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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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Not a diagnosis. Not medical advice. An invitation to listen.