Talking to Close Friends and Family About Your Addiction.

You are not Harvey Weinstein, and you are not even close to someone like that. The fact that you're conscious of all this and the mess PMO creates makes you the complete opposite of such people

I told my parents, brother, nice and four friends. I can not let guilt rule my world. Of course I also told them I feel ashamed about it, but shining light on the problem is never bad. I ask God for forgiveness and I believe he will forgive, and I forgive myself. It is an addiction that has been slipping through the backdoor.

Just be very careful about WHO you tell.
You can not go wrong, doing the right things. If people will judge you it's THEIR problem and shortsightedness, while you are just being brave and trying to cut the wall between you and your loved ones.

 

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Well, there is no good or bad way to tell them.. You just say what it is. I just waited for a good enough moment to have a serious conversation about something and then told that I have an addiction to porn, masturbation and edging for hours. And that that's something that has been slipping through the backdoor, due to modern technology. And that I was addicted before I actually knew and before I knew what the implications were.
Also I didn't make a big happening of it. I told almost everyone in a one-on-one conversation. That is best, so the person you are telling feels more comfortable about the topic and asking questions.

Be weary about possible reactions like "well, it can't be that bad" or "masturbation is healthy, you should not stop it completely". Just say "well, I have another opinion on that and my symptoms are pretty obvious". Also the "what are you trying to compensate with your addiction" is a tough one. I usually gave this response: "Well, I don't know if there is any pain or anything to compensate or hide form. But if there is, I will know soon because I quit this addiction anyway"

If they ask you "why are you telling me this", you can respond with that it's good to share each others inner struggles, because you want to be honest and don't want to have secrets, because you want to have some accountability and so they know why you can sometimes have vague symptoms or can be somewhat emotional

Now say you hope they can keep this to themselves and you opened up to them because you deeply appreciate them for being in your life, and you trust them.

By the way, it's always best to tell EVERYTHING in ONE conversation, don't give the person the idea that there's always something you hold back.

I hope I have answered your question

Peace

 

It also depends on your local culture and how openminded your family is