How can I stop watching porn?

[SorenVC]

It seems I am addicted to it. I tried to stop multiple times and always failed. Does anyone have a cure for this addiction? Right now I do it like 3 or 4 times a week. I want to stop completely. I think it harms my emotional wellbeing.

[shovelquest]

Just support your local fascist.

[SorenVC]

Originally Posted by shovelquest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just support your local fascist.

What does that mean?

[SorenVC]

I was hoping that you EverQuesters have some secret knowledge on this topic. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[shovelquest]

If you can get super addicted to everquest it's like being a heroin addict and you lose your sex drive if you can stay focused.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by SorenVC [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think it harms my emotional wellbeing.

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[Reiwa]

How much porn are you watching?

I read somewhere that the harmful use standard is 7-10+ hours per week which to me sounds like a ludicrous amount of porn.

[Ekco]

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[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Whether it’s porn or any other bad habit, it’s better to come with the focus of: what can I replace this with rather than how do I stop this. Stopping implies a void of unknown, and we fear the unknown. So put something in that hole. Whoops that mighta been the wrongly worded suggestion

The simple and obvious answer is: you could date instead. It’s this thing that for thousands of years has kept our species going before the invention of infinite amounts of naked and fake animated girls at our fingertips. Our brains weren’t really intended for unlimited porn, which is why it messes us up just like our body wasn’t intended or designed to have unlimited amounts of sugar at our fingertips (it used to be a super rarity for the human species) and drugs and all other dopamine sinks

But I’m sure dating is just impossible to do because [reasons], and you can either work on solving those reasons with that capable brain, or come up with some other replacement. But your libido was meant to be filled with human contact, not your hand or your computer screen. So it’s going to always be there nagging, regardless of what other hobby you use to replace porn. Which is why I say that dating should remain an important goal

[Cecily]