Day 366

I've been in recovery for a full year now, and I want to express my gratitude to this site and its contributors. I do more lurking than posting, so I want to say what has been helpful for me in facing this addiction. First and foremost is therapy. Counseling with someone who has experience in working with addiction is crucial. My issues at first were accepting that I was an addict and then working on the faulty thinking that are the core beliefs of an addict. Becoming self-compassionate and forgiving myself are continuing areas of work for me. I do now strongly believe that I am a worthy person, that I can be loved just as I am, that I can depend on others to help me meet my needs, and that sex is not my most important need. My wife and I are working on rebuilding our relationship and trying to regaian as much as we can of what we had. She has been amazingly compassionate, understanding, and supportive throughout this process. She has also been very strong and set boundaries. I would not be where I am without her.
Things I've found helpful in the past year: individual and couple's counseling, time spent with my wife and family, reading (both for addiction/recovery insight, but also for a positive habit), journaling, exercise, meditation, healthy eating, being outdoors, and a number of other healthy replacement activities. Thank you to the nofap community. Here's to year two of recovery in a life free of pmo!