Didn't realise I needed to be here until today, so here I am

I'm 23/m and I'm addicted to porn. i didn't really realise it was a problem until today. i masturbate to porn 1-3 times a day. I randomly found a video on youtube about the dangers of porn. this led to me seeing 'your brain on porn' and i realised that I have been experiencing some of the symptoms. the first time i had sex i couldn't get an erection.

when i lost my virginity i couldn't keep it up. i didn't have an orgasm. since then i have always had performance problems when having sex. his led to low confidence to the point where i wouldn't try to get a girlfriend for fear of poor performance. i thought ED was the primary problem. i didn't realise the porn was the reason.

I also have some social anxiety. it was never extreme and it has gotten better recently but i still have it. for example i lose my appetite if i have to eat with a large group of people. now i see that porn could be the reason for this.

if porn is the reason for these problems then i'm going to quit. it will be hard but i am determined to do it. i hope some of you will help me. it's 10pm now. normally i would masturbate to porn before going to sleep. but i won't tonight. and hopefully i can continue for many days to come.

 

i haven't thought of strategies really... maybe you could suggest some?

 

yes i realised i had been lying to myself

thanks for the reply