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Thought

Day 0
by Anonymous
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Sometimes I think we deal with porn addiction because we’ve beaten every other battle we’ve had. I used to smoke (don’t anymore); used to drink (don’t anymore); I sucked my thumb for 12 years (don’t anymore). I used to tell myself I never would get addicted to anything…But this is somehow different, maybe it’s the images, the small rush of dopamine that I get that doesn’t leave me feeling anything other than 10 second joy. I don’t know. I feel like this is the battle we fight because we’ve been strong every other time. Why is this different. What I’m saying is this: If I can stop all those other things what makes this different? Are we dealing with this simply because we’ve walked away from much harder things or easier things? I don’t know. What do y’all think?

Comments (2)
Bradley119d ago

I think because it’s always something different when you get on twitter or whatever website that has porn, like no video or actress is the same and there’s always something wilder out there, so the possibilities are limitless in terms of what you can view, that’s what makes it different.

You119d ago

I wouldn't say porn addiction is any different from any other kind of addiction. I can only speak from my own experience, building hurdles between me and whatever bad habit I had really helped. Quitting weed or drinking isnt so hard when you have to go get up, go to the car, drive to the store and buy booze or drugs. Dont get me wrong cravings will always be there but its managable when you realize how many steps you have to take just to make yourself feel miserable after lol. Something that helped me with porn addiction since starting my journey is to avoid touching my junk except for peeing, washing, and adjusting while sitting. I find my arousal to be way more managable when I cant touch the thing. Long message but hope this helps.

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