How can I tell if I have a legitimate porn addiction or not?
>>17288714
gahahaha what a great pic
Are your habits affecting your life in a negative way? Are you ignoring friends or family and watching porn instead? Are you still able to get off with a significant other? If everything is normal in those departments you're probably fine. You can always go to a sex therapist if you need more advice, they can help couples and single people.
do you think of porn as art?
>>17288719
It absolutely is. Last night I decided to stay up and watch increasingly degrading porn instead of going out with my friends and actually meeting and engaging wirh people. I don't know if it's genuine addiction or if I'm just choosing to wallow in filth out of self pity or something else that I don't really understand about myself yet. I would absolutely say my porn habits are an active detriment to me living my life how I really want to.
>>17288720
It can be, but art isn't some pure or virtuous thing. Artistic expression can be perverse and born of filth
>>17288715
It's my best pepe
>>17288725
Is it just that what your friends are doing interesting to you or would you just be going along to hang out but not really enjoying the activity. If you would most likely enjoy the activity they are participating in you should consider meeting with someone and discussing what you can do to change the habit.
>>17288759
I've been wanting to go out and interact with people all week. I felt so disappointed that I didn't this morning. I don't know why I do this to myself. I never feel like myself after a porn binge, and I hate it. I know that nobody but me knows, but I still feel too ashamed about it to express myself around other people after I do it.
I don't even know where to find someone to talk about these things and don't have any money for it either
One more bump for advice
>>17288714
Can you go for a week without looking at any porn at all?
Can you masturbate to completion without using porn?
If you answered no to one or both of these questions, there's a pretty good chance you have a porn addiction.
>>17288714
Do you ever get random erections and/or morning wood?
If no, you're an addict.
>>17288714
>Can you go for a week without looking at any porn at all?
Not OP, but nope.
>>17289470
I've never really tried. I go a few days without watching porn from time to time, but without it being intentional. I also jerk off in the shower without porn once and awhile.
>>17289472
Yes I do, but only if I have jerked off a lot recently.
>>17288725
>I decided to stay up and watch increasingly degrading porn instead of going out with my friends
In that case why did you make this thread? Pretty clear that it's a problem.
you just answered it. as in no . I jerk off 8 times a day , I'm not an addict because I choose not to be. if you are questing it then your not, if you were there would be no question.
>>17289558
I don't have anyone else I can talk about this kind of thing with.
well, I'd call an addiction something you have trouble stopping that's interfering with the rest of your life
so if you find yourself always tired because you are constantly staying up watching porn or you're always depressed because of it or whatever and struggle to tone it down then its an issue
>>17289573
Okay so it is a problem. Whether you want to get it fixed is upto you entirely.
>>17289570
>I jerk off 8 times a day
>I'm not an addict
The first step is acceptance pal.
>>17289577
>>17289580
What steps can I take to help myself?
After tripping 300+ug of LSD listening to Animals by Pink Floyd, it became glaringly obvious to me that I had a porn addiction, as the audio formed visuals behind closed eyes that resembled pornography. And those visuals eventually become disgusting. When it was over, I felt disgusted about myself, for it was I who had desired those visuals.
>>17289892
Similar situation with myself actually. I'm disgusted with the images burned into my unconscious. My sexuality is so unhealthy right now. I feel like I have a sickness in my psyche
>>17289570
>8 times a day
I do the same, maybe more but it's clearly unhealthy.
that's not even a thing
Whatever you do , don't ask a counsellor this question
>>17289926
Who should I ask?
>>17289931
nobody?
>>17289934
I don't know how to handle it on my own though