Avoiding Sexual Imagery
Day 0
by Robbie
119 upvotes
My issue isn’t porn as such, it’s the constant bombardment of sexual imagery (social media) and sexual thoughts (women, women everywhere…). I can (usually) avoid porn but, despite my best efforts (deleted IG, muting posts), can’t avoid sexual imagery…and struggle with its triggering thoughts. Not acting on those thoughts, or letting them run to fantasy is a real challenge - one that fuels anxiety. Any one else in the same boat?
Preach, brother. It’s everywhere because the developers of those tools want to drive “engagement” and the data tell them what gets more views. All those thirst traps and OF leads on there aren’t trying to help you, they’re trying to trap you. I started thinking about it as a game - did they win that round or did I? You can also try cleaning up your feed, but I eventually chose to delete IG. Just too much trouble to be worth it.