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Anime girls

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Belching_Booch, Aug 31, 2020.

  1. Belching_Booch

    Belching_Booch Fapstronaut

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    This might be a weird topic for many of you but here goes. I've been attracted to anime girls ever since I was like 12/13. My first crush was Misty from Pokémon, and back then I thought nothing of it. It wasn't until my early 20's where I realized my attraction to those fictional characters wasn't going away. No matter what anime I watch, if there is a cute girl with character traits I like (tsundere has me especially weak) then I become obsessed with them. Nofap or not, I honestly don't think the attraction will ever go away. I think it's a deeply rooted issue that has to do with years of loneliness and being comforted consuming romantic anime/manga. These days I don't watch romantic anime or ecchi because they are massive triggers. I used to have folders with thousands of photos of various anime girls I liked... Deleted everything including ones that weren't so easy to obtain. It's tough, but even when I watch action anime with minimal romantic themes, I still find myself thinking about certain anime girls. It's just something I'm gonna have to live with I guess. I know they're not real, but the love I feel for them is. Idk why I even posted this, just feeling kinda depressed today and wanted to let it out.
     
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  2. SeaChange

    SeaChange Fapstronaut

    Hey, good on you for admitting that you have a problem. If you think this is truly deep seated then I would honestly suggest you try and look into getting some professional help, even just starting with online help or tele-therapy.

    You have learned this attraction much like how many of us who are addicted to PMO have learned attractions to strange and awful fetishes. The good news is that it is curable. Abstaining is a good first step, as awful as it may sound you are probably best served not watching anime or reading manga for a while. I know it isn't fair but brother, nobody here at NoFap has had a "fair" experience of things. Hundreds of millions of people say they can enjoy porn or social media without problem while I can't control myself if given access to either.

    You are not too far gone to be healed, you are still able to be better, it's never too late to be the person you want to be. Don't give up hope. Your brain learned to love only anime girls, it can learn to love real ones instead, it's just going to take a lot of work. The question now is this: are you up to it?
     
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  3. BSF

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    Bro, Misty was my first too. XD XD

    But actually tho, you’re not the only one. It’s not that anime girls are the only ones who do it for me, but they certainly do it for me. I think it started with how comforting and calming anime’s are, and how the women all seem to fall head over heals for the main character (Which anyone would envy), and it sounds messed up, but there’s something really attractive about the submissive kind of attitude they all have towards their significant others. Something that you just don’t see in American culture. I don’t know, I’ve definitely found myself almost wishing girls from anime were real. And it’s definitely a problem, because they aren’t. And feeding an attraction to something imaginary can’t be good for me. Always better to strive to root yourself in reality. I doubt you’ll be able to “reverse” your attraction to anime girls, but I don’t think you necessarily have to. It’s probably more helpful to simply focus on cultivating attraction for what is real. Whichever plant you water will grow, you know?

    But also, yes, avoiding triggers is always probably best. I’m right there with you though. Anime is a huge trigger for me too, but I don’t think I can give it up either, because of what a calming thing it is as well. I get where you’re coming from.
     
  4. Belching_Booch

    Belching_Booch Fapstronaut

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    I'll never give up anime or manga, they're my two favorite hobbies since I was a teen. I just try to avoid excessively sexualized anime (which unfortunately in this day and age is many) and watch more story driven stuff. Currently on Steins Gate 0 which has almost no "fan service" but I still find myself super attracted to at least three of the female characters. I think you hit the nail on the head with the girls being perfect and submissive, which doesn't exist in real society. It's definitely part of the appeal. I'm definitely not ONLY attracted to anime girls, but it's taken me down a deep dark rabbit hole over the years that's for sure.
     
  5. A lot of anime addicts are here. We have quit. It is possible. The fantasy world is alluring but it never nourishes.
     
  6. I had to stop altogether. Giving it up seemed difficult but it wasn't. Living life happily without watching them. They have bubble gum triggers. It will never work.
     
  7. Don't get me wrong I hate weebs, but here's a video:
     

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