You are listening to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast, episode 31. I shouldn't be here.

Welcome to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast where we take a research-based, trauma-informed, and results-focused approach to quitting porn.

This approach has been revolutionary and changed thousands and thousands of lives. I'm your host,

Sarah Brewer. Hey, everyone, welcome to the podcast episode this week. Last week, we talked all about

the power of accepting yourself and why it works, why those who

accept themselves where they are at are able to quit pornography much faster than those who

are not able to accept themselves where they're at. We talked about how truly accepting yourself

helps you make change quicker in any area of your life. Yes, including pornography. And I know it sounds

counterintuitive. That's why I created that whole podcast episode around the topic. So go listen

to that if you haven't listened to that yet. Today I want to talk about this a little bit more

in depth. And specifically, I want to talk about this a little bit more in depth and specifically I want to talk about

one thought that keeps people from quitting pornography. One thought that keeps them from this

acceptance, keeps them in the shame cycle, keeps them feeling bad and buffering with pornography.

And that thought is, I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't be struggling with

this. I shouldn't even be here in the first place. I shouldn't need to listen to this podcast.

I shouldn't need to join this program, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. I shouldn't be here.

I shouldn't be struggling with this. Right. And how many of us have thought this? Probably everyone.

I shouldn't be struggling with this.

And here's what this thought does.

And I want you to think about this for yourself.

When you think this thought, how does it affect your life?

Here's what I most commonly see.

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