Walter W. Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hello I am a young man and I recently was thinking about porn addiction and about my life. So basically I think my life sucks and it changed around the 7th grade. Before the 7th grade I was basically a very good and smart kid. My grades were great 90s and 100s and I remember generally liking my life. But around the 7th grade I discovered and explored internet porn and masturbation. It was exciting and taboo thing and it quickly became a regular 1-2 times week thing. But (and I dont know if there is a correlation) my life kinda turned downhill from there as I increasingly continued to watch porn my grades went down (drastically) and I became more and more socially anxious and awkward (it would take awhile for me to fit in and its mostly around attractive girls thats the worst). Anyway so looking at my life now is a procrastinate all of my work and responsibilities I dont care about almost anything I have terrible acne and I would rather stay inside looking at porn than go out with friends. I literally look at porn about every 5 minutes every day and masturbate 3 times a day and for a long time I wonder why is it that looking at a naked women doesnt do it for me like it used to which makes look at hardcore porn to get me aroused. Why isnt my erection as hard as it was and why do I sometimes have erectile dysfunction at such a young age? Today I wondered if I do have an addiction so even though I masturbated 3 times today (sorry about the TMI) about an hour ago I made a vow to not look at porn for a month and now I feel weird like my head feels like it needs to look at porn right now and I am very anxious right now I cant think straight (Im making so many mistakes as I type this). Like right now Im thinking about the porn blogs that I regularly visit right now and about the many "fetishes" that I now have. I need help please I need advice, tips, encouragement to help beat this as I cant talk to anyone else about this. Can you give me advice on how to stop this maybe share some of your stories about porn addiction if you beat it or something. What are some tips you have to help me? Link to post Share on other sites
tman666 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Porn addiction is a real thing with real consequences (both mental and physical-such as erectile dysfunction). I believe there are online support groups elsewhere that might be able to help you. If I were you, I'd focus on keeping myself as busy as humanly possible with other things. If you have a girlfriend, make it your mission to have sex with her and her ONLY whenever you get an urge. If she's not in the mood, go for a run or long walk instead. Basically, try to find positive outlets for your sexual energies that don't involve porn. Best of luck to you. Link to post Share on other sites
Johnsmith1003 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I found out my 10+ years being a porn addict (who knew that existed?) turns out it caused me much grief. I was too shy from women, I got social anxiety, depression and ADHD like symptoms. It's too scientific for me so go to YouTube and find "The Great Porn Experiment" from TEDx. It's a good watch. I scrapped my entire collection of porn yesterday and blocked my access to the sites I'd go to. I already feel much different. It truly is very similar to a drug addiction. Link to post Share on other sites
Double D Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I would say its important that you in your mind fully understand why you want to give up porn. I think this knowledge gives you something to fight for when the urges get strong. Take it day by day, as someone said keep yourself busy, idle hands can be dangerous. Also look into counselling. It may help you gain a greater insight to you and your addiction, as well as being a good source of support. Link to post Share on other sites
Keenly Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Porn addiction is a real thing with real consequences (both mental and physical-such as erectile dysfunction). I believe there are online support groups elsewhere that might be able to help you. If I were you, I'd focus on keeping myself as busy as humanly possible with other things. If you have a girlfriend, make it your mission to have sex with her and her ONLY whenever you get an urge. If she's not in the mood, go for a run or long walk instead. Basically, try to find positive outlets for your sexual energies that don't involve porn. Best of luck to you. Don't call it erectile dysfunction. That's not what it is. Its simply not being horny because you beat off too much. Let's call a spade a space here. Its the same effect but its not " dysfunction" since it works perfectly fine when you want it to. Link to post Share on other sites
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