I recently thought about my porn addiction very seriously and I decided to stop watching porn after repeated failed attempts at stopping it all together. my mental health has been suffering and I feel absolutely awful and mentally destroyed by stopping porn. What I’m currently experiencing is the worst feeling that I ever had. I quit smoking because I wanted to have a better life, I did and I’m strong on the streak with over a year now. But with porn I don’t know why exactly I just can’t stop. I mainly use P and M as a way to de-stress and make my life that much better, the dopamine rush hits hard and I feel satisfied. I’m on day 7 and I don’t think I can hold on for much longer, I’m trying to get through it a day at a time. having a life and girlfriend makes my situation even worse, I know a lot of my fellow gentlemen on the forum is single and I truly advise you to stay single. Sometimes I truly regret my decision but I’ve invested too much effort and love to break up. I do truly love my girlfriend but it’s one of the sources of my stress, on top of school. I felt depressed everyday for the past 7 days because my brain was absolutely mind fucked by my problematic porn use. I’m holding on now because I know it wouldn’t feel as good as my brain think it will. this has been the hardest and most stressful times. I just want some support. Thanks for listening.
For many of us PMO isn't so much about sex as it's about escape. It's a way of temporarily sort of shutting off the thinking brain so we can push aside all the pressures we're feeling in real life. The problem is that it's just not a healthy way of managing our problems. Usually afterword we end up feeling worse than when we started - exhausted, ashamed, out-of-control, etc. It's a net negative in this way, particularly after years of habit and escalation. However, just doing nofap by itself is not enough to help us serious porn addicts through the tough times. We must build other ways of coping with life's stresses. These alternatives often take effort and time - they're not as easy as just zoning out to porn for a few hours - but they are longer-lasting, have no crash afterword, and can give us a mood boost as well. Examples would be things like: exercise, creative outlets, meditation, joining a spiritual/social group, starting a new hobby, etc. Perhaps some others will chime in here with ideas.
Hey man, just wanted to say a lot of people (myself included) have been there or are there now. Take comfort in not being alone on this one, because you’re far from being by yourself. I’m with chiyu on the previous post…it’s imperative to get out and do some things to help yourself.
common you can do it. just say no! i know it's hard but the pressure to relapse will go away in 15 minutes. trust
