Trying to cut porn & jerking it out as it seems that would help with ED so when it comes to being with a girl it would be more special - but struggling to cut it out or quit porn , I just go back to it , any tips on how to cut porn or quit it for people that have ?
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For me man, I just had to stop. I decided it was more important for me to quit. No tips or tricks or nothing. But one thing I know for sure is that when an addiction kicks in, do something to boost your endorphins. Prolly not the answer you were looking for but it comes down to willpower and what’s important to you
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find something to do - for me exercise help. Also keep in mind how good you will feal without porn, it is really hard but you can do it.
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I have the same problem bro you are not alone in this… I can not resist when i feel down and i use it as an escape from problems in my relationship… if you have any idea what could help i would really appreciate it
Give yourself time. Get as clear as possible about why you want to quit. (Journaling) seek a group of other men with the same or similar struggles and start holding each other accountable. When you want to watch the next time choose an audio story instead and masturbate for at least 10 min before you come. This way you retrain your brain, not to rely on porn anymore.
Audio helps as a transition but don’t replace one thing with another.
What’s helping me is improving the quality of masturbation and making it about the pleasure not the stimulation. The stop start exercise is a great way to edge yourself with some accountability. Change position (stand, sit, all 4s) and use that and fantasy to build excitement rather than the visuals.
Im 3 months clean now and struggled for a good while with watching porn too, best thing that worked for me was cutting out all potential triggers.
In my case i would usually only start watching porn if i had seen something that triggered my arousal, like a NSFW tiktok or instagram, if you don’t cut the triggers out you’ll make it extremely difficult on yourself.
If you feel the urge to watch porn again try give yourself at least 5 minutes, try to find something else to do. Usually the 5 minutes would be enough time to subside your arousal and give you a clear head again.
Also dont be deterred or ashamed if you cant quit the first few times your only human, the urge to watch porn can be extremely strong when your aroused.
Alot of the time watching porn is habitual which makes it very difficult to stop.
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Don’t go cold turkey, it is much easier to control porn if whenever you feel the urge you tell yourself that there is one allocated cheat day per week for porn you have to wait for then you can enjoy yourself. I have been trying to quit porn to no avail for 10 years now. With the once a week approach I feel I can control my urges much better. And if you dont feel like watching porn on your cheat day then just skip it and new urges can wait for the week after.
Edging is the worst of all, it just extends your hand stimulation of your dick to hours, making it super insensitive to any penetration or blowjob.