I watch porn every day when I'm back at my home where I don't have much to do. But only once in a week when I'm away and super busy. The problem is now that I decided to take the 90 days challenge, a part of my brain keeps on telling me that I'm not an addict and I just watch it because I'm bored at home.
Like @YOURLOVE said, you need a hobby . Learn an instrument or a language, exercise outside, read a book, write a book . . . something, anything to keep you occupied and your thoughts away from porn . eat healthy,drink water,take cold showers . . . elevate yourself .
Hey man, I recognise that thought pattern very well. You keep telling yourself that if you don't spend 6 hours a day chained to the screen PMOing, you're not addicted. And if you're not addicted, it's perfectly fine to fap, right? Don't be fooled by that. Let the 90 day challenge show you if you're addicted or not. Surely, if you're not addicted, you will have no problems stopping for a couple weeks. It's just 90 days. No big deal. Or is it?
Clearly, embark on the 90 day journey and examine your craving for PMO, that will tell you a lot about whether u are an addict. And once you find out that you are an addict, accept yourself and give it a fight bro.
It's interesting that you do it because you are bored. That is my biggest problem as well. Great advice above... try 90 days and see what happens... if you really struggle there may be an issue.
I get you 100%. My problem was that I never viewed my relationship with porn as an addiction either. A good way to tell is if your mind is telling you it's not an addiction and therefore fine. If your mind says it's not, it probably is. Some advice: Fill your time with things to do. I struggle a lot when I am bored. Fill your time with people, or events, or hobbies, or taking a walk. But do something! Also, post daily! I can never stress this enough! You need to post daily here, whether you are updating your status or encouraging others. Post daily. Consistency is the key. You got this brother! Fight hard!
Yeah, I agree with everyone. You don't know until you try and abstain. I personally found the first streak the easiest. I managed around 35 days. Since I relapsed from that I've really struggled to maintain abstinence of over a week and that's when I confirmed to myself I am addicted. I compare it to alcohol, which I'm not addicted to. I drank regularly before nofap and would sometimes worry if I had enough alcohol in the house to last me over a weekend. I decided to cut down on alcohol when I started nofap and haven't felt the desire to drink since. When I wonder if nofap has made any positive changes for me, I think about alcohol and how it has led me to cut down massively.