Quitting Porn

[Exparagus]

For a few years i have been watching porn quite excessively, probably at least once a day. Ive tried to quit in the past, but after many weeks i had a weak moment and watched porn again. Does anyone know any good apps to help quit porn? Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks.

[jamie_n5]

Don't know anything except your own will to quit. Why are you so worried about it. I love porn I look at it all the time. Maybe not every day but I like to look. I think you just have to make up your mind and do it if you want to quit.

[Jtyler]

Just try to ease it up a bit, maybe once a week

[NZPerson]

Easiest way is to not quit cold turkey, do whats suggested above and limit yourself rather than just cutting it out. Have a goal and work towards it i think for what you want to do once a week would be good but i also dont think once a day is all to excessive compared to others ive heard of.

[ashdaniel]

You can't never stop it at once. Try to cease it slowly and take your time. Spend more time playing sport and at place where you can't catch porn.

[Glis25]

you have to slow down with it you cant just completely drop it

[Booker]

Keep yourself busy or If you have the urge, maybe distance yourself from the computer?

[Just JT]

Read the bible

Not saying anything good/bad about porn/religion mind you. But I just found if you just open the bible at hard times in your life and just start reading it you'll find an answer or direction or the help your guna need for that what ever your in need of

[Canadian Dream]

The best way to quit doing anything is to slowly get off of it, not just quit all at once right away. Start maybe once every second day and do that for three weeks to a month. Then every three days and etc. It should be way easier doing it that way and it'll be less tempting to start once you completely stop. Don't get too worried about it though, porn is not a health risk really and you can take your time to get off watching it if you think it's a bad idea.

[Kyle37]

To quit you would have to replace it with something. Perhaps if you have a good enough imagination you can get yourself going. Just a suggestion though

[Emeka]

Do you have a girlfriend?

[Bluebyrd]

I don't know why you should quit. If you like it then don't feel the need to stop.

[zzzzzzzzzz]

Just try and cut down for now. Then take it from there

[Lodan]

Well I don't look at porn, but you just need to decide whether you want to look at it or not, and figure out why that is, and then you should find it easier.

When you have a reasons either way, it will be easier to stick with your choice.

[izus]

Check out the Fortify program from Fight the New Drug (a group all about teaching younger folks the dangers of porn). It's free and has a ton of good resources.

[everlong]

Find more hobbies to distract yourself

[chiisaiaoiryu]

The best things to do is to find ways to distract yourself. I'm honestly running into that problem myself; I've been pron-crazy since I was around 16. That's 8 years worth of porn. Of course, I'm now older and not so into it as I was when I was a hormonal teen.

Still, the habit to watch porn is there. While not as excessive, it's still a bad habit much like smoking or doing drugs would be. I've tried to distract myself, but it doesn't always tend to work. The stress of the day can also serve as a trigger to "relapse" into watching porn.

The best thing that I could suggest if you are still on the "high end" of porn watching is to slowly wean yourself off of it. Try to lessen the amount you watch in a day, then slowly lessen the days in a week you watch. Also, try to avoid any porn or sex-related apps; better yet, just delete them so you won't have to constantly look at them. The last thing to do then is to try things that don't require the internet to do. It could be video games, being with friends who aren't internet-dependent, or doing outdoor stuff; access to the internet should be difficult if not impossible during those moments.

Granted that I should try taking my own advice due to my lessening but still obvious go-to mentality for porn; its the best I can think of. There is no "absolute" way to overcome the excessive porn-watching; it's practically an addiction since it appeals so strongly to our sensuality. It's all just an act, but the sensuality is real and thus causes our brains to take in the mindset of a person in heat.

Even if it's not to the degree as a chain smoker or druggies, anyone who watches porn excessively and is trying to get away from it will be a "recovering porn addict." I know it doesn't sound nice, but it's the reality. At the same time, you can use the thought to force yourself to remember how you don't like the feeling of being dependent through watching porn to keep you away from it.

As I said earlier, there isn't a concrete way to lessen your intake of porn. Unlike with drugs, it's okay to watch some porn every now and then; although I'd advise not to if you're addicted to it. Sex is quite prevalent with our generation, so it's rather difficult to ignore the "call". If needed, allocate a single day and time in the week for just watching porn. You can make it a part of a weekly routine yet also making sure that it doesn't spill out of that specific day and time.

I hope my reply helps you and anyone else who might be facing this problem. It's hard, and some of the answers are common sense; but do understand that porn is a hard thing to say no to. That's especially so when it comes to hormonal teenagers and those who just want a sexual escape after a rather hard day.

[Exparagus]

Do you have a girlfriend?

I don't mess around with commitment