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This simple rule of two steps is helpful for me when I'm so close to acting out my sexual addiction that I can't think clearly:

1. Getting close?
2. Get out

When I find myself walking towards an area that is risky for me for no good reason, browsing a website I have no business to be on, or talking to someone I should avoid, I don't stop to think it through because my addiction might mislead me. I just get out by walking in the opposite direction, turning the computer off, or saying goodbye and going away.