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Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Pexton, May 29, 2019.

  1. Pexton

    Pexton Fapstronaut

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    I think that I should write it. Through HOCD, which later (many years) became porn induced, I fell into stress and a social phobia. I started drinking alcohol before stressful situations and it helped. Of course my organism had to feel it later because sometimes I drank a lot at once. Alcohol only helps for a while, masks problems but never removes, although I must admit that when I was drinking HOCD was gone. But after years, I started to escalate to strange porn things and my situation became worse. Now if for the example i had a strong gay obsession on the previous day , then when the next day I drink it my fears are stronger , then they become real, but they are not pleasant and destroy my psyche. Alcohol and addiction to pornography and OCD are not a solution. Only work on yourself and help good specialists. Best wishes and good luck to everyone!
     
    Last edited: May 30, 2019
  2. ledener

    ledener Fapstronaut

    PMO is like an abism, and we cannot try to heal an abism with another (alcohol, ciggar or even weed, wich was my case)
    The great deal of life is living her not doped...

    Face the problems is the only way I figured that we will be able to beat them...
    Wish you strength!!

    An Indu master teached that a trully hero is the one who win himself
     
  3. TimeToQuitNow

    TimeToQuitNow Fapstronaut

    Drinking is bad. You don't need the stuff
     
  4. Pexton

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    I know. Recently I had a few bad days and when I must had to go to the city to get a document, but before I drank quite a lot of vodka at home (to eliminate stress, but not to competently get drunk of course) and the symptoms instead of disappearing, intensified a lot and I was afraid that they were true. After returning home, I drank the whole bottle and I was devastated mentally. When I woke up (but I still felt alcohol), I watched the taboo pornography (which until recently was a deterrent to me and I did not want to think about it before because I was not interested in it) and I was aroused and ejaculated. But after a while I felt bad about it and when I woke up in the morning it was worse than ever before. From now on I will never drink when I'm in a bad mood because then it can only get worse. The only positive aspect is that maybe this is something that will make me stop having this addiction because when I watched the pornography which i accept, I did not think about myself as being addicted on more than 10 years.That is the truth, but if I knew it at the beginning my life would be different. But now I have to save myself and start working on my weaknesses and start strengthening.
     
  5. Amphibian

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    @Pexton Where are you located at?

    I am about three and a half years sober, and I would not have any chance to make any headway or progress with the porn addiction if i wasn't. Dealing with the alcohol addiction was a neccessary condition to deal with the porn addiction.

    But, in order to deal with the alcohol addiction, I didn't just quit, I actually also used some therapy to deal with my anxiety issues which were a driver of my drinking. I asked where you're located at because I was wondering if there were any services for anxiety issues around you, or support groups.

    I have a friend who has been sober for decades, and she has a great line "alcohol worked until it didn't" And it was true. I used it to cope, and it did what I needed it to do... to a point. Then I had to stop and figure something else out that was healthier, which I fortunately did.
     
  6. TimeToQuitNow

    TimeToQuitNow Fapstronaut

    Congrats on being 3 and a half years sober!
     
  7. Amphibian

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    Thanks! Yeah, life has totally turned around after going dry from drinking. Notice another big leap when I have a porn-sober mind. Kind of crazy, actually.
     
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  8. Pexton

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    I'm not an alcoholic, I just used alcohol as a shield against OCD. My problem is OCD and alcohol is just an addition for it. Porn Addiction weakened me mentally and added false doubts. But drinking or further masturbation is the worst solution because it is not a solution for me and similar cases.

    ps. I live in Central Europe. One of the colleagues asked about it above.
     
  9. Amphibian

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    alright, well you do you
     

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