For those of you familiar with the book "The Power of Habit" knows that it's almost impossible to remove a habit. However that's not to say that we can't replace the habit with a new one. In order to change a habit you need to replace the routine but keep the same cue and reward. For me the cue can be for example a picture of a hot model, a provocative thought or just loneliness. The routine, obviously, is porn & masturbation. The reward is the dopamine high, feeling good, escaping from reality etc.
The theory of the habit replacement is to replace the routine to a healthier choice, for example exercising, reading, meditating or going for a walk etc. Even though these healthier habits gives me a good feeling when i've finished a book, meditated or just came back after a workout it still doesn't give me the same reward as porn does, in this case the dopamine high which causes the addiction from the beginning and thus my brain keeps craving porn (excessive dopamine) even though i tried replacing it with something healthier.
My question is how do i replace porn addiction to get a feeling of satisfaction to remove my craving for this addiction? (habit)
For those of you not familiar with the book: A very fast summary of what i'm talking about is that a habit consists of three steps. Cue, Routine and Reward. * The cue is something that tells your brain that it's time for a habit, for example feeling hungry is a cue for eating or putting on your workout clothes is a cue for going to the gym. * The routine is what the habit consists of, for example cooking food and eating or doing laundry. * The reward is what you get from your habit, for example a sense of fullness (after eating) or having new fresh and clean clothes in your wardrobe.
Thanks in advance.
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