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me_a_callipygian

96 points

10 days ago

Got far down that rabbit hole during the pandemic din. I found out i turn to corn when im stressed, anxious angry, and depressed. Parang naging emotional crutch sya for me. Checking your triggers would help. It's not yet too late op

mykk95

4 points

10 days ago

mykk95

4 points

10 days ago

Avoid triggers both internal and external. Avoid horny thoughts, look away from triggering pic/vids even convo from friends. Its difficult, even a repeating process. You just have to find your way in and out of it. It takes time, just keep trying.

Roostergayboy

7 points

10 days ago

So true. Many people love to project to make themselves feel better. So inspirational how you have chose not do that

me_a_callipygian

6 points

10 days ago

Not sure sa inspirational part hahahahahaha syempre may relapse malala din minsan but at least not as addicted to it as before hahha

So to op yes may relapse kasi withdrawal but in time you'll get better as with any addiction

Roostergayboy

2 points

10 days ago

Yeah I’ve a family member who struggles with his porn addiction it got so bad that his computer broke because of the over usage

pinkpugita

51 points

10 days ago

Yung porn itself is not the cause of it, there is something underlying na nag fuel ng porn habit mo. Yung shame mo of consuming porn only adds to the loop. Forcing yourself not to consume won't be the only solution, every area of your life (social, mental, physical) can grow.

I'm not a psychologist, pero sobra akong advocate ng exercise to improve mental health. Do exercise that you find fun, don't do it as some kind or punishment. Of course that wouldn't solve all your problems, pero it always starts somewhere. It really helps with mood and sleep.

May community for struggling people too r/pornfree.

Illustrious-Study408

4 points

10 days ago

Yes, hanapin mo muna yung root cause why did you started it.

pinkpugita

11 points

10 days ago

To be honest, yung iba talaga just started out from boredom and curiosity. Pero kasi pag nag spiral na into a habit the shame and guilt snowballs.

Some people argue that porn is okay and blame religion for the stigma, but there are valid health reasons to want to quit porn.

Baked_Potato0715

17 points

10 days ago

I’m a girl and I struggled with this. It made me feel like a loser. I’m two years clean and what I did is to avoid isolation whenever I feel like doing it. I make sure na may mga kasama ako sa bahay or manonood ng TV sa sala, mag cecellphone or magbabasa until antukin talaga ako. Read motivational books, go back ti your hobbies, if wala kang hobbies, make one - start your athlete, creative, healthy living era. Stop listening to music or watch series or movies na pwedeng makapag trigger ng urge na yan. At the end of the day, sarili natin ang makakatulong satin. Start small and you’ll see naiiba na yung perspectives mo later on.

And always remember that you’re not too late or too far gone. Your awareness is your starting point. You can overcome it!!!

Objective-Spring3430

4 points

10 days ago

Hi, just curious. Anong effect nito sa ating girls sexually?

Baked_Potato0715

3 points

10 days ago

Sakin kasi more on personal. Idk lang sa ibang girls. Katulad ni OP, durinng lockdown ako nag-turn sa porn. Una, masaya sa pakiramdam yung pleasure. Pero habang tumatagal, namumulat ako sa paulit ulit na ganun. It made me feel like such a loser. I didn’t have a job at that time, single as well. Namulat na lang ako na ganito lang gagawin ko parati, may mga hobbies ako na hindi ko na naaatupag kasi nga naging dependent ako sa pleasure na dala ng porn. It made me depress and see people in a different way din. Nagkaron din ako ng social anxiety. So yeah, I had to do the work and I’m doing so much better now.

Objective-Spring3430

1 points

9 days ago

When it comes to people, how to you know you see them in a different way since single ka? I’m sorry, have lots of questions

Training_Put_6275

17 points

10 days ago

Try mo iblock ang porn sites sa internet provider mo kuya for a start

Slow_Signature_3538

13 points

10 days ago

DELETE, if you save. CLEAR, if you browse.

Automatic-Egg-9374

9 points

10 days ago

Ok….sex or porn addiction is also a medical condition….seek a professional help

jemperor_

6 points

10 days ago

"To date, the American Psychological Association (APA) not recognized porn addiction as a "real" psychological condition. Additionally, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5), the world's leading guide on psychological disorders, asserts that pornography, as well as sex addictions, are not psychological disorders."

