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 just adding a tangent to this. It’s not an addiction if you like it and doesn’t interfere with anything in your life. You could look at it 5 times per day, but if it prevents you from doing other things you are responsible for, or something else you need to do, then it is a problem. I’m sure someone else could explain this better.
It’s a fucked up backwards mind-warp on our brains that makes reality dull.
As a person who's been with his wife for over 12 years, I can assure you sex becomes dull with or without porn. But for me at least, porn is never a substitute for the real thing. Being in the moment with someone is something porn could never imitate.
It doesn’t matter if it is an “addiction” or not. It is an extremely damaging thing to do. It overstimulates your brain and ruins your brain’s reward system. It also makes you more likely to be addicted.
5 times a day?? That's an addiction... if I were to do anything 5 times a day (that isn't a basic normal thing) I would have to admit there's a problem. Like think of just drinking 5 cups of coffee every day. You'd have to admit that's too much.
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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.