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Jhanananda

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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2017, 04:17:45 PM »
I wonder whats causing sugar levels to increase :/

That is the source of on-going research.  My current hypotheses are:

1) The rise in diabetes, heart disease, and cancer since WWII is possibly the result of one or more industrial contaminants such as: hexavalent chromium and/or naturally occurring radiation that is found in elevated quantities in well water.

2) It just so happens that my blood sugar also rises during seasonal allergy season. 

3) I have also noticed a significant correlation between the solar max and my medical condition declining.  It just so happens that the sun has been in high activity since WWII.

So, one or more of the above causes might be at work in my condition.

I m more inclining towards the "middle path", with mind we may get extreme but it doesn't go very well with the body, either of the extreme.. But the fact that finding balance is actually the most difficult thing out of all the options.

Yes, I agree that we all need to find a middle path, if we want to reduce some of the suffering that we all experience.  And, arguably, a middle path seems to be difficult for most people, because they tend to be driven by obsessions, and compulsions.

I wanted to ask if ur sexual involvement continued always except that one year of celibacy and of course now?

I have been celibate since 2000.  Before that I had practiced year-long celibacy periods several times since 1974.

Also that if the sexual urge itself reduces as body grows ? Cause i see so many older people with no less level of urges :/

For some people their compulsions seem to decline with age.

does it always have to be a fight, to find the balance with sexuality?!

Addiction seems to always be a problem until people learn to take up a disciplined contemplative life that bares fruit.  So, we just need to keep in mind that "we know a tree by its fruit."  One who has not learned discipline is not one who has found a fruitful path.
« Last Edit: March 08, 2017, 03:11:09 PM by Jhanananda »
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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2017, 10:08:03 AM »
Thankyou. I really appreciate your input.

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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2017, 04:24:17 PM »
Day 17 #nofap challenge.

I really feel more in control of my life. It's actually opening my eyes and seeing the world as a different place. I can relate to the world better.

Part of the challenge is not only removing porn from my life (as well as any other images that might excite me), but not fantasizing. Just knowing I can't do that has helped a great deal.

It reduces mental pain a great deal as this pain only happens in one's imagination anyway. This helps mindfulness (at least for me).

Some of the other predictions I'm not so sure about, but I'm not really interested in having a more magnetic personality. I'm likable enough, thanks. :)

I really wish this were emphasized more when I started practicing because I feel like I JUST STARTED PRACTICING. Meditation is a much, much stronger habit. I can't say, I'll sit after I fap. Haha.

Also, I'm worried about other body discomforts less. I don't eat as often and I deal with temp changes better. I think this is b/c I am training my mind to realize that when I have an itch, I don't need to scratch it.

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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2017, 01:48:45 AM »
Relapsed so cancel that. #nofap day 0. Sigh.

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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2023, 04:14:33 AM »
  Recovery from sexual addiction: My personal solution is to remain ten or twenty pounds overweight.  Each time I try to loose weight, because my health is very good, my libido goes through the roof.  When I gain the weight back my libido lowers and the repetitive sexual thoughts reduce..  I would love to be lean and healthy but I'm not sure if its conducive for me to a good mental quietude and inner mental peace for me...
-David
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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #20 on: June 22, 2023, 08:00:39 AM »
  Recovery from sexual addiction: My personal solution is to remain ten or twenty pounds overweight.  Each time I try to loose weight, because my health is very good, my libido goes through the roof.  When I gain the weight back my libido lowers and the repetitive sexual thoughts reduce..  I would love to be lean and healthy but I'm not sure if its conducive for me to a good mental quietude and inner mental peace for me...
-David

You should lose the weight, then when the lustful feelings return sit with them. As you sit with them you will induce an inner conflict, and if you sit through that inner conflict you will transform.
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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #21 on: June 25, 2023, 09:40:56 AM »
Hey David, I have a skinny body type so maybe that is why sexual desire has been the toughest one LOL.

But on a serious note, I think for most people sexuality is the hardest to give up out of all pleasures. Even experienced monks sometimes get attacked by sexual desire. For me personally it was easy to see downsides of acohol, drugs, overeating, etc. But sexuality on the surface appears natural and kind of harmless. So it is very tricky.




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Re: Recovery from Sexual addiction
« Reply #22 on: June 29, 2023, 07:37:04 AM »
Totally bro, it's tough, there are herbs to decrease sexual desire I think.  I try not to do so much self healing and keep some 'soreness' of my 40 year age in my body to drop my libido as well.  I've lost a bit of weight recently due to not drinking as much beer but I still try to be weary of the sexual urges and find ways to stop them from 'arising'...
-David