How to deal with porn flashbacks?

Thats a big problem, the memories and imaginations. Dismiss all those thoughts when they arise. It will go away eventually when we stop entertaining them..

 

Porn will re-play in your mind constantly. The reason for this is your brain is adapting to not having that visual stimulation anymore. Furthermore, the brain remembers pleasurable things. If you M-Oed to it, then the brain thinks if it recreates porn then an M-O will follow.

Best of luck to you!

 

I had them frequently at the beginning of recovery. Now I dont have them at all. It's just a matter of time with this unfortunate symptom. Stick with recovery.

 

Well, I am still (after almost 500 days of hard-mode) having porn-flashbacks coming back every now and then but they are not as strong as they used to be in the beginning. Hopefully they will some day fade away completely but that might be many years ahead in time. The little anxiety and negative energy I have left in my body (and mind) does actually release itself as the flashbacks do. Perhaps because it makes me think about how miserable, drained and indifferent I felt after fapping to that content time after time again and how powerless it made me feel.

 

I have the same problem, that porn scenes pop in my mind, and I have trouble shaking them. This is a little silly, but I've found this helps - I'll sit down in a chair. Then, I close my eyes. With one hand, I rub my stomach, and the other hand I'll pat my head. Then, I take three deep breaths. This calms me down, and gets those exhilarating thoughts out of my mind. It takes about 10 seconds.

 

I've recently discovered the joy of dancing. You can just wave your hands and feet and don't even need any music to feel good. All it takes is a few minutes. It's a good small exercise too.

 

In my opinion, instead of trying to push them away, it is better to accept them and let them pass. What I do is cultivate a view as a dispassionate observer. So e.g. when the images/thoughts arise I can say "Oh, there's one of those old imprints again, I see you, I'll just let you pass along, like a leaf floating down a stream, while I move my attention elsewhere."

By looking at it this way (kind of a Zen meditation way), one begins to have faith that when these memories arise, they will fade away in time if you just let them. So instead of being in a constant state of 'fighting', which no one can keep up all the time, you replace that with an attitude of calm detachment, which over time builds confidence and a sense of ease in managing these moments.

 

Flashbacks were frequent after 40 days, but ceased when I focused on my self control regime. Controlling thoughts is as important as controlling habits.

 

I feel every word man.