I have a problem with pornography, i mean im trying to stop but im addicted i think. how do i stop? i really want to stop acting on this, how do i change this habit?
this is a really serious problem so i need help!
2007-12-01 01:39:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Fran you are very intelligent. it kinda is to do with religion but its not really that. i just feel like im trapped in a bubble. and i want to get rid of this habit.
its horrible to just be fine one minute and then suddenly having a compulsion to view some images and get aroused.
i dont necessarily think its a bad habit, but in moderation, not all the time.
2007-12-01 02:00:34 · update #1
Any addiction is hard to deal with. You generally feel so good while you are doing your addiction, and feel so bad when you are not. Alcoholic's Anonymous has a saying "One Day At A Time". Let me give you an example of an addiction like yours. This is being addiction to Yahoo Answers, you spend more time on here than you do in real life. This is the same as you. What you have to do is when you get up from the computer turn it off. Having to go through Windows Start-up is frustrating. Every time you feel the urge get up from the computer and go drink a soda or a glass of milk. You can try running, it may not satisfy the urge but you will feel better as time goes by and that will lessen your addiction. Try next time you feel like looking at porn surf the web for something that interests you. Like baseball or Barry Bonds; Football or Brett Fahre; hot rods; how to upgrade your computer; how to make your computer better without spending money; anything you are interested in. No it will not stop your problem, but it will slow it down. Anything you can do to slow it down is a good start.
The ultimate solution is to clean the porn off your computer and give it to charity or put it in your parents house. Or up in the attic. Just give up on the computer for a while and see what happens.
2007-12-01 04:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Professional Therapy with a Licensed Mental Health Clinician
(such as a Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Psychiatrist, and so forth)
Individual Therapy can help identify triggers that lead to unwanted sexual behaviors, You can create strategies to interrupt this cycle. Such strategies could include: distraction techniques to stop thinking about pornography; alternate non-destructive behaviors instead of viewing pornography (i.e. physical exercise, listening to music, hobbies); and prevention strategies (fostering new ways of thinking and behaving to prevent falling back into the previous unwanted behaviors).
Group Therapy for the client and/or the spouse can help in the same way as above. Additionally, participating in a group can help reduce the sense that one is alone with such problems. Group members share ideas and support one another. Often things are learned in groups settings that are difficult to learn in any other way (such as how the client is seen by others, how behavior affects others, or learning through someone else's experiences
2007-12-01 04:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by Angel" * "g? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Addictions are usually my speciality but not in this case. You need professional help in any case and I'm sure there must be a website out there to give you advice and maybe a couple of numbers you can call. As long as you're serious and really want to do it - you can. Just give it a go, what harm can there be in that?
2007-12-01 01:58:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You have to firm in your concepts. When you think something is really bad, you can get rid of it without any problem but when within you have an attraction for it and you do not think it is really bad, you can not leave it. So make your conception about it very firm.
2007-12-01 23:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by ashok 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be more explicit because your question simply begs the question: Why do you consider pornography a serious problem for you? I mean, is it affecting your life drastically, or are you merely concerned about being addicted to fun habits because of a religious belief that they're BAD and terrible? More details please.
2007-12-01 01:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by FRANsuFU 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Try to not look at anything that will get aroused, that will hard be hard to do but you need to work on your self esteem and keep reminding your self that you can do it, to change is like taking off all your clothes , you don't take them off all at once, you take them off piece by piece, do the same with this problem, piece by piece, when you fail start back over it make take many times of failure to gain success but you can do it, be careful of what you watch and your associations, I hope you do well, feel free to contact when you need a uplifting word.
2007-12-01 02:00:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You just have too much time on your hands. Find some friends, hobbies, games, etc.
what helps is not spending so much time alone. The more time you spend alone the more you will want to.
2007-12-01 14:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by cookware 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I have a problem with pornography too. Not enough of it is made for women it's a really serious problem!!
2007-12-01 01:46:57 · answer #8 · answered by Dark Fairy 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I've just done a quick Google search. Try this website for size:- http://www.sexualrecovery.com/
2007-12-01 01:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by tattyhead65 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
this is very hard to do i looked at the web site that was offered and i think that it may help
2007-12-02 13:52:55 · answer #10 · answered by the black hand 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