HOLY SHIT I'M SO SCARED RN

How old are you? sure there is neuroplasticity. i go to the gym and most articles advise that you'll hit plateau after some time, so u have to change your routine. which means there is neuroplasticity.

to remove p addiction. take help from someone. a therapist or this forum.

 

Could you sum up the video? What does it say? Damage to the brain after watching porn as a kid?

 

once u form a routine for a few weeks, u need to change ur routine or exercise.

yeah ur right there is a very far connection with neuroplasticity, but basically u need to do different exercise to 'shock' ur body muscles.

sigh... 17 is so young and you have ur entire life/youth ahead of u. it would be difficult to stay away from pmo at this age, but i hope u can do it. this forum is helpful.

they may be dead now but they can always regrow or be activated again. new cells grow all the time. new pathways are set all the time.

i dont think pathways die, they just become weak.

i suggest stay away from pmo as much as u can and do other stuff. maybe learn swimming. not sure u should go to gym now as ur height will stop growing.

do u play sports, ride cycle...
hows ur college life. studies?

 

Hey Wren,

I understand what it feels like when hope is lost. You watch a couple videos and read some articles and all of a sudden there is so much anxiety and stress. It does not feel good.

That being said, I believe this is all unnecessary stress that we add to ourselves. I am a 23 year old male, turning 24 in April. I have been stuck on this habit of PMO since I was 10, maybe even younger. When I started going to a university in August of 2018, it was the first time I was out of my parents house living on my own. PIED hit me like a train, and it seemed like there was no hope at all. My older brother is a homosexual, and I convinced myself that I too may have suddenly became a homosexual. That is the only explanation to why I couldn't get hard with girls right? Wrong. I was too busy wondering why it was happening, looking up articles and videos, even trying to look at gay porn. The articles and videos all stressed me out, and the gay porn did not get me anywhere close to aroused. So I would resort back to the same old porn that usually got me going, and kept myself in that habit loop which was causing it all. (Note that I have nothing against homosexuality, I love everyone!)

Relax, your life is far from over. You do not need to become a monk and you do not need to give up hope. I am not a doctor, so take this with a grain of salt. But it sounds like you have anxiety, only because I do too and experience the same things you do.

Meditate, trust me it helps. If you have a little extra money, I suggest buying the calm app on your phone. There is a course on there that teaches you how to meditate, it is a 30 day course. It has been the number one way that I relieve my anxiety, even better than weed lol.

Try going on walks, listening to music, writing, reading, playing guitar, anything that can get your mind off things for even a little. Don't freak out man, you are not alone in this, and you are not going crazy. This is what porn does, and we need to break away from it. I believe in you, reach out if you need someone to talk to.

Good Luck.

 

that's ok. i struggle to make friends too. do u have some hobbies. i used to do gardening and liked cooking to some extent.
i used to write short stories too. maybe you can pick up a hobby. i started reading a book every 3 weeks and soon i had a shelf full of books.

 

Relax dude, give yourself a break. Get off the internet and quit jerking off for a while and you'll start to feel better. The best time to start positive habits is right now.

 

Absolutely, remember that these are only feelings. I have learned that time is the greatest teacher of all. It depends how we choose to use that time which counts.

I have full confidence that we can break this habit. Keep it up! The meditation app is great, glad to hear you are giving it a shot.

 

Im not scared