Don't know what to do

Maybe the Avin and Wiltshire mental health partnership can help refer you on to a service. They cover the whole of Wiltshire and avon.xx

 

Have you asked your GP yet? They should have appropriate information.

 

Hope you guys have a good break and get away from it all and have a good time xx

 

The science is available for you to read if you want to understand that side, but very simply put, his brain has been reconditioned to respond only to extreme stimulation. (Porn is an example of a supernormal stimulus, or "superstimulus".) The only solution is to put his brain on ice, so to speak, where it gets zero sexual stimulation for a while (NoFap typically recommends 90 days) and then gradually reconditioned back to a real woman.

 

Hmm. Porn addiction can run deep. Each new instance of PMO, or even P without MO, enhances the negative effect. Metaphorically, each new instance of exposure "fries" a new part of the brain. The more exposure, the more parts of the brain it fries. (This is a metaphor and not an accurate description.)

Healing takes time. Using the same metaphor, imagine that each day without porn and masturbation allows healing to replace one part of the fried area with "raw, unfried" brain. The deeper the addiction, the longer it will take to replace all of the fried parts.

After seven months, you might not see a full cure, but you should see a noticeable improvement. If he has had no improvement, or barely any improvement, I would suspect that he has been cheating.

Cheating is, unfortunately, a hallmark of all types of addiction. Each time an addict is caught, he becomes cleverer at hiding it. Until he genuinely and deeply understands the hurt (to both himself and others), he will always succumb to the temptation. Even when he does understand, he will never manage by himself — he needs help. I have a brother who used to be an alcoholic, and the pattern was the same. Even when he finally realised the extent of his problems, he just couldn't stop himself until he went to rehab. Not every addict needs rehab, of course, but every addict needs help, preferably a professional.

Now, I'm not saying that your partner is definitely cheating. I'm only saying that he might be. Watch out for red flags, e.g. taking his phone with him into the toilet and staying there longer than you would expect.