Porn Addiction / Compulsive Use
Possible Buried Feelings
Shamelonelinessangerrejectionvitimperformance anxiety
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “Real intimacy will hurt or reject me.”
- “I'm only safe when no one sees me.”
Healing Notes
Pornography can substitute for emotional intimacy and control. Neuroscience links it to dissociation and trauma reenactment. Spiritually, it reflects a hunger for connection masked as lust. Hard to go places: Facing the pain of emotional abandonment and risking real connection again.
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