12. Uncovering Why Therapy Does Not Cure Porn Addiction with Mari Paulus

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Last night I spent the evening outside trying to sleep in a sleeping bag to raise money for a local homelessness charity. I felt tired today and wished to reflect on how in the past such tiredness would lead to me rationalising engaging with porn. In this episode we talk about homelessness and the power of changing addicted neural pathways. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

22 Okt 202420min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk about why people should prioritise changing addicted neural pathways and steer away from what are often temporary challenges such as “semen retention”. Reasonable engagement at reasonable times. Porn is not reasonable, but sex is. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap #semenretention

18 Okt 202412min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk about my experience of losing money on Football Index. It was a crazy time in my life and looking back, I was likely highly addicted to Football Index. When people are addicted, they usually are addicted to more than one thing. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap #footballindex

16 Okt 202419min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk with my friend Emma Cerutti about Buddhism, willingly accepting temporary discomfort, my journey quitting porn, and the role of compassion in addiction recovery. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

11 Okt 20241h 24min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk about how I used to have all or nothing thinking, but totally denied the reality of addiction by thinking relapsing was okay. The reality is that engaging creates more desire. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

7 Okt 20246min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk about my new perspective on what it means to quit porn addiction. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

4 Okt 20249min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk about how I went wrong in my approach to quitting by porn by trying to "learn from relapses". This kept me stuck completely. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

2 Okt 20248min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we talk about how the addicted part of people's mind will keep them stuck in addiction through self-deprecation. This leads to low confidence and the cycle of porn and feelings of failure go around and around. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

30 Sep 202427min