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Having butterflies just thinking about porn

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by HegHeu, Feb 5, 2020.

  1. HegHeu

    HegHeu Fapstronaut

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    It had been two months since I literally didn't view porn but after some relapses now it's hard to get on track today I am at home alone with a great unlimited net connection and all I can think of is how much of a good time it will be watching porn it's not a good decision but I think I have anyway given me the permission partially as nothing is going great in life so why not watch a little porn.
     
  2. HegHeu

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    By the end of this day I think I would have relapsed sorry guys....
     
  3. pezzer

    pezzer Fapstronaut

    all you can do is try remember that porn wont make u feel any better, but i guess after on as long a streak as yours you forget what the feeling of relapsing is like. Its your own willpower my man
     
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  4. It sounds like you're having a really tough time - well done for reaching out. Admitting your struggle is so important and s big step. It's one I find tough.

    A thing going great for you is that progress and you not watch porn - focus on that. All you have to do is be sober for today - just today. Just stvworj through this one moment in time.

    What do you use as coping and avoidance strategies? Do you have an accountability partner?

    Why not go out for a bit? A walk, food, a drink, whatever - leave the house if possible.

    I find it helps to think about what porn gas given me when I'm tempted. Nothing. It has given me nothing but taken so much - traded fleeting pleasure for the woman I love. Please don't be me - please make a better choice.

    Feel free to message me if you need anything, and remember the panic button at the top of the page.
     
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  5. It’s never worth it. The scene after you give in is always the same. Pitiful and shameful. You feel like a turd
     
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  6. red gyarados

    red gyarados Fapstronaut

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    Those stupid butterflies were the reason I kept relapsing
     
  7. Inspark

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    I get those butterflies too when I'm about to relapse.
    Don't!! Please.
    It is not worth it.
     
  8. Boxerito

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    You can substitute the associations in your brain. Think that instead of giving you fun, porn STEALS fun from your life, to EVERTHING ELSE that is not porn, enjoying movies, music, people... It has to do with dopamine (DA). You are caught in a cycle of high DA bursts->DA downregulation, so your brain replies, high DA bursts again to keep balance after the downregulation. Because DA downregulation means LESS FUN in your life, you turn to the only fun activity you are left with, the porn addiction. See, either you choose fun in life or the road of self destruction of your appetitive systems. You cannot have both. Choose life.
     
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