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When you stop doing addictive sexual activities, you might have excess energy. Try healthy activities like exercising or other forms of recreation. If one activity is not stimulating enough, try something else. Keep searching for ways to keep yourself occupied. Here are a few ideas:  Write daily in your journal. Take music lessons or join a choir or band. Take an art class or draw, paint, or sculpt at home. Take up a new hobby that requires physical exertion, such as woodworking. Try stress reduction activities like yoga or tai chi.  Do activities that get your heart racing like caving or parachuting. As you disengage from addictive behaviors, reengage with loved ones. Your partner, best friends, children, parents, and siblings can support you. Focus on repairing relationships that need to be fixed and nurturing those that have faltered. The more you invest in people around you, the less you will need sex as an escape mechanism. Overcoming sexual addiction doesn't mean you must stop having sex forever. Instead, it means that you don't allow compulsive behaviors to control you. You feel in charge of your sexual behaviors, and happy and fulfilled by them instead of guilty or ashamed.  Your therapist can help you work toward this. You may even find that a therapist with specific training in sexual health issues can be useful in teaching you ways to develop a healthy attitude toward sex. Explore what you like about sex. When you're addicted to sex, you may do things that you don't even really enjoy doing because they feed your compulsion. Take some time to explore what you actually enjoy about sex. What makes you feel valued as a sexual partner? What feelings do you enjoy inspiring in others?  Try to consider sex as a part of a healthy life, rather than its own "forbidden fruit" or something to hide or be ashamed of. Someone with a problem overeating won't simply stop eating food; similarly, you do not have to simply stop having sex. You just want to learn a healthier way of integrating it into your overall life. Recovery will take time. You probably will experience cravings for addictive sex. It is fine to have sex with an intimate partner, but having a one-night stand or watching porn could return your addiction. Be open with your therapist and family about your struggles. Keep your mission statement in mind and remember you can repair damaged relationships and fix financial problems. If you relapse, reflect on what went wrong. Try to avoid the triggers that caused the relapse. Overall, do not give up. Keep pushing forward. If you relapse, review your journal. Read your mission statement and remind yourself why you want to recover. Stay fully engaged in therapy and your support group. After you accomplish some of your goals, take time to celebrate how far you have come. If you go a month without exhibiting addictive behavior, acknowledge your achievement with a treat. For example, visit a favorite restaurant, tour a museum, or purchase a new clothing item. Celebrate how far you have come. Set a new goal to work towards.
Replace addictive sex with healthy energy outlets. Rely on your strongest relationships. Work toward a healthy relationship with sex. Stay focused on your goal. Celebrate your accomplishments.