A Short Introduction

Hi. I am Sean, and I am a pornography and masturbation addict.

The purpose of this blog is two-fold. First, I need a recovery journal, someplace I can write about my struggles, as well as my triumphs. Second, I would like to help others, even if it is only in showing them that they are not alone. A blog seemed like a good place to do this. In order to accomplish the first objective (and by far the more important of the two), I have a caveat: in general, I am not going to go back and edit my posts before publishing them, as I feel that would be taking away from the honesty that appears on the screen. There may be some special ones, which I do go back and edit, but in general, they will be published just as they are written. At the same time, if I happen to notice glaring spelling (or possibly grammatical) errors either before or after the writing, I may edit them.

As such, this is not going to be amazing journalism (journalizing?) by any means, but I do hope that it can accomplish the above goals.

Another thing to mention, is that I have not hidden my identity. I thought about doing this, in order to remain anonymous, but have decided not to do so. That means, that I am putting myself at risk from my peers. As such, should you be one of those that knows me in real life, I ask that you suspend judgment. My addiction is something I am working on. Sometimes, things go well. Other times, not so well, but I hope that I am making progress. Pornography addiction is something that has been downplayed in culture, even in church culture, for a long time. As such, it is very misunderstood, by me as much as many others.

On the line of church culture, I am a Christian and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. As I go forward, I will be documenting my progress through the LDS Church's addiction recovery program. It is based on the 12 step process of Alcoholics Anonymous. Because of this, I may be posting scriptures or quotes from LDS church leaders as I find them relevant. These are to be things that are helpful in my recovery and I hope they can be helpful to others as well.

Lastly, I want to mention that I am moderating comments. Because of the sensitive and highly polarized subject at hand, I feel that this is necessary. This is to keep out the trolls, spam and other useless comments that may be posted. At the same time, I do not want to stop you from posting anything that might be useful to the healing process, for either you or me. Thus, if you will simply be courteous and considerate, I will approve said comments. I do ask that you not use profanity or vulgar references, as I do not feel that is conductive to inviting the Spirit of the Lord, who is very necessary for my recovery from this weakness.

Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts, pains and progresses with you.

~Sean~