techniques which will help him to keep going on. And the third part of the book will give him techniques for the times when the going gets tough. It deals with Triggers and Cravings because they are the sole reason for every relapse. This part will give him the techniques to deal with the cravings when they are strong and when they are very strong. I would like to wish good luck to you, the reader, as you move onto the next stage in your life. Without a doubt, you will continue to have success in all areas. The Author

Download or read book Sexual Energy Transmutation written by Jay Onwukwe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intense desire for physical sexual contact, just like any other intense and passionate desire, is potent creative energy seeking expression or outlet. That self-same creative potency projecting as tumultuous sex drive or sexual energy can become Intellectual energy, Money energy, Political energy, Professional energy, Sports energy, Spiritual energy, or whatever type of energy you need at any point in time. Indeed, the creative powers of sex transcend procreation. Unfortunately, many men being unaware unknowingly dissipate, and thus fail to avail themselves of the innate superlative powers of their abundant sex drive; and this is one primary cause of mediocrity.Sex, the carnal root of Man's generation, can be the source of his degeneration, yet holds the key to his regeneration. When properly harnessed, the primordial powers of sex and its creative essences that initiate all earthly existence can be used to achieve anything you want. This book tells you how.

Download or read book Professor Kelli s Guide to Finding a Husband written by M. S. W. Kelli Miller and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-22 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I know what youOre thinking. You hate me. You got a glimpse of my ring and youOre pissed. I know your kind because I was once your kind. Every time I saw a happy couple I could feel last nightOs dinner coming up. When I saw wedding magazines I wanted to take a blowtorch to each one of them. Engagement rings? The only way you could talk to me about OkaratsO was if you were going to feed one to your pet rabbit. Yes, I was sick. Sick of set-ups, match-ups, and break-ups. IOd been on blind dates and IOve been on dates where I wish I were blind. But I finally did find Mr. Right. And IOm going to show you how. Through humor, empowerment, and basic common sense clinical social worker ""Professor Kelli"" instills confidence in women, makes them laugh at their situation (or the men theyOve dated), and teaches them the process of letting go and staying present. Sure, it's about finding a husband but it's more about finding you first.

Download or read book Quit Porn and Masturbation written by John Morgan Ph D and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quit Porn and Masturbation: A Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming Your Life" In a world inundated with digital distractions and explicit content, the quest to break free from the allure of pornography and compulsive masturbation has never been more crucial. "Quit Porn and Masturbation" is your compass on the journey to liberation, offering a comprehensive and compassionate guide to reclaiming your life from the clutches of addiction. This book explores the depths of addiction, illuminating the multifaceted nature of these behaviors. From the psychological triggers that perpetuate compulsive habits to the physiological responses that keep individuals locked in a cycle of dependency, "Quit Porn and Masturbation" provides a holistic understanding of the challenge at hand. Authored by an experienced psychologist and addiction specialist, this guide combines professional expertise with personal insight. Readers will find a wealth of research-backed strategies, practical advice, and personal anecdotes that offer a supportive and relatable perspective on the path to recovery. What sets this book apart is its recognition that recovery is a deeply personal journey. "Quit Porn and Masturbation" provides a diverse array of strategies and approaches to quitting these behaviors, acknowledging that each individual's path is unique. Whether you're looking for practical guidance, spiritual insight, or clinical understanding, this book has resources that can be tailored to your specific needs. Furthermore, "Quit Porn and Masturbation" emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and building a strong support system. You're not alone on this journey, and the book provides the tools and resources necessary to navigate the challenges and maintain lasting success. This book is more than a guide; it is an invitation to embark on a transformational journey. It encourages you to confront your vulnerabilities, rediscover your inner strength, and shape a future free from the chains of addiction. With "Quit Porn and Masturbation," you have the power to reclaim control over your life and write a story of self-discovery, healing, and empowerment.

