How fast are you recovering from your addiction and what are the methods are you using for fast recovery? Some people I know have gone to church and found answers to their addiction.

I just recently finished rehab and it felt for a while like recovery was going fast. I know that is because I was immersed in an environment that would allow nothing else. Now I am out on my own and I have to make my own decisions. It feels like things are slowing down, but I keep remembering that I am working towards making a better life for myself. One day at a time...I think that's the only way anyone can recover.

God is the key to solving your addiction problems, without faith you will not be succesfull , I want to quit smokimg for good, I will try to quit cold turkey, never taker a puff again , help from others will always be welcome. Rushing in the recovery process will only worsem the things, so Deez is right we should take the recovery one day at a time, and a lot of patience is needed..

My addiction started at age 10 after I was molested. It never seemed a problem.I compulsively masturbate. I got worse when my ex and I split. He had severe sex and porn addiction. That was March of this year. In June I got baptised and commited myself to God. That started my wish to stop. I have done really good, a lot better that b4 I was baptised. But I still have relapses when I am depressed and around my period. Sometimes they are so severe that I hurt down there. I give in at those times, it happened today, which is my inspiration to get help. I want to stop because I don't want to hurt God. Someday I will have to answer to him for my sins, including my masturbating problem, and I can't change what I did in the past but I can change the future. I want to stop so bad. I am trying to stop and keep it a secret. My mom does not know I have a problem, and I don't want her to. I saw how she screamed at Ryan everytime we found porn and how mad she got. I don't want that to happen to me and I work so hard to make her proud, and God proud. I don't want to disappoint her. I would like to go to a therapist but I am too ashamed, and I don't have the money. Part of my addiction is OCD. Which I know I have. OCD peopl have impulses they cannot control too. I want to stop really bad and I would love to find someone to talk to that has a similar problem or who will not judge me. We can help eachother and give support when and if we relapse. I feel better after I admit it and admitting leads to change. Please help me.

It seems like you have a lot of shame and guilt for your addiction, but you honestly shouldn't feel that way. If something so terrible happend to you when you were only ten years old, then it can affect you in so many ways. Trust me, there are worse addictions out there and you should not feel guilt for yours, if you know that you're getting help and honestly trying, then God will never turn his back on you. You can beat this addiction, it may just take time and effort to get over it, but you will one day.

Thank you so much Kathy. You don't know how much it means to me. You are the first person to talk to me about my addiction. I am so used to talking and no body answering, well God answers me, but I'm talking in a conversation. It is so good to get support. After I read your entry, I feel 10 pounds lighter. I think you made my day. I was kinda bummed this morning cause I have to work today and lately my boss has been a real jerk to me particularly...which is a totally different subject. The point is you made me happy, so I think I'm going to have a good day. So thank you again so much. I hope you do well in your fight too, I don't know what your addiction is. But I will pray for you!Thanks!

I forgot to tell you that I know you can do it hahaha. So forgetfull!

Haha well it makes me happy knowing that I helped you out! One thing to remember is that everyday can be a struggle or a success, depending on your attitude. I always feel better when I wake up and pay, asking God to help me through the day and with my struggles, and even in the middle of bad days when everything seems to be going wrong, I'll pray and everything seems a little easier.

I do the same thing. I pray a good 4 or 5 times a day. I love talking to the Lord, he is my best friend. He has helped me so much! Thanks for the support. I read you profile and congrats on getting clean. I wish I had a less embarrassing addiction, or at least a more common one. I feel so nasty like I'm a pervert or something, but I wouldn't dream of touching anyone! I am so embarassed!

I do the same thing. I pray a good 4 or 5 times a day. I love talking to the Lord, he is my best friend. He has helped me so much! Thanks for the support. I read you profile and congrats on getting clean. I wish I had a less embarrassing addiction, or at least a more common one. I feel so nasty like I'm a pervert or something, but I wouldn't dream of touching anyone! I am so embarassed!

I do the same thing. I pray a good 4 or 5 times a day. I love talking to the Lord, he is my best friend. He has helped me so much! Thanks for the support. I read you profile and congrats on getting clean. I wish I had a less embarrassing addiction, or at least a more common one. I feel so nasty like I'm a pervert or something, but I wouldn't dream of touching anyone! I am so embarassed!

How fast a person recovers depends a lot on themselves and the support they are getting both emotionally, and physically. Spiritual help can also lead to a faster recovery or so I have heard.

I am addicted to smoking
And now I am consulting a doctor
She never mentioned a time period in which I would recover
And had given Sodium Penathol in her drugs. It has been 4 months now
And now I think I am OK as I don't have that desire to smoke. I have controlled it a lot.

godhelpme said: My addiction started at age 10 after I was molested. It never seemed a problem.I compulsively masturbate. I got worse when my ex and I split. He had severe sex and porn addiction. That was March of this year. In June I got baptised and commited myself to God. That started my wish to stop. I have done really good, a lot better that b4 I was baptised. But I still have relapses when I am depressed and around my period. Sometimes they are so severe that I hurt down there. I give in at those times, it happened today, which is my inspiration to get help. I want to stop because I don't want to hurt God. Someday I will have to answer to him for my sins, including my masturbating problem, and I can't change what I did in the past but I can change the future. I want to stop so bad. I am trying to stop and keep it a secret. My mom does not know I have a problem, and I don't want her to. I saw how she screamed at Ryan everytime we found porn and how mad she got. I don't want that to happen to me and I work so hard to make her proud, and God proud. I don't want to disappoint her. I would like to go to a therapist but I am too ashamed, and I don't have the money. Part of my addiction is OCD. Which I know I have. OCD peopl have impulses they cannot control too. I want to stop really bad and I would love to find someone to talk to that has a similar problem or who will not judge me. We can help eachother and give support when and if we relapse. I feel better after I admit it and admitting leads to change. Please help me.

you shouldn't feel ashamed of this. It's an addiction and very hard to control. And your doing the completely right thing asking for help from God, and obviously help from others by joining this site and tha's spectacular. you've already accomplished a lot by admitting you have a problem and by wanting to fix it. I think you should take it step by step. Any time you get the urge to masturbate or anthing like that do something else to get your mind off of it. go for a jog call a friend. anything. It would be very good if you could get someone you trust to help you in person, but ti is understanding to want to keep that away from them. but you would be surprised how much a good friend could help.  I would stay away from getting sexual in any relationship right now also. Take it step by step and ask God for help and you'll be able to get through this. If your still in high school, talk to a school therapist about what happened to you when you were ten. They could help also and you wouldn't have to pay for that either.. Keep us posted, nd good luck :)

I think how fast your recovery is depends greatly on the persons personality. If a person has an addictive personality they probably will be in recovery much longer than a person who doesn't suffer from that big of an addictive personality. Also if a person is the type of person who sticks to their words and never go against it, I think recovery could be much faster and productive. I know a girl who does everything she says she'll do, she wanted to quit smoking cigarettes and she did immediately and just made it so it doens't even cross her mind. She even got over her first love immediately because she set it in her mind. It really is amazing. However I'm the type of person who can't keep a promise I make to my self when things get too hard. If I promise my self I wont do something but I really really get an urge to, I'll end up going against my word "just this one". Which is really bad. Recovery for me is going to be a long road.