Trying to limit and take short breaks from porn.
How active my sex life is
I’ve take breaks in multiple ways.
Cold turkey - ive take breaks where I stop completely and then fall back right by into after a week because I’m stressed, depressed or not getting the sex that I want.
Busy - there is times where I’ve “taken breaks” because I’m busy with work, travel, life etc and dont have the time for it. When this happens, I don’t realize I’m taking a break and don’t feel the urge to go back to it. I fall back to it when things mellow out and I’m not busy.
Limits - there has been times when I just limited myself to every other day or once a week and while I have had success there I do find myself falling back to it.
Since starting this program, I’ve taken a different approach and not only limit consumption but also what I’m viewing is more ethical and less mass produced.
I’ve taken a break before, and I think I like stepping away from it. Still, it’s hard to break the habit.
Being at home and not wanting to do anything else
I took a short break once and it felt good. It’s just become such a habit, routine almost. I’d appreciate to be less frequent - moreover I’d rather when I’m horny as opposed to just habit.
I had taken a break previously and did notice benefits in terms of productivity and presence with my partner.
It’s hard to avoid slipping back into it because there’s a convenience factor but hoping to have a more sustainable change this time.
The break went well, and helped me realize when I tend to watch it or consume it.
It went great! I felt great, started to get feelings again for a bit… felt like the right track
The stress and frustration that I feel in my life.
I just feel the urge, & then I can’t say no.
I’m trying to make the conscience decision to stop watching porn. So, whenever I get the urge or find myself opening up an incognito tab, I’m going to step away from my computer and do something else. Stretch. Meditate. Write. Kegels. Make some tea. Read. Walk around the office. Anything to get myself away from the computer and focusing on something else.
Depends if I see something that gets me aroused like some insta reels or some videos then I get horny and that influences me to watch porn
I think how bored or stressed I am are two of the biggest factors, they ultimately influence how I scroll on Instagram and from there I usually see some sort of reel that gets me horny/thinking about porn
I think my boredom/stress levels heavily influence how much porn I consume. I think I also have a habit of it too, so like sometimes I’ll just subconsciously watch porn and masturbate when I’m bored. I also noticed that the more days I don’t watch porn, the more intense my desire to watch it gets over time.
Wanting to experience that stuff in real life and not just on a screen.
It’s good, not just watching it obsessively
I think boredom effects my porn use and stress
Distraction from something difficult