This topic is near to my heart as well in recovery from porn. We live in a highly sexualized culture and in my early sobriety especially I would be hyper-conscious of that; even to this day I am wary and will often avoid media (shows, movies) that feature people I consider attractive in the thumbnails and ads. (That is totally my hangup I know and I accept that: it’s about me trying to set boundaries so my thoughts don’t sink into fantasy. Still though I think it’s fair to say that our culture tends to emphasize sex appeal as a primary way to get attention.)
The idealized image of alcohol in the media comes up pretty regularly here. Here’s a few good threads:
We live in a noisy world and I guess for us who are growing healthy, stable, sober lives, part of our work is maintaining our filters
