I think I am addicted to porn due to feeling inferior to other men, help?

[deleted] · 2015-07-02T21:59:25+00:00

Quit cold turkey. If you can't say no to your boner you'll forever be a slave to it. Porn will ruin your sexual drive and excess porn causes ED in men as young as 20. The last thing you want is to finally get your shit together, head out to a bar, pick up a real live woman and then get home and not be able to fuck her because your mind expects what you're used to seeing online. After a week of eating clean and not jerking off you'll feel the benefits.

When you try to quit any addiction there will always be that "Fuck it" moment where you lose control and decide to do it anyway. All you need to do is learn to get past that one moment and you're set.

Or you can end up as one of those old guys that says "Yeah I tried to quit cigarettes one time, it just wasn't for me."

pinstrap · 2015-07-03T00:47:04+00:00

See, /nofap gets a bad rap because most people don't need it. You need it. Go there now.

OYeahThatWorks · 2015-07-02T22:31:25+00:00

Check out /r/nofap

masterrod · 2015-07-03T00:38:34+00:00

Are you addicted to porn or masturbation?

intelcorei5 · 2015-07-03T05:10:47+00:00

The first one is a different issue from all of the others. Porn is addictive. Hotter chicks, fewer logistics.

The rest of them, however, sounds like attitude just needs adjusting.

It's been said a million times: step 1, go to the gym. You don't have to lift your body weight within a month, just work on making it a habit, being comfortable around other more muscular, sweaty guys. Sounds weird now, but you won't think anything of it after a month of JUST. GOING.

Read interesting things. Not on the internet if possible.

Work on your diet. Just become conscious of what you eat. Become aware of what junk food things you eat and decide which things in your diet are priorities and which aren't. Starting to eat better alone will improve your self-image.

Quitting porn cold turkey is not easy. Control your usage of it however you can--make a plan. For example, restrict yourself to one site. Restrict yourself to a number of tabs. Restrict yourself to no more than 30 min/day. Etc.

laughkisskill · 2015-07-03T01:35:31+00:00

Self fulfilling prophecy.

You feel feel inferior to other men?

Sounds like a great idea to overly imbibe a media built by selling attractive, powerful, sexually improbable men.

See where I'm going with this?

[deleted] · 2015-07-03T04:50:14+00:00

As a recovering porn addict that is part of NoFap, I highly recommend that you read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Unlike most self-improvement books, this one is mostly comprised of academic sources that go into detail about how habits are formed and even down to what is physically going on inside the brain when one is going through certain routines. Like with most things, there is no "correct way" of going through it. Whether it is by using the old rubber-band-on-wrist trick or looking at a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger, it is up to you to find a way that works for yourself. This book just teaches you cold, hard facts about habits in life and business.

AmericanHistoryAFBB · 2015-07-03T06:35:15+00:00

Stop watching porn. Take it from me. It ruined my LTR. It was a long distance relationship and after six months of waiting to visit her, I finally did meet her in a motel. However, I had a bad case of erectile dysfunction. Even after she sucked my dick, I couldn't keep it up. It was due to not eating right, and months of looking at porn. I even went 3 days with no porn before seeing her, but STILL got ED. I was only 22!

Everything in moderation. I don't think masturbating once in a while is the end of the world, but relying on porn to get off if just bad news waiting to happen.

thefisherman1961 · 2015-07-03T07:15:20+00:00

Quit porn immediately and forever. Porn is the enemy, not masturbation. But your brain is fried and you need to reboot it. You'll start noticing the benefits after a week or so of /r/pornfree. For the next 60-90 days either don't masturbate at all, or at least reduce it to a couple times a week. /r/nofap Channel your sexual energy into lifting.

machimus · 2015-07-03T07:46:07+00:00

Well, stop jacking it so much, that's for sure. Maybe save it for one night a week.

Hit the gym. You will definitely improve your confidence with strength and aesthetics and while you're in the locker room you'll see that dudes don't really have 12 inch dicks. (Except for me, obviously.)

I have a feeling the rest will follow naturally from a personal policy of taking care of yourself. As you get older, it becomes mandatory.

Title	I think I am addicted to porn due to feeling inferior to other men, help?
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Upvotes	6
Comments	19
Date	July 2, 2015 9:45 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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