Off Topic Think you have a porn addiction?

[soapandstream]

Just curious.

 

[epelideli]

yes, and I can admit it. very hard addiction to get rid off when a lingerie poster can be a trigger.
I think complete isolation for a moth in the arctic, without internet could help get rid of it.

 

[JurishCrypter]

Its curious, I've just started to think about this and was writing it down to publish, but decided to search first and found your post.

I have recognized my addiction but I haven't seek help (and from research I learned most man don't seek help for mental issues), mostly because I don't believe others would help as much as I could if I wanted, and I don't want to, has anyone gone through and would mind sharing their experience?

The thing with any addiction, by doing it we receive oxytocin which makes us feel good and happy, and dopamine which makes us feel motivated and alive, and when we do feel this happy feelings we want to feel more and more.

What we must realize is that whenever we are addicted to something, everything else pales in comparison, which would make us lose sight of our real world tasks and obligations.

The real problem is that most things besides the addiction itself are not so enjoyable, because it has a threshold, when you reach it, the amount of hormones we receive does not give the same reward, and makes us do more extreme things in order to get the same amount of gratification, which could lead to extreme behaviors or extreme wants, that would make us chasing something that is impossible to catch.

That could lead to some real depravation, sex problems, social issues, and by being here we see only really really hot chicks naked, which mostly likely isn't what we get in the real world, and that would make a barrier and comparison for what we can get here, making harder for us to devote ourselves into someone else or a relationship.

All of this is basically things I've read of the subject or either felt personally, I always try to decrease my amount of time spent doing this but I end up coming back to it way harder after some time.

If anyone has any tips I'm sure would help a lot of people here.

 

[Hubbyhogwash]

I considered myself borderline for a while. I found looking at what I'd consider "hot" photos and videos of women I found attractive, but nothing with full nudity or pornography worked to kind of reset and ground me.

 

[zuudaa]

Without a doubt I have a porn addiction, to the point that I can't sit on my computer without opening some type of porn every 30 minutes.

 

[Ditto.]

Yes. I shouldn't be here.

 

[TheRando]

I think that pretty much anyone who would seek out a site like this has to be at least a bit addicted, right?

 

[flyingfishj]

I like to tell myself not paying for porn keeps me under the addiction threshold lol

 

[Totoro's Neighbor]

Probably yes, but I'm not gonna do anything about it.

 

[Maverick618]

Porn addiction has you missing out on life though

 

[ohioidiot]

I would think if you're spending $100 or more per month on porn then you're an addict. If you're married and would rather watch porn than have sex with your wife then you're an addict. If you watch porn just to watch it and not jerk off to it then you're an addict.

 

[elongatedmusk]

Yes. No shame though, I fucking love porn.

 

[jonny75]

Of course a lot of people only think about porn

 

[Letyou]

Probably, and i'm okay with it

 

[mamarik]

I think so. I watch porn every day. I try everything they do in porn. I buy the same paraphernalia from [Login or Register to view]. Even penis pumps... It was interesting to try, because they say the effect is the bomb. It's like a disease. Unfortunately I can't find a girl who would share this hobby with me. Many people think I'm a pervert and don't want to communicate with me.