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My husband the porn addict

Discussion in 'Partner Support' started by angelsudst87, May 3, 2020.

  1. angelsudst87

    angelsudst87 Fapstronaut

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    Thanks everybody for the replies I had the paper printed out in my hand and went to him and we talked I never showed him the paper . Of course he denied he was watching porn that he had stopped ... I find that hard to believe but I want to. I don’t want to check on him because it spirals out of control for me then . I will find something eventually and I will see the things he looks at and won’t be able to forget . He goes to counseling and I go to counseling . He wanted me to go because I “make” him... I know I’m not perfect by any means but he’s my main stress factor I feel like I have to babysit him yet I can’t 24/7 and porn is accessible in his pocket day and night . If there’s a will there’s a way, I can not control him I can only tell him how it makes me feel how he handles it from there is up to him.
    I just don’t see any changes and I’m honestly not sure if I ever will . Even if he wasn’t looking I just don’t think I can believe it at this point he lied too often he even denied it to my face until I gotten specific on the details of it ...My counselor wants us to go to couples counseling and I agree we have issues not only about sex but in general. But with him
    Being on second shift for now and me on thirds there is no time to go and I’m not going on a weekend when we only have one day to spent together . The last thing I want to do is argue .
    I don’t want to divorce him but maybe he is one of those people that has to be shocked to wake up and realize what he’s doing to us .
     
  2. Psalm27:1my light

    Psalm27:1my light Fapstronaut

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    Do you see a counselor by yourself? A good csat can really help you sort through your emotions and help you through this.
     
  3. angelsudst87

    angelsudst87 Fapstronaut

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    I do and she recommended couples counseling which he finally agreed to but with this virus there’s no chance going anytime soon
     
  4. Psalm27:1my light

    Psalm27:1my light Fapstronaut

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    I’m surprised she recommended couples counseling. Usually, it’s not recommended until the addict is well into recovery. The reason is because you can’t sort out what marriage, communication problems until the addiction is under control. Now that my husband is in recovery, I understand better. When he’s using, he’s in a fog created by the chemicals. He’s stunted and not able to see clearly or take responsibility for his part in the break down of the relationship. So marriage counseling is mostly a waste if he isn’t well into recovery, which it doesn’t sound like your husband is. We went to 3 years of marriage counseling after we’d been married only 5 years, then later another year and a half of marriage counseling again! What a waste. I finally found a csat last year and she recommended my husband be clean at a minimum one year before we started marriage counseling. At a year and a half clean, we just started marriage counseling and it makes so much sense now why it didn’t work before. Is your counselor a csat or addiction specialist? If not, I’d recommend you find a counselor that is. Just for you! You need support. We went through 3 counselors before I found my csat. My husband sees his own. The difference is night and day.
     
  5. EyesWideOpen

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    I second this. Until he has spent a significant amount of time in recovery and with his iwn individual therapy, Ivwould not recommend couples therapy. It will go nowhere for you.
     
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  6. angelsudst87

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    She’s just a behavioral specialist . What are the addict specialists called or do they have a certain name?
     
  7. Psalm27:1my light

    Psalm27:1my light Fapstronaut

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    Csat- certified sexual addiction specialist is what they are in the USA. I’m not sure in the UK.
     
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