Does anyone see a porn addiction therapist?

I saw a sexologist about it even though i was seeing a psychologist too (part of my own training for psychotherapy).

It definitely helped a lot, seeing both even more so.... but it could've backfired a lot also as initially the sexologist (and psychotherapist) gave me the standard current sexology (bad) advice, to masturbate with no porn and fantasize, which is just terrible, terrible advice. I completely refused and stopped all porn, masturbation and sexual fantasizing but I talked about my use and what it means, my sexuality and so on.

Even though i'm a psychologist myself, i am firmly positive i could not have made it through on my own, without the sexologist (and psychotherapist) helping me. This addiction can be very strong. I'm thinking in specializing in PMO addiction now since i know the ins and outs about it.

So to make things short, a therapist will help you and will usually help you a lot BUT you have to chose one that is not in the "porn/masturbation is a normal/healthy expression of sexuality" camp.... in which sadly most of them are, at least in the Western world.

 

This is what I expected when I had a over the phone consultation with a psychologist. The consultation wasn't suppose to even be about PMO addiction but anxiety. However I brought it up and to my amazement she took me very seriously. She didn't seem apart of the ''mastubation/porn is healthy camp'' which was a nice surprise.

Hopefully I'll be getting some therapy sessions to help me.

To the OP I would say definitely seek professional help I think it can be very healthy.