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Are you literally not aloud to look at images of females?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by skaterdrew, Sep 12, 2019.

  1. skaterdrew

    skaterdrew Fapstronaut

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    I have bad ocd. I have fell in to the mindset I am not aloud to even look at images of women, even if I'm not masturbating?

    I find this a bad unrealistic. You could have friends on social media who are female. Or what if you're on a dating site trying to meet someone? But apparently it's a relapse if you look at images of a female?
     
  2. deepspace

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    What constitutes a relapse is up to the individual's circumstances.
    If you're searching for pictures of women because it gives you that warming porn rush in your head (you know what it feels like) and leaves you on the edge where you're about ready to stick your hands down your pants, then that may constitute a relapse.
    If it's just everyday life stuff that you haven't purposely sought for pleasure that gives you the incidental boner, then no, it's probably not a relapse. You can't avoid ever being turned on.

    The important thing is to be honest with yourself. Don't get too caught up in definitions. Think of your intent and behaviour.

    Is using social media just an excuse for you to have a "harmless peek."
    Has using social media been an appetizer to heavier porn usage?
    Are you flipping through pictures of those girls to stimulate yourself?

    If pictures of women on social media are still such a big deal for you, then get a browser extension that selectively blocks images and set up a filter. Something like uBlock Origin. Then you can keep up your digital social life without the pornographic element.
     
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  3. DGZ

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    Yes you are allowed to look at pictures of girls. You are also allowed to masturbate to porn for the rest of your life. You have to know what's best for you, what you can handle.
     
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  4. twistedshadows23

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    I find dating websites really awful for a lot of reasons. One being it can turn into an addiction in itself. The only reason people advocate for not looking at images of females online is simple: to keep you from relapsing. However, you’re “allowed” to do whatever you want. Take everything on here as a suggestion that you can take or leave.
     
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  5. skaterdrew

    skaterdrew Fapstronaut

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    Can I ask you a question? What is relapsing to those images? Is simply looking at those images relapsing? Or is it only masturbating to them that is relapsing?
     
  6. twistedshadows23

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    It’s whatever you make it. To me, a relapse means masturbating to those images or any images. Just because you see something that turns you on doesn’t mean you can’t walk away and keep from masturbating. I just know for me that shit is very triggering so I stay away from it.
     
  7. twistedshadows23

    twistedshadows23 Fapstronaut

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    It also depends why and how you look at the images if you wanna determine if it’s unhealthy or not. Just get honest with yourself and ask yourself what you’re really doing online.
     
  8. max26

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    nah fuck it man for me i went to watch pictures of sexy ladies just to enjoy the view and boom total relapse , its just to hard to not masturbate when looking at hot womens , pictures can be the start of a relapse be carefull... im actually craving porn like shit and im thinking about going to watch some sexy pics but i know its gonna end bad... i tested it and i failed so i dont wanna try again ill probably fail again
     
  9. Maybe the problem lie , in too much dopamine. And porn is indeed great way to ; let's say ''overload'' this pleasure circuit.
     

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