Porn and masturbation
Hey guys, so I decided to join this community because I have suffered from porn addiction for so long that I did not know where to turn to. Its an addiction that's very shameful and have never felt comfortable sharing this with anyone because of fear of what they would say and think. For so long I have kept this to myself and have suffered from low self esteem and self confidence, it has held me back from fully enjoying my life for so long. I'm hoping just talking about this and connecting with others in the same position can help me. So here I am.
I’m in the same boat! Except, I am female and I have an addiction to doing online cam shows.
I had this problem for a while but now not that much, I can face it every now and then when I am stressed, when I get stressed I tend to masterbate a lot, what worked for me is to keep myself busy which will keep my mind out of it. ...at the beging I was like I need to masterbate but I will do it after I solve this question and so on and so on ...till I decrease it but it didn't go away . ...yesterday I was stressed I masterbated 3 times and waster time that I could have studied
hi, me too. i have been struggling with porn addiction for a while and i just kept failing no matter how hard i try. i hate how guilty and shameful and disguisted of my self afterwards. most times it made me felt bitter towards my self especially my failure. i really wish that i had never ever enter this kind of world but unfortunately i did. actions have consequences and i am afraid that everytime i find my self crawling back to porn addiction, ppl surround me will be the ones to carry those consequences. and it made me felt like i am toxic to the people around me. Like you, i never had the guts to say it out aloud or even get help because i am afraid of being judged and be looked down upon and shamed and i am afraid of confronting the stigma surrounding porn addiction.
Hi there. I am also addicted to porn, and so far what I have found to be most helpful is calling out to Jesus and telling him what you are going through, the urge you feel, and what is on your mind. I have found that humbling myself before god, and admitting that I am weak has helped a lot in fighting against urges. I pray the you overcome this stronghold, and I want you to know that you are very brave for making a public comment and for recognizing that you have a problem. I pray that you and all other addicts overcome all addictions. Take care.
I have been struggling for 10 years. And it always grew with time. I masturbate twice a week. I don't know if that's too much but I feel weak. I feel depressed. Yes, depression is leading to more and more masturbation. I used to masturbate to relieve from the tension. Now masturbation doesn't help at all and I still do it.. but also porn is the only thing that distracts me from my worries. I have given up trying to give up porn. Feels as if only death is the solution.
Twice a week is amazing!!! That really is normal I promise you, that's my goal 😅 Some people like me do it twice a day, I know it's bad if you have any tips for me to help help cut down its so addicting if you got any tips on how you got it to twice a week would be amazing but remember the people around you love you no matter what!
I am a sex addict. I managed to stay off dating/social media sites for over 5 years. But then I recently relapsed. I am trying to get back on track. I haven’t had sex with anyone but I have met up with quite a few people in the last month from the site. I am so ashamed of myself. I feel my addiction pulling in again. I feel hopeless and helpless.
I recently broke up with my girlfriend, I moved to another country to study and now I feel my porn addiction creeping in more than ever. I really now understand the 'no sex before marriage thing,' I wish I never had sex and likewise, I wish I never watched porn. I masturbate about 2-4 times a day and everytime to pornography. I'm young, 21, so it makes sense that I have a high desire for sex but even my girlfriend said that I wanted sex too often, everyday, and I felt bad sometimes and especially because she was submissive, I never stopped. Now it's over and I'm back on my own, growing into frustrated fool. The other day while talking to her, I made a joke about rape and she got real mad. I felt bad and immediately started blaming my sex addiction but should I even? Is it deeper than that, am I really maybe just a sick person. It's very deeply routed in me at this point. How do I stop? Is this thread just about venting? And for what, does telling someone do anything?
I’m having the same issues and Back then I could control it and take breaks months at a time but now it’s worse and it’s causes frustration when I can’t get access so I’m happy I’m speaking out it’s a start I guess this Day 1 to overcome the addiction I already relapse 4 times I just hope I can get through
I have this issue too! I masterbate so often it makes me feel awful and so shameful it is normal I know but when you do it as regular as I do it makes you feel so bad (atleast once daily) does anyone have tips how I can stop I can't bring myself to tell anyone I know for help
@padrefanatic Same. I was a porn addict ever since I was a young teenager and it affected me very deeply. I stopped sometime before 2021 and I never felt so free. It's nice to hear that there are people who struggled with this too. Much love and support for you guys ^^