A lot of people don’t realize that porn can be addictive. I think it hits home when you’re trying to stop, and you can barely make it a day without checking out whichever websites blogs Instagram posts you name it that you go to on a daily basis. Another problem is that there is so much temptation on the Internet everywhere you look there’s sex, sex, sex. Music videos, movies, spam coming from only fan chicks looking to snag you… it’s everywhere.
I remember the hardest part for me was actually coming to the point where I could accept that I actually had a problem. I remember going to the doctor explaining all my symptoms, but I failed to mention my exposure to porn. And but for me to get to the point where I was ready to take action, I had to hit rock bottom. I mean to the point where I had full blown ED, there was nothing that would help me obtain and maintain an erection even ED medications.
One day I finally got tired of denying that I had a problem, the embarrassment and the feeling of inadequacy. I started doing research on my symptoms and my searching led me to porn addiction the more I read on it and I’ve read testimonies from people who suffer from it it became crystal clear that I was suffering from porn addiction. I read quite a few stories of men whose situations were pretty much like mine where they were basically non functional and by abstaining from pornography and masturbation using pornography they were able to return close to who they were before they were addicted.
Present day I’m no longer a porn addict I make every effort to avoid pornography. I have friends that ask me like hey if you don’t use porn you know if you take care of yourself what do you use? And the answer to that is I use memories situations different women different places fantasies things that I concoct in my own mind. By doing that you’re not overstimulating yourself or exposing yourself to unrealistic expectations. And it’s interesting because a lot of guys are like OK so if I go 90 days with no porn and I become functional again when can I start looking at porn. That’s like someone who is a drug addict saying OK I’m playing for a year I got my life together when can I start utilizing my drug of choice again. That right there shows you the gravity that porn can have on a person where you can’t even see that it’s something that’s harming you and you know it’s not good for you but you still don’t want to let it go.
Porn is Poison
