Euphoric recall

This is a term used by the clinical field. We simply call it "remembering". Every sex addict has a certain situation or person that they use to provide pleasurable thoughts and in some cases actions. The reason for this, in my case anyway, is to provide comfort and it also helped me make sense of something when nothing else was making sense in my life. Fantasy life or euphoria is not uncommon at all. However, when it takes away from who you are by letting your mind go there, that is when it becomes a problem. What I mean is, I am trying to get better and help others get better. When my flesh fails and I recall something and get pleasure from it, then I have taken a step back. Because my version of a memory usually gets soiled with my own variations of the situation and it is not even remotely that precious memory others can have. Am I alone in this problem? I don't believe so.

Euphoric recall is always triggered by something. A person, a show, a situation, outfit someone has on, a picture, a word or phrase that was used by the person we are remembering, and even just emotions. But something always sends us there if we are not careful. Now I don't know about you but I am tired of this happening. I so want to glorify God and feel like a human should feel sexually. So when this pops up and I act on it, I feel like I have let down God and myself. It is getting increasingly harder to look myself in the eye afterward. I do however pray and confess it and ask for strength next time and forgiveness of what just occurred. I know God knows my heart and what I desire for my life, so I feel I can go to him ( I still struggle with embarrassment issues in front of him sometimes). But I know he is there and wants to help me fight this addiction.

What do we need to watch for? Everything. Cause anything can do it. Prayer is always a good tool, support groups and phone calls work to. We are at battle with our minds and our bodies. Victory is possible. Victory through Christ is the best course of action of course, but just try to get to victory somehow and don't let your mind and body win. Distract yourselves if you can, pray, go someplace different to avoid arousing reaction. Just do something.

Jesus is the great counselor and he will help you. Something to think about though, it is a short time we are on this earth and in the end we release the spirit God has placed within us. We need to honor that spirit now and protect it from evil as we ask to protect us from evil. Evil may be a strong word to some but seriously, is there anything wholesome about sexual addiction and all of its avenues? Not really.

So in conclusion just remember your mind can be your best friend and weapon or it can be your most bitter enemy. Recall something different and if you don't succeed try again. Pray and talk.
Protect and ask for protection. Jesus is there for you, He always will be.