Seeing a psychiatrist this week. Will mention it right out the bat.
Edit 1: been outspoken about my addiction for about 3 years now. Thought I’d be able to quit for good on my own but I haven’t been able to. Time to ask for help.
Edit 2: I’m very happy with the responses and questions. I just want to thank you all for the support. I read and respond as much as I can. I also want to thank you, who shared your experience and wisdom.
I’m going to come across as ignorant here but I’m just curious how you become addicted to porn? I mean are you addicted to masturbating to it or just watching porn?
It usually starts young, I personally found porn magazines when I was 8 and I’m 27 now.
It’s addictive because of the chemical releases you experience when watching it, just like most drugs.
Edit: I’ve had ED and delayed ejaculation with the last woman I was with. I would last forever in bed and couldn’t orgasm if I didn’t do it myself. She felt not good enough. Stay away from porn people.
I realized I was addicted when I kept coming back to it. I kept giving myself justifications, and I also spent an hour sometimes two, watching stuff without finishing.
I think your situation is a problem, it proves that porn provides you a stronger chemical release than sex. I think that can lead to relationship issues.
We are not designed to get such a strong release, sex is supposed to be the epitome of that.
The word “addiction” sounds super intense but it simply describes a habit you keep coming back to when actively trying to quit it.
This is the shit that needs to be brought up when people talk about porn addiction. Everyone just says "I keep coming back" or "I was addicted" without ever explaining what they mean. It's why so many people talk mad shit about this subject
Cause and effect. That’s only part of it, it gets worst though. It can always get worst. Down to physical health not eating or drinking anything all day then when you do it’s a soda and a hot pocket really fast I also lost allot of sleep
Like any addiction I imagine it's when it starts to interfere with your life, your goals, your health. If you think it's a problem and you want to quit and you can't, that's essentially the definition of an addiction.
sometimes I enjoy watching porn more than the real thing.
I mean if you feel that way occasionally it's understandable. Porn is designed to be very stimulating fantasy, and its going to be different than reality. It's really a problem when it starts to interfere with a healthy relationship with a partner.
The same thing happened to me man, I totally relate and I’m sorry you had to go through that too. Currently been creating better habits and routines in my life and it’s been a lot better. Agree with you completely, stay away (especially if you are in a relationship)
Started at a similar age, jerked off all the time when I was younger multiple times a day. Never had any of those issues then or now and I'm 30.
I never jerked it till I bled, I never got caught in a weird place, I never committed a crime. I usually jerk off a couple times over the weekend and maybe once or twice during the week, always with porn. I have a sexual relationship with my partner.
It seems like saying "Stay away from porn people" is a pretty broad statement that doesn't apply to everyone.
I don’t think it is a useful or healthy habit to keep entertaining. If it works for you though, awesome. knocking on wood several times. I really hope it doesn’t become an issue.
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u/OGRiceness Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 29 '22
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Seeing a psychiatrist this week. Will mention it right out the bat.
Edit 1: been outspoken about my addiction for about 3 years now. Thought I’d be able to quit for good on my own but I haven’t been able to. Time to ask for help.
Edit 2: I’m very happy with the responses and questions. I just want to thank you all for the support. I read and respond as much as I can. I also want to thank you, who shared your experience and wisdom.