Recovering From Sexual Addiction, Living In Purity
Our struggle with lust often began as a way to escape inner pain, emptiness, or insecurity—things we didn’t know how to cope with. At first, it seemed to work. Whether through sex with ourselves or others, it temporarily eased the tension, lifted the depression, and helped us escape from what felt like unbearable situations.
But over time, what started as relief turned into addiction, and the addiction took control. The pleasure and escape we sought were replaced by tension, depression, anger, guilt, and even physical discomfort. To deal with this new pain, we turned to more sex and lust, losing even more control in the process. Our thoughts became consumed with the addiction, and we denied just how much it had taken over our lives.
Eventually, the addiction took priority over everything—our work, our relationships, and even our closeness to God. What began as a solution had turned into the very problem itself.
We found ourselves hopelessly addicted to lust.
Sexual Addiction can take priority over everything, soon the cure for pain becomes the sickness
If you can identify with anything on this page, you'd benefit from joining our Sexual Integrity (Purity) Small Group every Wednesday.
*This group is currently only available for men
By working through the Eight Recovery Principles found in the Beatitudes with Jesus Christ as your Higher Power, you CAN and WILL change!
You’ll start to experience the true peace and serenity you’ve been searching for without needing to rely on those dysfunctional, compulsive, or addictive behaviors as a temporary “fix” for your pain.
By living out biblical principles like conviction, surrender, confession, restitution, prayer, and helping others—found in the Eight Principles and Christ-centered 12 Steps—you’ll begin to restore and strengthen your relationships with others and with God.