Are Erotic Stories the Same as Porn

I went to erotic stories and it increased my need for porn. If you're getting aroused by it and flapping I think it's still porn. Just watch out, it might not feel like the same thing but it can still escalate

 

To me its the same, for the above reason. My NoFap journey didnt truly become rewarding until I quit all forms of M including M to erotica or even just thoughts of P/other women.

 

imo its more destructive in a long term, as a man we are imaginative human, we like to day dreaming a lot

erotica play porn in your mind, i mean when u read it u imaginating the story right ?

some day when u had a huge urge of nofap this erotica will be the main reason you relapse... trust me its not worhted

 

SAA (Sex Addicts Anonymous) has something called the Three Circles, where you define for yourself what sexual sobriety is for you.

Thus for me, masturbation is in my Inner Circle, as I cannot masturbate unless driven by fantasy or memory of porn scenes.

Yet there are others who don’t need fantasy to masturbate, and it isn’t part of their addictive cycle.

You can see how this would apply to erotica. You don’t mention connection to masturbation, so there’s that too.