Porn Addiction can ruin lives.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:42 Written by Wes Wednesday, 16 May 2012 03:02

A post from “learningtolive”:

One of the things I’ve come to understand in recent weeks is how much of what drives our behaviours and attitudes is rooted in deep-seated beliefs that live under the radar in our subconscious. This has in many ways been a surprise to me. I’ve always considered myself a very logical and rational sort of person. When I see someone behaving in what appears to be an irrational or illogical way, my reaction tends to be to point out that it’s not logical and to try to reason the person out of it.

What I’m learning is that there is much in me that is not rational at a surface level, but is driven by deeply rooted beliefs that I am only just discovering I hold. I’m realizing that there is a big difference between thoughts and beliefs. Previously, I have always held the view that what we believe is simply a matter of rational, logical choice. Now I’m realizing it’s not quite that simple. That’s not to say that we don’t have a choice as to what we believe – I firmly believe that we do – but when it comes to our core beliefs about ourselves, rationale and logic are poor tools for understanding, explaining and changing those beliefs.

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