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To which category do you belong?

There are five distinct ways of how porn addicts respond after a relapse, tying into their personality and how they view recovery. And understanding which type of recovery personality you are will make you aware of relapse and put you in a better position to interrupt it.


Here's a breakdown of the five relapse personality types:

1. The counter

The first type is the people who compulsively count down the days since they've been off porn and masturbation. They determine success by the number of days they stay sober, instead of the neurological change that happens in their brains.


2. The all-or-nothing guy

You tell yourself that you're either all-in, with no slips or relapses, or all-out. But when you aren't all-in, you're living in the addiction. Then, you go all-out for a few weeks or a month before deciding that it's time to go back to your recovery once again.


The all-or-nothing attitude keeps you stuck in a cycle of addiction. You accept to live as an addict until it gets so bad that you have to try again with the recovery.


3. The prisoner

This type locks themselves up in a prison of rules. They've done it all: filters, accountability apps, lockboxes. The prisoner believes that the recovery will somehow happen as long as they're locked down and isolated from pornography. 

In reality, they develop a victim mentality and lock themselves out of other options.


4. The logical guy

You're always coming up with recovery plans that never work. You're likely intelligent and logical, believing that logic will work in your recovery like it does with everything else. And when your plans fail, you become frustrated.


5. The innocent guy

These guys have a deep need to be seen as good people. They're deeply invested in the image of themselves as someone who doesn't watch porn or masturbate. As such, the innocent guy feels like they can muster the motivation to cure themselves.

And, as we all know, that doesn't work.


When you identify your type, you'll understand relapses better.

By @Lupin2211