Another year, Another victory

First of all happy new year to all! As I enter the new year, I find myself blogging less and less. I’ve also significantly reduced my involvement of reading and participating in online addiction discussions. I feel that I need to move in with my life, and that distancing myself from the entire sex addiction circle is part of this procedure.

Looking back at 2008, I can proudly say that I did not engage in any type of addictive sexual behavior such as visiting prostitutes etc. And this is quite a success, considering that my last previous “clean” year was way back in 1995. In 2008, there were a couple of close calls, and other warning signs that could have diverted me off track. I guess you can’t truly talk about recovery, if you don’t go through these crises though.

For 2009, I intend to continue to my struggle for recovery by focusing on other parts of my life. I want to try to remove everything in my life that makes me lazy, unproductive, and procrastinating. I want to have a happier, more aggressive outlook on life. I want to wake up each morning and look forward to the upcoming day. I want to treat every problem, every obstacle as a challenge. I want to have goals in my life, and I want the achievement of each goal to give me a sense of fulfillment. I want to steer well clear of any risk of falling back into the addictive spiral.

Good luck to all of you in 2009.

~ by exaddict on January 7, 2009.