I've been depressed for over a decade and in the past 2 years I've relied heavily on gooning to feel anything.I've never been drunk or did any drugs (aside from prescriptions) at all, and now I find out my gooning sessions are like doing crack cocaine.I realized it's been fucking me up before I decided to ask AI about it, so I haven't done it in a few days, but wtf.I've even started trying to eat healthier but I still feel lower than ever, with no drive, no will to do/try anything.
>>34268235I was the same. never drank or did drugs, but then learned that porn was my drug. thankfully, I've cut it down by 99% over the years.
It's gotten so bad I'm frustrated at the lack of variety in male sex toys
I'm fighting the urge to goon tonight
Just try to replace the habit with something else ex: tonight replace the activity in beating off with Journaling your thoughtsor read a bookjust find ways too slowly weaken the habit with healthy alternatives not just of forcing yourself but discipling yourself to coom less and less
>>34269420I think I can safely say I've stopped myself tonight.
>>34268235Have you tried not watching porn first?
>>34268235Get on an antidepressant.
>>34272073It's not so much the porn I like as much as the feeling and orgasm.>>34272348Been on em for almost a decade
>>34272369Oh so masturbation specifically? That's better than being addicted to porn IMO. Other than anti-depressants, what have you tried thus far? I think >>34269420's suggestions are pretty good, add showers when you have the urge, workout, dress better, go outside more often.>>34268235>I've even started trying to eat healthier but I still feel lower than ever, with no drive, no will to do/try anything.Withdrawal effects are pretty normal after abstinence.
>>34269420No offense but this is completely delusional. You cannot replace a high dopamine addiction with "reading a book" or "writing your thoughts". You cannot replace an easy, high rewarding activity with a hard, low reward activity. That is the nature of how addiction work. If anyone that's addicted genuinely believe this is gonna work you have to step up your understanding of how addiction works or else you are doomed.There is many ways to fight addiction so you need to find your own. What worked for me is to focus on reducing and not stopping. This is because it's easier to not indulge today if you know you are gonna allow yourself to indulge in a couple days. This has 2 benefits. The first benefit is that a reduction in frequency, even small, helps your brain to get used to less drug. Which in turn makes the next lowering of frequency easier. Also, when it comes to porn, any reduction is a good thing. The second benefit is that getting easy wins with small steps that you reach is much more rewarding than failing to reach a big objective, which will make you feel powerless.Also, you are gonna get old and your lust is gonna lower anyway. But when it happens you will regret that you spent your years where you really wanted to fuck masturbating allone.
>>34272498I've been doing that but I think I might cave tonight. My drive has gotten a little better, but I still can't force myself to work out for more than 5 min, if I even get myself to start. I've tried therapy in the past but I'm still depressed/anxietal/ocd.
