The role of therapy

Hello,


I've done a lot of things in order to get better over the last 1.5 years since I've been on this nofap journey. The counter below (currently 22 days) is my longest and I have more control than I've ever had before.

While, I've done a lot of things to get better the one I want to write about is the role of therapy.

Luckily, I'm at a college that offers free mental health services so I took advantage of that. After all I'm already paying for it.

I went in one week that was particularly low when I thought I would never be able to quit. I talked with this woman, she did not judge me, she didn't shame me, she didn't laugh at me. She listened. She listened and wrote notes then talked to me about it and helped me see myself from the outside.

It was such a moment of clarity for me. I wasn't crazy, or deeply flawed, or stuck here forever. I learned that I could change. I learned that talking about it wasn't such a big deal. I learned that it was ok to ask for help. I learned that sometimes help from other people is the most important thing. I was trying to do everything by myself and now I realize that I don't have to.

In one session I learned more about myself then in 6 months of reading articles. In all 4 of my sessions (I'm done now indefinetly) I made more progress than if I would have gone solo for a year.

So is it worth it? Is it worth the money and time? It was for me but it had been a year and I still couldn't quit.

So I encourage you to do what you have to do in order to beat this thing. Needing therapy doesn't mean that you are weak just as needing a doctor doesn't mean that you are weak. We ALL have problems that we are not equipped to deal with. Everybody has them. Here it's porn. Other places it's drugs, alcohol, food, anger, and whatever else.


If you REALLY want to quit do what you have to do.

Is there anybody else who has gone to a therapist and had a good experience? Please share.