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I have been suffering from porn & masturbation addiction for the last 9 months & it's effecting in my studies so how can I overcome?

Reply 1

Anonymous #1

Original post by Nabil094

I have been suffering from porn & masturbation addiction for the last 9 months & it's effecting in my studies so how can I overcome?

how is this affectin ur education?

Reply 2

Nabil094

Original post by Anonymous

how is this affectin ur education?

After doing masturbation I don't get enough energy to study for a long time I feel sleepy and lazy and lose interest from studies

Reply 3

Dunnig Kruger

You're not suffering from a porn and masturbation addiction.
You're suffering from procrastination.
And from a lack of asking yourself "What else?" and acting on the result of that question. What else can I do right now? If it's something better, do that.

When you've got your hand on your penis ask yourself what else could you be doing right now. If the answer is doing some homework or revision, do that.
When you're doing homework ask yourself what else you could be doing. If it's starting or running an ethical business, do that. Or if it's getting skills that will help you earn loads of money, do that.
If you're hungry and you're watching porn, or studying, or working, or doing a training course go get something to eat.
If you're buying and eating junk food, what else could you buy and eat? Go and buy that instead.

What else?
What else?
What else?...

Reply 4

Anonymous #2

Original post by Dunnig Kruger

You're not suffering from a porn and masturbation addiction.
You're suffering from procrastination.
And from a lack of asking yourself "What else?" and acting on the result of that question. What else can I do right now? If it's something better, do that.
When you've got your hand on your penis ask yourself what else could you be doing right now. If the answer is doing some homework or revision, do that.
When you're doing homework ask yourself what else you could be doing. If it's starting or running an ethical business, do that. Or if it's getting skills that will help you earn loads of money, do that.
If you're hungry and you're watching porn, or studying, or working, or doing a training course go get something to eat.
If you're buying and eating junk food, what else could you buy and eat? Go and buy that instead.
What else?
What else?
What else?...

How can I overcome procrastination

Reply 5

blahblah3476

Original post by Nabil094

I have been suffering from porn

Reply 6

Anonymous #3

Having something so ingrained in your brain is hard, modern porn is so easy to access it rots your brain, you just need to remember that the porn industry doesn’t just hurt you it hurts the people in the industry as people are frequently very abused, I would say maybe try to go out more, like going out with friends as it will help you practice real life intimacy!! I’d also recommend trying to do replacement behaviours, so every time you’d like to search up something, maybe put ice on your skin or go outside!! Ik it sounds dumb but it could work!! It also seems like you’re doing this to release tension/stress so I’d say if you go to the gym maybe do that more as exercise can be really effective to keep stress/tension in control!! Maybe try resetting your sleep pattern with melatonin gummies or something like that? If you have a friend you can trust they could always put on a safe search setting on your phone only they can unlock!! Porn in its modern form can have a significant impact on your brain so maybe see a therapist if you can, they don’t judge but their there to help you if you really want to get better

Reply 7

Anonymous #4

Original post by Nabil094

I have been suffering from porn & masturbation addiction for the last 9 months & it's effecting in my studies so how can I overcome?

Brother at the end of the day there isn’t a specific advice to follow for this, the only answer is self control. Most people typically men of our generation have been through this phase at some point in their life. Things you may be able to try is: try do it without p*rn for a start, limit your frequency, keep yourself occupied whenever you get urges (go gym, help your mum around the house, do some gardening). At the end of the day it’s you vs you, the guy next door couldn’t care less if you fail your studies. It’s you it’ll impact the most! Bear in mind gym will make you h*rny but you will feel way better about yourself and have a motivation to change your other habits

Reply 8

Dunnig Kruger

Original post by Anonymous

How can I overcome procrastination

What else? Keep asking yourself what else could you be doing right now.
If it's something better, do that.

Reply 9

NeoIan

Dont be too hard on yourself either, this isnt unusual, unaturual or indeed dangerous to anyone but you, and the fact that you openly mention this is here is a good start. A previous comment mentioned however that people working in the porn industry are badly treated which is another reason no to use them as your material.
Like our freinds also say, try to fill your life with good things and other activities, probably finding someone to enact your desires with in real life would be a good thing too?
Makes small steps to move along out of what you call an adiction, and see where you get to.. plus remmeber devices as in phones and laptops now are creating a massive mess of addiction on a wider scale, so keep off them a little more at a time.
Let us know your progress.