You are not alone! You can join Sex Addicts Anonymous...and work through the 12 Steps. There may be meetings near you, or you can attend online discussions. Learn more and commit to recovery---you will find it!

http://www.sexaa.org/

I am interested Max. mle

havent fallen back into the pattern for 7 days and counting...hopefully i am breaking the habit. thanks to the people that are helping me, thanks to ehealthforum for making it a good place to connect with people with similar issues. I hope I can post again in a month with some good news without breaking the trend i have set for myself. to anyone facing the same issues i would recommend looking into religion. for some people fear of punishment is a good motivator, it worked for me. take care. thanks again to mle and rooted.

Well, also don't be too hard on yourself! It's not a militaristic thing ... it's about replacing the obssessive thoughts with more positive thinking so that you don't want or need to take part in the addictive behavior. Did you check out some of the online meetings?

I would like to share what Jesus did for me. I kept struggling with sexual addiction, because of problems related to low self esteem and physical problems. I couldn't get a wife, because of shyness and physical problems, but I kept having a desire for sex. It finally got to the point that I was getting really frustrated, so I kept praying about what to do, then one day after the 9/11 tragedy, I met this women over the internet that had 4 children and her husband was stuck in new york helping her mother move from battery park, and he was also on parole, so he was not allowed to come back and help his wife, and he didn't have money. She lost her job, because they found out she had aids. Anyway when I discovered what she was going through I decided to help her, because she was about to have her electricity turned off, for non payment, and it was in the middle of winter. After I musterd up the courage I decided I had to do something or I couldn't say I was a christian, so I went over to her house and showed her a movie about Jesus and gave her money to pay her electric bill, and we became really good friends, because she couldn't believe a stranger would help her, and I told her that Jesus wanted to help her, so after that she started going to church, because of what I did, but at the same time I was still struggling with severe shyness and I was sick with colon problems, and I had trouble with sexual addiction, but I kept praying and asking God to help me, and other were praying for me also, then one day I felt like I was going to die, because of whatever was wrong with my colon, and I cry out to Jesus to help me, and this power came over me suddenly, and I was healed of the colon problems, and I no longer had a sexual desire. I felt like a little child again, and everything outside was magnified, and beautiful. I was so full of Joy and peace. Jesus can set you free if you will pray to him and help someone in need to turn your attentions toward someone else. Sexual addiction is a selfish act and if you do something that is opposite of being selfish it can break the chains of addiction, but you have to except Jesus, and ask the Father in heaven to help you, and he will. Sometimes you have to ask and keep asking, but he will help you, if you don't give up. I hope this help. God Bless you!

i wanted to say thanks to everyone for their support. i am still working on breaking the habit but i can definitely say i am doing better now. like rooted said its about replacing the sexual thoughts with more positive thinking. religion has been of big help for me, I am muslim and I believe God is watching over me and helping me in this struggle. Thank you J10 for your comments as well, even though you are of a different religion I believe that there is only one God for everyone. And I can relate to your struggle and you reaching out to Him. I hope you continue to get better and get more involved with religion. To answer your question, rooted, I did check out saa but i just dont have time right now to attend the meetings. I am studying for some medical school exams and I just dont have time right now. I can say that I am at a point where I dont have to attend the meetings. I have improved a lot since I first posted and my life is returning to normal. I dont feel like an addict anymore and I am looking forward to starting a real relationship in a few months after I start working. The key to change for 'me' was asking for help from God and sincerely wanting to break the habit. Also, posting here and just talking about the problem helped quite a bit. I just wanted to say the last few sentences in case someone who is struggling is reading this post. I wish everyone the best in whatever their struggles maybe; physical, mental or spiritual.