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Struggling with a Particular Video

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Marcus Aurelius, Sep 23, 2017.

  1. Marcus Aurelius

    Marcus Aurelius Fapstronaut

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    Hey guys,

    Over the past 51 days, I have looked at porn images twice - on Days 25 and 50 (i.e. last night). These porn images were screenshots from a specific porn video, one of my former favourites. Like last time, I am now filled with strong urges to pull up the video and fap to it - or at least to look at the pictures again - and it has made things a lot more difficult for me. Last time, the urges subsided in time, but I had two very close calls before that happened.

    The reasons I have for not considering this an official relapse is because 1) it will be a further blow to my shaken confidence and 2) it will remove one of the biggest motivators I have to not masturbate to the video (e.g. if I'm resetting my counter anyway, I may as well fap to the video too).

    Has anyone else had a problem with a specific porn video? The weird thing is that I've mostly found NoFap remarkably easy. On the times when I came across stimulating images (hard to avoid these days), I was able to say "no" to my urge without any real difficulty. I can even recall other favourite videos to my mind, but they don't tempt me the way this one does. It's only this video that is causing me to stumble. My mind is telling me that I need to get this out of my system and fap to the video and I will feel better, but I'm 99.9% positive that that is a lie.

    Thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
     
    Last edited: Sep 23, 2017
  2. It is 100% a lie. Perhaps we all have images and scenes which are highly tempting. With care, replay the scene in your mind only and ask yourself what it is that you feel you want to see or get excited about. Then you can learn where the urges come from. Or talk about the specific issues with an AP
     
  3. I have a similar problem with a blog. I don't know what to say, it's just the fantasy in it in my case. It goes deep in my psyche for some reason and gives me some wicked weird sense of "fulfillment" (even though I always feel depressed and numb afterwards...)

    In my case it's a specific relationship to women. A fantasy of power. I don't know where it comes from exactly. If I had to intuit it, I would say it's because deep down I'm angry and frustrated and I want to take it out on someone? And perhaps I feel weak, powerless, bland?
    But this is a guess.

    Anyway, I hope you have the best journey. :)
     
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  4. Funkypunky

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    I had the same thing with a specific video collection of the same P star but unlike you i ended relapsing twice to it but im over it now .I hope you wont do the same cause once i relapsed to it i felt like complete shit and i struggled to go back to nofap properly im still struggling now with the flatline . Anyway good luck .
     
  5. Marcus Aurelius

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    I can relate to that. I would often fap when I was angry or frustrated and I think that contributed to the porn I was using growing increasingly sadistic. That part of my sexuality, the desire to dominate women out of anger, is one that I want to completely cut out of my life.

    I wrote in my journal here that the video that I struggle with pretty much encapsulates everything that is wrong with my sexuality right now. Firstly, like I said it involves domination and, while it isn't that sadistic (at least compared to some of the other junk I was watching towards the end), it is definitely degrading and objectifying. Secondly, it involves multiple women. And thirdly, the women in the video are unable to have sex (without getting into details... it's a bondage video and the position they are in wouldn't allow it) and so the scenario depicted in the video has no sexual use except for masturbation. All three of these points are in direct conflict with what I really want i.e. a loving and monogamous relationship with a real woman.

    Did it just go away over time or was there anything in particular that helped the desire for those videos to go away?
     
  6. EddyFriend

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    Yeah Bro. Delete the pictures. Over time your brain will loosen your connection to it similar to your achievements on your other favourites.
    May we have a good journey!!
     
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  7. I've had a similar problem. I haven't relapsed or even come close, but there's this particular actress that was one of my favorites. I keep seeing her in my head. I hear her voice calling me to come back to her, almost as if we had a relationship and she misses me. It's unbelievable how much porn screws with your head. I'm still having these thoughts and it's been almost 2 months since I've visited porn sites. I think that this is just part of the healing process. Your brain is testing you to see if you're strong enough. If you deny it enough, it will stop nagging you...sort of like a kid nagging his/her parents for a new toy.
     
  8. Marcus Aurelius

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    Oh, I've already deleted my stash. I Googled these pictures. First time I just looked up random porn images and it showed up in my results and the second time I specifically looked for them.

    Oh, man. I know what you mean. The thoughts in your head try to convince you that the "relationships" you had with your favourite porn actresses was real and loving. I don't know how such a load of nonsense can be convincing, but it often is.
     
  9. Exponential Power

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    I've been there too. I had a collection of images and videos bookmarked in secret browsing mode on my phone. They were my "friends". I turned to them to comfort me when I felt pain. But their comfort came with a terrible price. They stabbed me in the back, robbed me and kicked me when I was down. When you think about your "friends" remember all the terrible consequences they brought you. They are not your friends they are enemies. Don't listen to their siren song; "Remember the good times we had? Meet me once more to say goodbye". It's just another excuse to hurt you again and keep you under their control. You must breakup with porn completely. Regain the joyful life they took from you.
     
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  10. I am feeling a little bit emotional right now. First of all, I want to thank you Marcus, even though I am not a woman, for having this genuinely as a part of your motivation. It is so important! Soul on soul connection. Man. I wish I could explain how I feel about it. Just, thank you.

    Second, reading your experiences and everyone else's on this thread... Man. Porn sucks. And I'm glad all of these guys are coming to terms with that and seeing the "demons" in their heads, it's about time we kick this shit, honestly.

    Good luck to everybody!!!
     
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