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Important information on how to handle problems with compulsivity around pornography viewing.\u00a0 The more negative thoughts, the harder we are on ourselves \u2013 the less likely this problem will be solved.\u00a0 Instead we are finding that self-compassion, an acceptance of temptation being a normal part of life, and the ability to tolerate anxiety (instead of desperately trying to rid oneself of it) can be extremely useful tools. \u00a0 \n

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Important information on how to handle problems with compulsivity around pornography viewing.\u00a0 The more negative thoughts, the harder we are on ourselves \u2013 the less likely this problem will be solved.\u00a0 Instead we are finding that self-compassion, an acceptance of temptation being a normal part of life, and the ability to tolerate anxiety (instead of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":766,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nWatching Pornography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Important information on how to handle problems with compulsivity around pornography viewing.  The more negative thoughts, the harder we are on\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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