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Still confused about the reboot process

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Magnesium, Jan 18, 2017.

  1. Magnesium

    Magnesium New Fapstronaut

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    I watched the YourBrainOnPorn video and it was good but one thing that still confuses me is the that explicit imagery = relapse. I get that not watching babes on pornsites might help with reboot process but how does that explain like let's say, revealing clothing in advertisement/movies/social media in real life? Thanks to all this sexual liberation nonsense, women wear much more revealing clothing than 20 years ago that is just as sexually arousing as softcore porn. Its everywhere, even when I try to watch the news. I get that in cavemen times, cavemen rarely saw a harem of sexy women but now with a population with 7 billion, they're everywhere.
     
  2. Headspace

    Headspace Fapstronaut

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    Welcome to the site! Good to have you here.

    For us, the main difference between porn and public exposue of skin is that we can choose whether or not we'll watch the former, while we can't entirely avoid the latter. It is bigger than us. So we just have to deal with it in some way.
    Be mindful. Whenever you notice that you are staring for a little too long, stop it. Stop it when you feel that dopamine shootin through your neurons. When you continue your abstinence you will become sensitive towards the reactions of your brain. As long as it doesn't make you relapse, everything is fine and you will recover nonetheless. Don't worry about that.
     
  3. Power of the Mind

    Power of the Mind Fapstronaut

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    Agreed there are in infinite number of possible relapse triggers in today's modern world, depending on your preferences. So far in my process whenever I see scantily clad attractive people I ask myself ' why would a girl where something where I can see her ass'?. It's because people feel good when they look good. Notice how a person acts when they are looking very appealing. It's a confidence boost in my opinion, sooooo....when I am interested in a person by the way they look, if there is a chance, then compliment them either with your eyes or with your words. When contact is made then a different perspective usually follows, most often in the form of new exciting interpersonal experiences!
    Stat strong and resist PMO.
    POTM
     
  4. #Shredicated

    #Shredicated Fapstronaut

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    As mentioned in the video on YourBrainOnPorn our brain is rewarded and dopamine is released when we start searching, seeking and craving for explicit material, reinforcing existing neural pathways. Obviously ignoring all visual stimuli is next to impossible, however you should be fine if you don't actively seek out or dwell on explicit imagery.
     

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