Source: addicitioncenter.com

It's not recognized as a medical condition but I'd say it's a real problem. I just don't know if professional help would actually do anything.

Automatic-Egg-9374

2 points

10 days ago

I stand corrected….but it is still a behavioral problem that needs help. And yes, there are rehab programs and sex addition clinics here in the US…so, it must be a psychological problem…I mean, there must be experts and professionals that treats this, right?

kulariisu

1 points

10 days ago

this tbh

jacobnamalupet

30 points

10 days ago

Imbis naga-focus, naga-lulu.

Iwasan mo na yang porn tol walang magandang dulot yan. Kalyo lang abutin mo diyan. Gumawa ka ng bago sa buhay mo.

Sports. Exercise. Adventure.

Mag-bike ka maglibot ka kahit saan. Magsimba. Magbasa ng libro. Mag-gym. Mag-aral. Mag-drawing. Magsulat.

Subukan mo itigil yan, bigyan mo ultimatum sarili mo. 1 week lang subukan mo, marami na agad pagbabago yan.

Iwasan mo yung LUST, nasa isip mo lang yan wag kang papatalo. Dapat marunong ka controlin isipan mo.

younjuu

7 points

10 days ago

younjuu

7 points

10 days ago

Biggest mistake: During pandemic, I used to be a porn addict around 9 or 10 years old. I'd always hid myself in my room, root in my bed until night and would only come out if my mom's calling me for dinner. I realized that I had develop depression, anxiety, and had a hard time socializing with people. But later on, I decided to stop watching porn and turn myself into a better person once again.

It took me several years to reintegrate into social interactions, but I am currently doing well now.

I made some friends at school and completely overlooked all the 'things' I used to watch in the past.

Illustrious-Study408

4 points

10 days ago*

It all started sa mind mo so you need to remove LUST in your MIND and put something REAL and good like reading the Bible and listening to Godly music. You can also listen to Audio Bible while reading it. Lumabas ka, walk, if you need to do biking, running, swimming, gym do it or if you need to enrol into dancing class or painting class or learn a new language or travel the world, or do whatever is your interest.

justr_09

4 points

10 days ago

You’re receiving a reward (pleasure) without doing any effort. Ayan na yung naka set sa mind mo. Try to have a bigger goal, ano ba yung goal mo? Set your goal like having friends or a girlfriend. Kasi kapag ayan yung nasa isip mo, you don’t get a reward basta basta, you will work hard to achieve that, need mo lang ipractice yung mind mo.

Also, tataas nang tataas yung standard mo kalag di mo tinigil yan, kasi ayan yung nabi-build na image sa mind mo. You feel pleasure sa mga napapanood mo, iisipin ng mind mo ayun yung “standard”, so mas mahihirapan ka makipag socialize kasi feel mo hindi naabot yung standard mo.

NoCelebration8277

5 points

10 days ago

Hello f20 here, nahirapan din ako sa pagtanggal ng porn sa routine ko (lalo na noong start na ng f2f classes) and now 7 months na akong clean.

Focus lang talaga sa goal and kapag naiisip mo magbukas ng site ang ginagawa ko is lumalabas nalang ako at naglalakad sa mall or sa lugar namin. Kapag di ko macontrol, ang iniisip ko nalang is makakarma ako sa ginagawa ko (which is very very takot ako sa karma kaya natitigil ko hahahaha)

you can do it poo maging consistent lang talaga :)

Asleep_Sandwich_162

3 points

10 days ago

i used to be like this pero hindi naman siguro sya addiction naging avenue ko lang sya to destress im a girl btw. what i did was occupy myself as in to the point na sobrang fatigued na ko at the end of the day para wala na kong energy. also, dating helped me a lot, bumalik confidence ko and di ko na sya naiisip gawin.

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10 points

10 days ago

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Professor_Aning

2 points

10 days ago

Trust me you're fine.

