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NEW - Addiction Support Automated Taglist
by tommy
Last post
 July 11th
...See more Welcome to the NEW Addiction Support Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of Dec 2024 (updated by @tommy) @akshi2611 @BeautifulCurse @exuberantTalker9747 @freeman @Helentreat12 @Hobzz @HopefulMamaof4 @ivoryLime3964 @JasonneedsinTx @Jenna @joyfulUs2825 @kindShade3891 @matchamochi07 @Mhmdi @Oceansky93 @peachLime4859 @PFord79 @Property1094 @Rainboho @Ren1478 @Sahilwj @sensiblePine5487 @SerenelyClean @Snowy00 @tommy @tornwillow @xmoonsie16x0
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Porn Detox
by RyBoisse40
Last post
 18 minutes ago
...See more This is just an open diary to myself to get some feelings and thoughts out. So I'm about to go on a porn detox due to some ED issues that have been popping up.  I think the thought scares me because porn has always been my safe place.  It's always been there when times are tough since I was young. I don't see myself quitting 100%, and I've definitely been on stints where I've gone a few days without looking at it without thinking about it, but now just ACTIVELY thinking about not watching porn feels physically stressful.   However my wife and I are trying to have a kid, and I'm having trouble performing.  So I have to do what is best for me and my wife and my future family.   I've cut an alcohol addiction in the past, so I'm no stranger to quitting addictions.  Just gotta get through the first couple of days.  
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Bellybutton fetish
by amusingScarf4764
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more Hello! I need to talk openly about my fetish, preferably with a woman who can help me with it!
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Alcohol
by tallBunny3377
Last post
 17 hours ago
...See more My boyfriend is an alcoholic and I’m struggling to understand the addiction aspect of it & don’t know how to bring it up. We have been together just over a year and I have known since the beginning. He has admitted it to me I would say 2-3 times, but we never had a conversation about it. The other night I brought it up to him, how he drinks a lot and I think about my future with him and it scares me because I know people who have died from alcohol addiction. He got defensive and would say “drinking is what they died from nothing else” as if drinking wasn’t the reason, he told me anything could kill him and that alcohol won’t be the reason… this morning I woke up around 7:30am and saw him taking a shot of whiskey… he told me he doesn’t need alcohol, but I do not believe him. I’m trying to understand that an addiction is difficult to just stop and that he truly has to want to stop, but I have never dealt with this in my life.
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About my twin sister (TW)
by raspberryGrapefruit9210
Last post
 24 hours ago
...See more Just kind of need someone that can listen but basically I don't know what to do about my living situation where I (17) and my twin sister, who smokes weed all day, doomscrolls, SH, and yells and argues with my mom. Mind you its only us three. I go to school, she doesnt. They kicked her out for her bad grades and she dropped online school and does nothing all day except mindlessly watch tv. Not too long ago she got home from the mental hospital for a week she stayed and yet she still hasn't changed one bit. i'm worried about her and I have tried multiple times to reach out to her but she always rejects. It hurts bc I wish we were closer and that she wasn't doing all of this. I know it deeply hurts my mom too. My twin also has ADHD and I know she struggles with other mental health disorders but what can I do to help her. I feel like I can't even be close to her. She is super toxic and lost all of her friends no surprise and constantly complains and denies everything. And the police has come to our house multiple times but they dont do ***. I'm scared she wont even do anything good in her life and she says she just wants to sell her body as if she can make a living like that. Which she has done before. And she's a MINOR ffs. What can I do about this pls help? I know someone can't change if they don't want too but I have tried on multiple ocassions being nice to her or saying hi. She never lets me in her room tho or wants to talk. So its kind of like we're strangers that live in the same house. Last night I was woke up by the sound of her using again. And my older sister isn't much in the picture because she moved out and is not in contact with my twin anymore after they had a big fight. :( any suggestions or help with this please.
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Addicted to mastubating
by CamilleYEEE
Last post
 24 hours ago
...See more Hi everyone, I’m addicted to mastication and I’ve been trying to quite for months now. I always have relapse every week and will find myself mastubating cause I can’t handle the urge. I feel very disgusted especially since I feel like I’m not worthy or good enough to be with my friends cause of my disgusting habits. It’s very hard and I’ve taking measures for it such as downloading porn blocking apps, putting child lock in my own phone but I still find ways to get off such as looking for d pics and even finding some audio online of ppl moaning. I’m a Christian well trying to be and this is ruining my head. I failed more times than I count and I’m so sick of it. I need some ppl to help me stay accountable of my actions. I want to be clean of this mastubation. I cannot live like this anymore of shame and guilt. I made it a goal to change myself for the better and this is one of my goals. Please help me in this journey
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Any free therapy sessions available.
by intuitiveTown2603
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hello 7 cups, would there be anyone willing to voice, or video call me occasionally to help me with my lust addiction. I'm 15 and really not sure what to do about it anymore.
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Professional Therapist
by LunaCandy9315
