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Are you dyslexic?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Deepwater, Mar 8, 2021.

  1. Deepwater

    Deepwater Fapstronaut

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    So I am dyslexic, it is a gift and since last year and so, I am grateful for my gift,and realized of all the benefits with it. We, dyslexics, think from a different perspective, very creative in general, and also easy for us to make connections and find solutions to overall problems.
    However, I feel that in some way, it doesn't help me with my porn addition. I am talking in the sense that I tend to think with images, and porn addition for me are images, don't watch videos, or anything else, just images. My dyslexia also brought me some childhood difficulties in many aspects (not the dyslexia's fall, just the education system approaching my way of thinking, and communication difficulties), I had a very hard time in school, I read aloud like shine (funny because I read two to three books a month now), I couldn't write well, and I had a hard time socializing, including with girls, because I don't have a logical way of expressing my ideas, and a oot of times I know what I want to say, I don't find the right word. Anyways, I am working hard to heal from all the wounds and childhood trauma. Finally few years ago found the courage to comeback to college ad study what I actually love, philosophy and theology, I realized I am smart, just think differently and need to study differently. Socializing issues, well I got better. But porn has been my scape from frustration with dyslexia, and now, I am finally overcoming wrongly way of thinking with my wonderful gift, but I can't get over PMO.
    So I just wonder if there are others out there with dyslexia and facing the similar situations like I do?
     
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  2. Doublep

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    Hey what's up. I have dyslexia also. I understand a lot of what you are taking about. I know as a kid I got help for my dyslexia but it still it's strong. I'm addicted to porn and other relationship sinkers. I am doing this for me and my family. Day 9 of 30. Start small and build from there.
     
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  3. Deepwater

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    Hey bro, glad I am not the only dyslexic relating the dyslexic mind with this addiction. Good job on the 9 days! I relapse yesterday but I refuse to give up on this fight
     
  4. SpaceUnicorn

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    Hey dude.

    I have dyslexia as well. It doesn't show on the internet because I get the red line under my words that tells me when the letters are in the wrong place. To this day I can hardly tell when and I just assume that whoever invented the spell check on my browser knows what they are doing.

    I also had a hard time at school, I failed every year of high school in part because I was so frustrated and didn't know how to do any of the work but also because of a lot of personal issues. A small alternative program with 5 to 10 students saved me. I think those programs often get a bad reputation because they have the kids in them who smoke and carry knives or dye their hair a bunch of neat colours. Looking back on it, I wish all schools had small class sizes with teachers who can see through teenagers who are "fronting" like they are tough but really just want love and support like the rest of us.

    In terms of porn I don't know if my dyslexia is related to it at all but what I can say is even in absence I miss it a lot. My reasons for staying away from porn are all about ethics. I watch straight porn and I worry about the women. I wonder how many of them choose to be in porn out of a place of health and wellness or how many of them are doing it because they "have to." I also worry about the off chance that people are lying about their age or the straight up exploitation of underage individuals. I also worry about the men too and the fact that one day they may stop making porn and wonder what happened or why they engaged in the creation of porn. I don't know the more I think about it the more I realize the whole business is shady and I don't want to engage in it. I also honest, worry about clicking on the wrong thing then having to get a lawyer or something because of it. I haven't been to a porn site since December but more recently I googled the name of a porn star. I didn't even get as far as her scandalous photos - all the photos I saw of her were fully clothed but still I was right? Also while were on it - I hate the internet and all the images on it. I am in my 30's and I just feel dumb that most images i see are of women who are way younger then me. Like even when I'm not on porn sites there are constantly just random women posing in some amazing outfit. I don't need that shit. I don't want to be a creepy ass old dude who is staring at younger women. I want to be better then that.

    That was a bit of a rant on my end so thank you for the therapy session.

    I hope you have a nice day :)
     
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  5. Deepwater

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    I wish I attended to classes that small while I was a school... my teachers for the most part were not very helpful, they always thought I was behind the class on most of the subjects, but thanks God that period in my life is over.
    By the way bro, that was a great analysis about the reality behind the porn industry. Humanizing the actors while you are tempted it most be of great help.
     
  6. Deepwater

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    That's a gift bro... that means that you see the world from a total different perspective than the majority of the people. That's a great advantage in some carriers. Dyslexics, including you and me, have very creative brains, that's a gift.
     
  7. Deepwater

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    Good for you brother
     
  8. Deepwater

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    Bro, I started reading the book "You are the placebo" yesterday. That's crazy in the good sense! Very eye opening about how our mindset can be the turning point fighting very much anything that brings us down. I just finished the intro, but really excited to see what is going to show. Thanks for the advice
     

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