Download or read book Pornified written by Pamela Paul and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Strips porn of its culture-war claptrap . . . Pornified may stand as a Kinsey Report for our time."—San Francisco Chronicle Porn in America is everywhere—not just in cybersex and Playboy but in popular video games, advice columns, and reality television shows, and on the bestseller lists. Even more striking, as porn has become affordable, accessible, and anonymous, it has become increasingly acceptable—and a big part of the personal lives of many men and women. In this controversial and critically acclaimed book, Pamela Paul argues that as porn becomes more pervasive, it is destroying our marriages and families as well as distorting our children's ideas of sex and sexuality. Based on more than one hundred interviews and a nationally representative poll, Pornified exposes how porn has infiltrated our lives, from the wife agonizing over the late-night hours her husband spends on porn Web sites to the parents stunned to learn their twelve-year-old son has seen a hardcore porn film. Pornified is an insightful, shocking, and important investigation into the costs and consequences of pornography for our families and our culture.

Download or read book Getting Off written by Erica Garza and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Erica Garza has written a riveting, can’t-look-away memoir of a life lived hardcore…In an era when predatory male sexual behavior has finally become a topic of urgent national discourse…Getting Off makes for a wild, timely read” (Elle). A fixation on porn and orgasm, strings of failed relationships and serial hook-ups with strangers, inevitable blackouts to blunt the shame—these are not things we often hear women share publicly, and not with the candor, eloquence, and introspection Erica Garza brings to Getting Off. What sets this courageous and riveting account apart from your typical misery memoir is the absence of any precipitating trauma beyond the garden variety of hurt we’ve all had to endure in simply becoming a person—reckoning with family, learning to be social, integrating what it means to be sexual. Whatever tenor of violence or abuse Erica’s life took on through her behavior was of her own making, fueled by fear, guilt, self-loathing, self-pity, loneliness, and the hopelessness those feelings brought on as she runs from one side of the world to the other in an effort to break her habits—from East Los Angeles to Hawaii and Southeast Asia, through the brothels of Bangkok and the yoga studios of Bali to disappointing stabs at therapy and twelve-steps back home. In these remarkable pages, Garza draws an evocative, studied portrait of the anxiety that fuels her obsessions, as well as the exhilaration and hope she begins to feel when she suspects she might be free of them. Getting Off offers a brave and necessary voice to our evolving conversations about addiction and the impact that internet culture has had on us all—“a profoundly genuine, gripping story that any reader can appreciate” (Vice). “In reading Garza’s insight into her own experiences, we better understand ourselves” (The New York Times Book Review).

Download or read book As A Man Thinketh written by James Allen and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pornland written by Gail Dines and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Gail Dines has written about and researched the porn industry for over two decades. She attends industry conferences, interviews producers and performers, and speaks to hundreds of men and women each year about their experience with porn. Students and educators describe her work as “life changing.” In Pornland—the culmination of her life’s work—Dines takes an unflinching look at porn and its affect on our lives. Astonishingly, the average age of first viewing porn is now 11.5 years for boys, and with the advent of the Internet, it’s no surprise that young people are consuming more porn than ever. But, as Dines shows, today’s porn is strikingly different from yesterday’s Playboy. As porn culture has become absorbed into pop culture, a new wave of entrepreneurs are creating porn that is even more hard-core, violent, sexist, and racist. To differentiate their products in a glutted market, producers have created profitable niche products—like teen sex, torture porn, and gonzo—in order to entice a generation of desensitized users. Going from the backstreets to Wall Street, Dines traces the extensive money trail behind this multibillion-dollar industry—one that reaps more profits than the film and music industries combined. Like Big Tobacco—with its powerful lobbying groups and sophisticated business practices—porn companies don’t simply sell products. Rather they influence legislators, partner with mainstream media, and develop new technologies like streaming video for cell phones. Proving that this assembly line of content is actually limiting our sexual freedom, Dines argues that porn’s omnipresence has become a public health concern we can no longer ignore.

Download or read book Integrity Restored Helping Catholic Families Win the Battle Against Pornography Revised and Expanded Edition written by Peter C Kleponis, Ph.D. and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alarming numbers of men, women, and teens struggle with frequent or habitual pornography use today. Among them are many faithful Catholics desperate for hope and healing. In Integrity Restored: Helping Catholic Families Win the Battle Against Pornography, clinical therapist Dr. Peter Kleponis equips readers to embark on a path of recovery. Drawing heavily from Catholic teaching on human sexuality, Kleponis provides resources and insight for parents, educators, pastors, and all struggling to overcome an addiction to pornography. In this newly updated edition, Kleponis looks at new technologies, apps, and services that pose the biggest threat to Catholics today.