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Is It Really a Slip Up? An Introspective Look

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by InformalPermit8701, Mar 4, 2023.

  1. InformalPermit8701

    InformalPermit8701 Fapstronaut

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    The title of this post is a rhetorical question that I ask myself too often, and I can just as often answer with "no."

    What I am asking by the title is simple, did I really accidentally look up stuff I shouldn't have and followed through on my desires? No, of course not, and I think the same answer applies to a lot of us.

    I like to tell myself that it was an accident or that I didn't mean to, but I know damn well what my intentions were from the start. I made choices and I went down a set path, only to say that it was merely a coincidence that I was consuming this vile filth called phonography.

    This lie that I tell myself is a calculated one too, it allows me to excuse the behavior as something unavoidable that I merely tripped and stumbled, and that I'm on the straight and narrow. But I know the truth, I deliberately followed all the necessary steps to reach the inevitable conclusion. A peek here, and accidental search there, and BAM! It's all said and done before I knew what was happening. At least, that's what I like to believe.

    This is a good question to ask the next time a "slip up" occurs. I must hold myself accountable and reconfirm the idea that it was no accident, it was premeditated.
     
  2. This is a great point here. We must all hold ourselves more accountable. One facet of this process must be becoming more of a strictarian, a harder and stronger person internally. The addict, the wanker in me is a big time excuse maker and minimizer of things.
     

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