Getting out of porn

The team at The Reward Foundation has developed a three-step recovery model to address the issue of problematic use of internet pornography. It is a straight forward way to stop using porn and overcome addiction or compulsive use. Recovery is essentially about letting the brain heal from overstimulation that has built up over months or years. It is an approach based on research into the way pathological learning and addiction works in the brain. You can try the suggestions here with the help of anonymous online recovery communities such as nofap.

Others partake of it occasionally, and others on a regular basis. But experiencing an uncontrollable compulsion to view porn can be as problematic for some people as other behavioral addictions. A Kinsey Institute survey found that 9 percent of people who view porn have unsuccessfully tried to stop. This survey was taken in

Back to All Posts. I've wrestled with two addictions in my life: caffeine and pornography. I say this because one of the definitions of addiction is undertaking repetitive actions despite negative consequences. I had no idea how much damage caffeine was doing to me until I quit soda cold turkey after my dentist explained what it was doing to my teeth. I know caffeine addiction is a joke in our society, but the stuff is a drug.

You watch porn. Got an extra minute? Let's get another thing straight before we go any further: despite what certain conservative segments of society would have you think , there's nothing inherently wrong with watching porn. In moderation, porn can be a great way to get aroused and explore your fantasies.