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I use porn to manage anxiety and difficulties of life

Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by reclaimingmylife1, Dec 21, 2022.

  1. reclaimingmylife1

    reclaimingmylife1 Fapstronaut

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    New Fapstronaut here -- I want to find ways to manage my anxiety and difficulties in life besides using porn. I know it has negative impacts on my life - the biggest for me is just the sheer amount of time spent masturbating and looking at porn. If I use porn for one hour every day, that is 365 hours - or about 15 days - per year. I want to reclaim that time so I can be the productive worker I used to be.

    It seems impossible to go without porn. I spend a lot of time alone in my bedroom due to working from home, and it helps me get to sleep at night. I am not really sure where to start. Should I focus on abstaining/tracking how many days I can go without porn or is it more about the underlying issues of me needing a better way to cope? I find that I also use video games and watching TV as ways to cope with stress, so even if I don't use porn I feel like I'll just use those as a recourse.
     
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  2. Welcome! I would recommend learning as much as you can about the addiction first so that you know how to go about combating it effectively. This is a really good resource:

    https://nofap.com/porn-addiction/
     
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  3. reclaimingmylife1

    reclaimingmylife1 Fapstronaut

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    Thanks, I'll check it out
     
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    bruisedknight New Fapstronaut

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    bruisedknight New Fapstronaut

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    Yes "anxiety & difficulties" seems to have a domino effect on me as well. Must find a way to have a 'better way to cope'. There has to be something better than resorting
    to the acting out pattern.
     
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