Mindfulness Meditation AND Sexual Addiction Recovery

by tagama in Sexuality, December 1, 2011

Mindfulness is a method of awareness and introspection which involves a conscious attempt to focus attention intensely on the present moment, noting thoughts, feelings, perception, images and sensation without judging them, participating in them or acting on them. The contents of the mind appear and disappear without reacting to them. One experiences on a fundamental level that every thought, desire, urge or impulse dies a natural death if not fueled by emotional reaction or through behavioral enactment.

When engaged in an active program of meditation, over time one gradually aligns behaviors in a way that is consistent with one’s deepest values and long-term goals. Shame and guilt are dramatically reduced. When peace is generated from within, the frenetic, compulsive chase for sexual gratification that never quite satisfies is finally over. This state of mind in itself is deeply satisfying and much more enjoyable than the transient and disillusioning excitement one gets from addictions.