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Still wondering if i can even go back.
I was addicted to pornography. The way I knew was by trying to stop for at least a week, if I could accomplish that, then it wouldn't be a problem. I couldn't make it past one day.
I thought, maybe access was the issue - so I deleted my browsers, and within a day was reinstalling them just to watch porn.
I was watching during classes, and I would go late to events just so I could finish watching a particular scene, or explore a pornstar's catalogue.
It was only after confiding in somebody that I realised how deep I had sunk (watching and paying for snuff and gore), and it was extremely tough to come out of that.
I still get the urge when opening a browser to muscle memory type in a site, and it's constant vigilance and self-discipline that has held me at bay, but the pull has never went away.
I skimmed the article and thought I found it when I got to the section titled "Key points – How to know if you’re addicted", in the middle of the article; but again this section didn't give a list of things to look out for...
Maybe I missed it?
Remove the offending substance and see how long or to what extent you would go to get it back.
It's interesting to try it this way. Did it in the past with alcohol because I was curious how long it take to eliminate the urge (regardless of strength) to drink. Got through two months without any drinks and I'm not sure that the urge ever really went away. But I got used to tamping it down.
That is a really beautifully designed website. I was addicted to pornography. The way I knew was by trying to stop for at least a week, if I could accomplish that, then it wouldn't be a problem. I couldn't make it past one day. I thought, maybe access was the issue - so I deleted my browsers, and within a day was reinstalling them just to watch porn. I was watching during classes, and I would go late to events just s…
That is a really beautifully designed website. I was addicted to pornography. The way I knew was by trying to stop for at least a week, if I could accomplish that, then it wouldn't be a problem. I couldn't make it past one day. I thought, maybe access was the issue - so I deleted my browsers, and within a day was reinstalling them just to watch porn. I was watching during classes, and I would go late to events just s…
My most effective strategy has been to simply distract myself. Always listening to music, reading, anything to keep my mind from wandering.
Is it just me or it's actually hard to find an answer "how to know if you're addicted" in the article? I skimmed the article and thought I found it when I got to the section titled "Key points – How to know if you’re addicted", in the middle of the article; but again this section didn't give a list of things to look out for... Maybe I missed it?
If that describes you, you likely have an addiction.
Remove the offending substance and see how long or to what extent you would go to get it back.
Persistent and compulsive is key to understanding how it works.
Is it just me or it's actually hard to find an answer "how to know if you're addicted" in the article? I skimmed the article and thought I found it when I got to the section titled "Key points – How to know if you’re addicted", in the middle of the article; but again this section didn't give a list of things to look out for... Maybe I missed it?
> Addiction can be defined as a persistent, compulsive need to use a substance, despite the negative consequences to you or others. If that describes you, you likely have an addiction.
Surely one can be addicted even if it doesn't have negative consequences right?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
One of the most common addictions now is cellphone addiction. But especially since the pandemic it's hard to do anything without a cell phone. You need your QR codes everywhere for testing or showing you're tested, show your vaccinations, check in to restaurants, etc.
> You need your QR codes everywhere for testing or showing you're tested, show your vaccinations You can do all of that without a phone.