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I am a therapist. A trained professional who helps people understand and manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I provide a safe, confidential space where you can talk openly about what you’re going through .You can reach out to me as soon as possible. This is my profession and i can be of better help and understanding.
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You are a new person
by powerfulAvocado5957
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Its not that you had an addiction and overcame it. Its not that you transformed yourself from someone who had an addiction to someone who no longer does. You never had the addiction. This isn't delusion, this isn't fantasy, this isn't wishful thinking. Memories are created now. Have you ever told a lie so many times that you can't remember the truth? Have you ever remembered something so vividly so often, so long after it happened, you start to question if it actually happened that way? Its really, truly, this simple: Who do you prefer to be NOW? What does THAT person do? DO THAT Maybe you prefer to be someone who had an addiction and overcame it to show yourself your own strength. Maybe youll get bored of that, realize you are strong, so strong that you decide to become someone who NEVER HAD THE ADDICTION. You can't crave something you never experienced. Maybe you say, no dude I remember the first time I had a drink, smoke, or escort. To the person who never had a drink, smoke, or escort, what a funny thought, isn't it? A memory that isn't mine. A thought that isn't mine. This is the 13th step. One tiny change is a complete change, a completely different universe. When you decide who you want to be, and you really commit, you become a different person. That new person has a different past. The past is created in the now. Who do you prefer to be, what past will you create? [http://will.you] Love you all
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Offering Help to Those who Need it !
by softIceCream7788
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more I'm offering help through 7 cups online chatting with Sex Addiction. If you need help dealing with compulsive behaviour, watching porn, masturbating, can't control your compulsive behaviour, life unmanageable, please reach out to me, I will be glad to help.
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Need Advice: Porn and Masturbating Addiction
by redBeach431
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more I don’t know what more to say here that hasn’t already been said before. However, this is my struggle with porn and *** addiction and a little insight as to how my mind works and relapses. Right now is a much harder point in my life because I recently graduated from college hoping to get a job out of college but the market for my current industry is down in the trenches. Due to this, I currently live at home with my parents and don’t leave the house as much because I live in a city where there isn’t much to do and the weather is awful making it not ideal to leave. I have conditioned my mind to watch porn and *** when I am bored because of my current circumstances. I wake up and it's the first thing on my mind and find myself on sex-related websites not even realizing that I immediately woke up and without even getting out of bed was immersed in sex-related websites for 2 + hours in bed. I finally get myself out of bed and do whatever small tasks I have for the day such as gym and running errands and then stay locked up in my room all day where then I start to get bored and then turn to porn and ***. I feel like it's an addiction because of multiple reasons. A its not healthy that the first thing I do when I wake up is spend 2 hours without getting up just immersed in thinking about sex and adult websites. Second I can go max 4-5 days without *** but when I fall. I fall hard. If I try to not indulge but then fall after 4-5 days my mindset is “Oh I relapsed today let me just indulge and get out it my system and try again next week” and then go on to *** 4 times a day or just every day until Monday comes and I can restart. I think it's an issue because I have no control. It sucks not having control over your mind. I want to be strong enough to overcome this but I find it immensely hard. I don't know what to do and I am so lost.
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Appointment
by RobinVanDyck
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more Just made an appointment with a psychologist hope it helps
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Porn addiction
by Ocelot1628
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Im struggling to find ways to set boundaries and overcome this addiction. To those who have gone through it and have tips - and ways of thinking of life and their actions that helped them grow as a person please let me know. I would love any help, and anything helps.

Addiction Support

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Welcome to Addiction Support! We are so pleased that you have stumbled across our little corner of the internet. Our community is here to support you through any recovery and/or pathway from substances to gambling, internet, self-harm, porn addiction, sex addiction, and more. All are welcome to participate whether you are a family member watching a loved one struggling or if you are struggling yourself. Feel free to discuss anything and everything related to addictions.


What are the different forum topics for Addiction Support?

Community Space: A place for you to introduce yourself and take part in our community check-ins.

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General Addiction Support: Do you have a question or want to share more about your addiction? Do it here!

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Loving Those With Addictions: Got a loved one with an addiction? Share your story here!

Sex and Porn Addiction Support: Struggling with a sex and/or porn addiction? Discuss it here!


How can I help?

You can help us by simply responding to threads and sharing your story (if you're comfortable to). Alternatively, you may wish to join us as a Forum Leader. Check out this thread for more information.


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