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Is cybersex Addiction different to porn addiction...

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Nooneknows2003, Mar 25, 2017.

  1. Nooneknows2003

    Nooneknows2003 Fapstronaut

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    Does anyone think there is a difference between cybersex addiction and porn addiction?

    Although I do get turned on by porn I really feel like I'm addicted to cybersex. I create online accounts on dating sites to try and indulge in cyber, phone and cam sex with strangers. Unfortunately this is all behind my long term gf's back and it has really ruined our sex life to the point that I no longer have the urge to have sex with her.

    Do people think that because cyber is interactive it is a different addiction to porn? I'm worried I'll never get that dopamine rush from real sex again...
     
  2. You r not addicted to cybersex. No one has ever been addicted to porn. You r addicted to dopamine. Cybersex is just the button u have been pushing 2 get it. Get educated.
     
  3. Nooneknows2003

    Nooneknows2003 Fapstronaut

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    Ok....care to educate?
     
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  4. Google gary wilson the great porn experiment. Watch the vid twice. Then u will know.

    Peace.
     
  5. choosingbetter

    choosingbetter Fapstronaut

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    I would put it a little differently, but the substance of what he shared is sound. Porn / cyber is a behavioral addiction linked to the way the brain handles anticipation and reward. The dopamine release upon being tantalized by an artificially stimulating sexual interaction (vs the real mccoy with your gf) is what gets wired in the brain and provides the "high" that people seek.

    So in that sense, cyber is another flavor of the same thing as porn. As would be strip clubs, which could be argued are even more "interactive" because real people are involved. But again the thrill is provided by tantalization, and not actual sexual interaction.

    If you feel like your compulsion is to the more interactive but still ultimately artificial sexual interaction, then I'd trust that feeling. The recovery process is still the same in terms of abstaining from it to let your mind and body heal. You may help yourself out by letting your gf know that you're trying to get yourself right and need 90 days. That conversation may be more healing than you'd expect.

    Good luck man, and glad you posted.
     
  6. Nooneknows2003

    Nooneknows2003 Fapstronaut

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    Thanks choosing.
    All the best
     
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