Excellent Analogy on this PMO addiction

Addictions have what I refer to (based on what I read) as The Hour Glass effect. At the top of the Hour Glass everything is wide. That wideness is the awareness of your family, friends, job, responsibilities, Etc. As you become hijacked by your addiction that wideness starts to narrow as towards the middle of an hourglass. That middle is when we are at the point of no return and we are acting out. We can see nothing but our addiction until it is over. And then The Hourglass widens again and now we can see everything that we should have seen before. In this area is where we feel the most shame and guilt. This of course is a horrible feeling but the Silver Lining is that it is the best time to get help.