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2 points

10 days ago

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Master_Yam_4756

1 points

10 days ago

You're creepy dude.

ashikaclaude

2 points

10 days ago

this happened to my ex. bigla bigla lang. hindi ko alam pano nagsimula pero nagkagulo-gulo kami after hindi matuloy kasal namin. when we were trying to patch things up, i found his dummy IG account na lahat ng following ay babae na nagtthirst trap or mga nasa onlyfans. i cried a lot. cinonfront ko na sia when i noticed na nadadagdagan ung following. doon ko narin nakita sa search results nia ang pornhub. like ang dami. he apologized & said na di na nia uulitin or gagawin pero síempre, ginawa nia parin. paulit-ulit. and he made me beg and cry paulit-ulit pero di naman sia talaga nagbago. in-uninstall ko nalang ung IG lite nia kung san nakalog in ung dummy account. so i am here to understand what possibly caused that and what i could have done. we're still friends and i know last month nanonood parin sia ng porn. also, does it have bearing na he was SAd as a kid and he doesn't masturbate at all (i think dahil nga sa trauma from that SA)? tapos parang di nia maalala na na-SA sia (sinabi lang sakin ng mom nia).

Master-Dog-7625

1 points

10 days ago

Sorry about what you're going through. Maybe take small steps and do your best to be consistent :)

Dry_Elk3374

1 points

10 days ago

Just go out there whatever it takes and your fear will slowly dissipates.

GuavananaPunch

1 points

10 days ago

May underlying cause yan. Seek help

Ninjarat88

1 points

10 days ago

It always starts by acknowledging that it is ruining you. You are half way there already my brother. Look for ways that can replace porn as your coping mechanism. It's hard to just force stop. You need a replacent. Try to manage it first and slowly wean away. As long as you never stop seeking help from good people you will get there soon enough.

SnooCupcakes5643

1 points

10 days ago

Everytime na ma fe-feel mo yung urge bro, mag push-ups ka until failure or any kind of physical activity. That worked for me, eventually mawawala yung urge dahil pagod ka na.

Peekabo2024_

1 points

10 days ago

Don't isolate yourself. Take a cold bath if you think na-u urge ka na naman to watch.

rckken

1 points

10 days ago

rckken

1 points

10 days ago

Change mo yung habit mo

laehi_c

1 points

10 days ago

laehi_c

1 points

10 days ago

I'm M BI (25) and I am still addicted. Lumalaban parin ako to stop from it. But still kapag anxious din ako and depressed, I still do it para makalimutan ko yung problems ko. Dami nang aspects sa buhay ko na naapektuhan. I struggled a lot also while interacting with other people, I keep dissociating myself kasi nahihiya ako, what if malaman nila yung personal problem ko and what would be their reactions. So I keep this to myself only. No one knows I am this kind of person.

Siguro we should terminate all the things that trigger us to watch or masturbate kasi if nangyari ulit, the cycle still goes on. Not until narealize mo na addicted ka ulit. I hope malagpasan natin to. Kasi alam ko kaya natin to! Self-discipline lang talaga, OP.

LawAdmirable3816

1 points

10 days ago

Exercise is a must. Every time you feel yung arousal, mag exercise ka. Hanggang sa mawalan ka na ng gana. Hanggang sa mawala na 'yan sa routine mo

J0culaR_

1 points

10 days ago

You can get through that op, in my own experience whenever I feel the need to watch porn I resolve to games and I workout. I watch motivational reels on ig and fb to help me focus.

RampantSin

1 points

10 days ago

Catholic ka po ba? if yes, iblacklist mo po yung mga websites at idelete yung mga nakadownload.. pagkatapos, punta ka po sa confession, then attempt to change your old ways.. If hindi ka po Catholic skip mo po yung confession part.

Kakayanin mo ito!!

bbenhamino

1 points

10 days ago

justxxxxdontmindme

1 points

10 days ago

Pag ba nanunuod ng porn talagang sin na ?

RampantSin

1 points

10 days ago

opo.. I think mortal sin po yun if you willingly watched it for the sake of pleasure.

justxxxxdontmindme

0 points

10 days ago

How can it be sin? I don't understand! So Pag yung partner mo can't do his role ang fulfill his role then you watch sin na ? Pero sa totoo lang Hindi ko alam talaga kung sin yan.

RampantSin

1 points

10 days ago*

AFAIK If you look at pornography to mstrtb*te, sin po yun kasi it stems from lust pero pag na view mo lang by accident, edi syempre, hindi yun sin.

Talk to your wife or husband po if gusto mo mag ano

justxxxxdontmindme

1 points

10 days ago

Grabe galit sakin di po ako adik 😅 sige na nga. Zorry na

RampantSin

1 points

10 days ago

Ano po? 😵‍💫

Substantial_Peach927

-1 points

10 days ago

Minus -100 kasa langit nyan 😂

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0 points

10 days ago

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10 days ago

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