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Submitted by Gary Wilson and... on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 18:13
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Support groups for porn addiction can help

Note: If you seek help from a therapist, you may want to educate him/her first about some of the symptoms heavy porn users are reporting.

Recovering from an addiction is very tough to do on your own, or solely with a partner who is (understandably) feeling resentful. Said one forum member:

I've had good experiences with my local Sex Addicts Anonymous meetings (http://saa-recovery.org/), and the meetings will help you connect with others, and also heal shame that you feel about yourself. Opening up to a group of non-judging folks is incredibly healing, and I highly recommend you check out wherever you live. There are also telephone meetings which are great, and allow you to connect with people all over the world. I'm going to join one of these myself.

A support group is a great way to form close, sincere friendships. Recovering users benefit enormously from exchanging tips and support with others. Many of the following sites have forums, meetings and recovery programs. There is no forum on this website.

Non 12-Step Forums:

  • Your Brain Rebalanced - A forum well versed in the material found on this site.  Start your own blog, discuss rebooting, post, ask questions, share, and get support.
  • Nofappers.org - Complement to r/NoFapb(below). Find a Fapability Buddy. Fapability Buddies are pairs who hold themselves accountable for their masturbation habits. Create a Journal thread. Strict NSFW filtering.

"NoFap did initially start out with its main focus as a challenge to see who could go at least a week without fapping, and then snowballed into who could go for a month. So to say it's only for people who are damaged by fapping & internet porn excludes a fair portion of people that are here."

Non 12-Step Organizations and Sites:

12-Step Based Groups:

For the Partners of Addicts:

Books: