It hasn’t benefited me at all. I will log it from now on. Stop being shameful about it.
The journey i aspire to is to cut it out completely. I successfully held a 5 week streak recently, but threw it away on a binge after an emotionally draining weekend. I went from 5 weeks clean to watching porn 4 times in less than 24 hours. I wasnt even enjoying it by the second time, it was compulsive. Im 2 days clean again, im hoping this time it could be permanent
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My goal is to cut it completely so I am eager to take the necessary steps to get that done
I would like to cut it out completely and only masturbate occasionally. Definitely have noticed triggers that I’m fully aware of now and can write about it. Also remembering that it’s fleeting and doesn’t do anything great. In fact I think it desensitizes me to actual sex and contributes to me losing my erection when putting a condom on
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I feel that although I have a lot of work to do to not watch as much porn as I was doing, I am on the right track to managing my porn habits
I think as weird as it sounds it has made me want to be more meaningful in the way I consume porn, checking in to see why I’m going towards it, right now it’s a knee jerk reaction in order to self soothe
I think so much of it is boredom or stress related. It harms my relationship with my wife so I just need to stop and find other ways to deal with boredom and stress
My goal is to cut down on the boredom or stressed porn watching. Haven’t tried the log idea yet, but feel that is a good idea to make you stop and think is this really what I want to be doing right now.
I cut the porn entirely, and it was the best decision for my mental and physical health.
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I like the points that I’ve been given to change my habits. I’m going to follow these and reflect on how they help in the next couple of weeks.
I have started to use porn as play, not a means to an end. As I use porn now, it’s to try a different stroke style, hand gestures not just a quick cum. I am replacing the stroke before sleep with reading and make my mind mentally tired enough to sleep. Also I am trying to go 3+ days without jacking off.
Currently I have stopped watching porn, I may let myself be mindful about consuming some porn in future but right now I feel ok with just my partner
Going to stop PMO for the time being and try and let my brain come up with some fantasies and also try and spend more time doing other things such as exercise to reduce the urges.
Porn was there for me through my separation/divorce from my wife. Didn’t want a woman in my life at that point so I turned to porn. Realized it was getting out of control when I starting watching the nasty/dirty side of it.
Not all but some guys are affected by watching porn. Sad to say, I think I’m one of those guys. I don’t watch it anymore but have to calm my thoughts sometimes.
I feel that porn has been destructive in my life and cutting it out will improve my life in all areas
I’m going to abstain from PMO for a while longer (already 44 days in!) since I think it’ll help re-sensitize me to real sex — less visual cues and more physical touch to get me going
I’m targeting 6 weeks without.
It’s not addictive. You need to manage it, understand your triggers. Engage in other activities that make you feel good. Like all things in life, “too much” isn’t good for you. Don’t beat yourself up, just find a balance.
Sticking to habits is the key.
I don’t watch a lot of porn as it is, but I do recognize the triggers that have developed over time regarding when I do watch porn and that is to relieve stress and to self-sooth. I will aim to control my stress in other ways to minimize the urge to go to porn for that relief. The aim to cut it out altogether, as I don’t think it is helping me with my ED issue.