Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

CBT is essentially what the Scripture teaches. (Romans 12:2) Change your thinking, and you will ultimately change your behavior. Think true thoughts and eschew lies, and you will be transformed. What we knew from Scripture for thousands of years, the modern psychs are just now figuring out!

 

I'd love to hear more details from these articles. CBT can of course be bad if what is being proposed as the focus for one's thoughts is wrong or harmful.

I have not undergone CBT directly, but I have family members who have. I am fairly well versed in its general theory and application, but I am not an expert.

 

If you can find a therapist whose treatments are rooted in a belief in Jesus Christ, they might prove very helpful. It seems worth a conversation. However, beware, there are many therapists out there who are humanists with a belief that all problems encountered by humans are caused by humans and can be solved by humans alone. True humanists don't believe in God nor do they believe in the devil and they think those of us who don't agree with them are somehow less intelligent. Putting yourself in the care of such people could be detrimental to your mental health.
As Fulton Sheen said
“Very few people believe in the devil these days, which suits the devil very well. He is always helping to circulate the news of his own death. The essence of God is existence, and He defines Himself as: 'I am Who am.' The essence of the devil is the lie, and he defines himself as: 'I am who am not.' Satan has very little trouble with those who do not believe in him; they are already on his side.”

 

I go to therapy on a bi-weekly basis. To be completely honest, you kind of just have to get lucky with the right therapist. I know many people who have had bad therapists and have cycled through many of them. I had one mediocre therapist, but I feel like I couldn't really open up at all, so it didn't really do anything for me. Obviously you need to find someone who has similar beliefs to you regarding pornography addiction and perhaps even a common belief in Christ. Luckily I was able to find someone that does have those similar beliefs. The reason my particular therapist has helped me so much is because instead of forcing a worldview down my throat, we basically work toward confronting parts of my mind that has been repressed. I do most of the talking in therapy, and he just guides me to stay focused on the parts of my mind that need healing. It's almost like he helps me be my own therapist. The other reason is that he is very careful not to make decisions for me, but rather to let me make my own decisions. Therefore, it hasn't really affected my beliefs in Christ. It was actually after months of mental healing through therapy that I actually found Christ. Of course there are other factors that went into my starting a relationship with God through Christ, but therapy helped me figure out that that is what I truly want to do, and that I'm okay doing it.

In short, some therapists are good, others are bad. I lucked out with mine, and I'm probably gonna be a bit scared moving on from him to another therapist if I ever have to.