Over a week without PMO, but there's a catch...

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ohhellnah

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I'm trying again because I'm tired of the post nut clarity and also to heal my desensitization towards cis women (I watch almost exclusively trans porn), but I have a hobby/part time job of drawing porn. I rarely make money out of it, but it's the only thing other than gaming that motivates me.
But will I be able to heal my brain at all if I keep drawing porn?
Does drawing count as consumption?
 
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No one can answer that but you but I'd say it could keep you in the loop.
Have to ask yourself, is it serving a similar purpose?
For me, its lingerie ads, youtube music videos, staring at women too long in public.
I know my brain is tricking me into thinking its innocent but it keeps me heightened sexually.
I'd say your hobby/behavior is a pretty big red flag, but maybe you can balance it depending on the intention, especially if you enjoy it out of the sexual experience and rather the act of drawing a beautiful person.
 
Instead of drawing porn, you should draw non-sexual nudity, or drawings without nudity entirely. You’re enabling other people (and yourself subconsciously) by creating the very same content you once consumed. I wouldn’t tell a smoking addict to work at a smoke shop or an alcoholic to work at a bar. Limiting exposure is critical for addiction recovery.
 
I would say it is hurting you. As already suggested, draw other things of interest to you. Not only are you still being exposed to sexual content and triggering content, but you are adding a spin of using your creativity with it, can't get much more fantasysing than that.
 
FiguresOfLight said:
Instead of drawing porn, you should draw non-sexual nudity, or drawings without nudity entirely. You’re enabling other people (and yourself subconsciously) by creating the very same content you once consumed. I wouldn’t tell a smoking addict to work at a smoke shop or an alcoholic to work at a bar. Limiting exposure is critical for addiction recovery.
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I don't know for sure if I've ever been addicted. I didn't pmo everyday, but I did spend a lot of time collecting porn. Maybe it's a compulsion. But even when I'm not stuck watching porn, I'm stuck spending hours drawing, watching youtube or playing games. I believe my problem is dedicating too much time to escapism and neglecting responsibilities.
 
ohhellnah said:
I'm trying again because I'm tired of the post nut clarity and also to heal my desensitization towards cis women (I watch almost exclusively trans porn), but I have a hobby/part time job of drawing porn. I rarely make money out of it, but it's the only thing other than gaming that motivates me.
But will I be able to heal my brain at all if I keep drawing porn?
Does drawing count as consumption?
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Question but why do you draw something you want to avoid?
 
I think you may be missing the point here. In order to quit an addiction, like PMO which involves, sex, porn, nudity, women, fleeting fulfillment/enjoyment - you need to quit it in all forms. Even if drawing porn doesn't make you horny, or cause the problem which is PMO, it is keeping your brain focused and fixated on the thing you are trying to avoid, you'll never rewire your brain, not gonna happen. You are still engaging in "sexual content" for "fulfillment" of some level.

It's like saying I am quitting cigarettes, but I like to keep them in my hand and just look at them and smell them. Looking at them and smelling them won't literally cause cancer or heart or lung disease, but it surely is not going to make quitting smoking easier, or rewiring the brain to not need to smoke anymore - just the opposite.

You need to find new, healthy fulfilling things to do, I would never recommend someone to draw porn, why do that especially if you are quitting PMO, it makes ZERO sense.
 
ohhellnah said:
I'm trying again because I'm tired of the post nut clarity and also to heal my desensitization towards cis women (I watch almost exclusively trans porn), but I have a hobby/part time job of drawing porn.
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ohhellnah said:
But will I be able to heal my brain at all if I keep drawing porn?
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Here's a simple question ... does drawing porn or seeing the finished product arouse you and make you want to fap? That answer should tell you everything.
 
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