Rubber Band Snap Technique
How can we recondition ourselves as it relates to our sex addiction? The reconditioning process will work similarly in the fashion of A to B to C. When we start having sexually inappropriate thoughts, and for newly recovering sex addicts this will be frequently, we can put a rubber band around our wrist. Every time we have an inappropriate thought we snap the rubber band on the inside of our wrist. This exercise goes into greater detail in 101 Freedom Exercises, along with many other exercises that help in the reconditioning process. When we snap the rubber band, “P” will happen, which stands for pain. It will take about 30 days for this process to take the reconditioning effect. Some say a positive thought, after they snap the rubber band. Neurologically, when you get an inappropriate thought, your body is going to start associating it with pain. Most clients report to me that within a month of this reconditioning behavior, 80 percent of their sexual inappropriate thought life disappears. At this point most are ecstatic! Weiss, Douglas. Sex Addiction: 6 Types and Treatment (p. 49). Discovery Press. Kindle Edition.