Slip, Relapse, and Spiral
I’ve been reading that there’s a big difference between these three terms. Like after all the progress that you’ve made, you slip and watch porn. You know it’s wrong and you learn from it and you get right back on course. You still have so much work and rewiring that has happened. Then there’s a relapse. Which I’d say is a small window where you fall back into the old ways. You know it’s wrong, you start struggling, but you find your way back to the light. Then there’s the spiral. The point where you just succumb and go right back to the beginning. You just watch and masturbate like before, no control and you undo all the work you’ve done. Slipping happens when trying to heal yourself. Don’t be so hard on yourself. But don’t just let it happen. Learn from everything.
I think we have to be harsh on ourselves. A slip is a relapse in my book.