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At What Point Do Innocuous Things Become Innocuous Again?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Half Dime, Oct 10, 2021.

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  1. Half Dime

    Half Dime New Fapstronaut

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    I’ve been trying to “reboot” my brain for the past several months. As of this writing, my personal record is three weeks without porn or masturbation and I’m currently on a five-day streak since my last relapse.

    The hardest part of NoFap, for me, is the fact that everything suddenly becomes a trigger. Things that never would have aroused me before, like Skee-Ball tables and chopsticks (don’t ask), now remind me of every obscure porn video I’ve ever watched or bizarre piece of erotica I’ve ever read. Just the other day, I had to leave the room because my little cousin was watching The Little Mermaid. I’ve had to skip entire sections of the Bible because of how it talks about male and female servants. And even The Porn Myth, the book I bought to help me overcome my porn addiction, features stories, studies, and testimonies that get me a bit too riled up for my own good.

    I realize the NoFap experience varies from person to person, and there will always be certain stimuli I’ll have to avoid, but I need to know, at what point will innocuous, non-sexual things become innocuous again? Is this a two-week problem or a six-month problem? I need to know there will come a day I’ll be able to watch Disney movies again and eat at Panda Express without feeling sexually charged.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
     
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  2. Toni7

    Toni7 Fapstronaut

    There is not relly the right answer. It depends how long have you strugle whit addiction. All you can do is to focuse on now. On next step. Make sure you doing what is right and healthy for your brain. Time will do the rest.
     
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  3. Remember that the addiction will always find ways to reimpose itself into your thoughts and mind for a while, that's part of the withdrawal process. It's also a good way of testing and improving your willpower. Every time you say 'no', such as removing yourself from a triggering situation as you did when you left the room when The Little Mermaid was on, is a way of strengthening your willpower and resistance to pornography. You don't necessarily need to stay in a situation and white-knuckle through it to get the benefit. Leaving the room was probably the best choice at that point.
     
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