Comments on: A Mormon woman’s journey to overcome pornography addiction

By: Two Mormon Women’s Stories about Overcoming Pornography Addiction | Mormon Women: Who We Are - About LDS Life and Belief

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:21:45 +0000

[…] My journey overcoming a pornography addiction ~by a Mormon woman (originally posted here) […]

By: Gregory Underwood

Gregory Underwood — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:15:00 +0000

It is indeed inspiring for someone to overcome porn addiction. I am certain that such journey was not easy. Though I am also certain that the struggle towards recovery was worth it. I hope that people will be inspired with this story and that they would never allow themselves to turn into porn addicts.

By: InnerGold

InnerGold — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:48:31 +0000

I am so glad that you recognized the need to talk and let your Bishop and your husband know. Sexual addiction issues like pornography, destroy lives everyday and it’s not until someone finally takes the step to repent and allow both parts of themselves to speak.

I am referring to the two-parts of your brain. When someone is facing an addiction, there is a part of that person that wants to continue looking at the porn and hunt it out, while there is another part of them that is fighting to get rid of this. We call this the two-part brain. Once we learn how to manage an addiction, and through repentance, and retraining our brain, lasting hope and long-term sobriety exist.

By: Facing & Overcoming Addiction, Resources & Personal Stories | Mormon Women: Who We Are

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:33:56 +0000

[…] We also had a post here a while back from a Mormon woman who struggled with and overcame her pornography addiction. […]

By: mormonwomen

mormonwomen — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:58:41 +0000

Ellen,
This is what the author shares in response to your question:

“I have not told my children. This issue is complex and intense and my children are still relatively young. I don’t know for sure that I’ll ever tell them. I hope that the intensity of my testimony portrays my belief in the atonement as one who has gained a close relationship with the Savior through personal experience. There are other occasions where I made use of the atonement which are easier for children to understand that I do share with them.

If there ever comes a time in one of my children’s lives that they will benefit from knowing about this particular struggle I will share it, or a part of it. Largely that is how I made my decision, by asking “Will it benefit them more than it would hurt?” For now, that answer is no.”

By: Ellen Collings

Ellen Collings — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:18:30 +0000

Did you tell your children and why or why not?

By: Braden Bell

Braden Bell — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:48:29 +0000

I saw a link to this post at Mormon Mommy Blogs, where I contribute. This was very powerful and I appreciate the courage and honesty of the writer. I am so glad she is healing–and I’m glad she has the courage to talk about this to help others.

By: annonymous

annonymous — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:37:06 +0000

As a spouse of a wonderful man that has fought this addiction for almost all the years of our short marriage, I have experienced all the pain and devastation that this particular filth can bring. I even experienced it from his perspective as before our marriage as a teenager I fought the same addiction for many years-started by reading dirty novels. First of all: To those women who rationalize reading romance novels, don’t do it! Don’t get caught up in it, it’s not real and it WILL destroy you! Second: To every spouse who loves her husband enough that she would charge hell with a bucket of water to save him, and drag him by the scruff of his neck to heaven with her if that were possible, to you I say that I understand how you feel; like you are being torn apart and dying from the inside, that without him heaven will not be heaven. Lately I have taken up a saying with which I say when I am hurting beyond bearing “dig a little deeper” and “I choose to love him and fight for him” these really help to change my thought patterns, because Satan would have me give up. I know that we will get through this as we once more go through the repentance process and rely upon the Savior’s atonement. If you are going through this make sure that you do not do it alone, as the sweet brave woman who wrote this article said-it can’t be done alone. Rely upon all of the services that the Church provides-the counseling, the 12-steps program, the Bishop, etc…These are all invaluable and a must if you want to finally be free from this terrible thing. And have faith…have faith in your loved one that he/she will remember who they are and their vital worth to their Father.

By: Gale Hartschuh

Gale Hartschuh — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:58:29 +0000

An LDS therapist can be an invaluable tool in overcoming pornography addiction. To find an LDS counselor in your area go to http://www.ldsamcap.org which is the “Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists.”

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:53:57 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. I am a Church Service Missionary in Addiction Recovery, and lead two 12-step meetings each week. The first is for the wives of porn and sex addicts (while my husband meets with their husbands), and another night I meet with sisters who are addicted. I would encourage everyone to seek out a meeting in your own area. Go to Provident Living.org, then Social and Emotional Strength, then Addiction Recovery Program. The Atonement DOES heal, and this program certainly helps. Thank you again.