Does anyone watch porn when they feel depressed or disappointed?

What day are you on?

 

Today is day 4 for me.
For you?

 

Yep, and at porn time in the morning and when its time when im bored in the afternoon, when the ex so went to bed. pretty disgusting. Yep.
Best thing to do is quit
Im trying my best. no big goals as i failed at them.
JUST TODAY

 

It sounds like its time to find some other morning activities and also some other things to do to keep from getting bored.

Find a morning activity to replace "porn time". Maybe "read the newspaper time" or "go for a walk time", or "read a book (noP) time ... there are lots of things other than "porn time" to occupy your mornings.

As for boredom - there are LOTS of things to do to occupy your time. Find something you enjoy doing (except PMO !!!) and preferably something that requires you to interact with other people: PMO is isolating and re-building healthy relationships by becoming involved in activities with others is a good way to start undoing the isolation and damages of PMO.

So, no more excuses - no more "porn time" and no more "I'm bored". Get moving.


One day at a time is how we all succeed.

 

No way. Watching it already makes me feel bad, let alone watching this poison while depressed.

 

I use to, but I know better than this, now. Yeah I'll feel better for a couple minutes and then I'll crash and everything will be so much worse. I keep reminding myself of this when those types of thoughts creep in. "I can't sleep so maybe I should M, I feel so depressed so maybe I should M, I'm so angry so maybe I should M." All of these issues will get worse if I give in.

 

Honestly, NoFap is about sooo much more than just not watching porn. I'll speak in the first person, perhaps it's different for others, but this addiction crept up on me without me even thinking about it until it was much too late. And it is rooted in some very deep issues, weaknesses and insecurities that I had/have. I struggled through a period of depression, low-self esteem and felt no self-worth. I felt like no girl would ever want me, and that companionship was something for others and not for me. Porn offered me an escape and instant-gratification to literally any fantasy I may have. Porn appealed to my most base instincts and desires, and for a while gave me a release. I also get into the habit of doing drugs during that time, for the same reason of wanting an escape, and feel confidence even though it was fabricated. I gave up the drugs and the drinking, but something about porn is sooo much deeper rooted and powerful, and it has taken a looot of introspection and deep soul-searching to understand it. But once you understand it, and see it for what it is, you are able to gain the upper hand on your addiction. Which is what makes this journey such a rewarding one. I've experienced more personal self-growth in the last year than I have in a long time, and that makes all the ups and downs worth it.

Tbh idk exactly where I was going with this haha. My point is, take the time to look deep into the core things that are driving you to watch porn. Porn is a product of those weaknesses. If you work on those, than you'll have a much better chance of quitting porn. The goal is to have a lifestyle that simply doesn't involve porn, as opposed to a life that is focused on forced abstinence.

Good luck! And feel free to reach out.