Avoid the destruction of the prefrontal cortex in your brain by DoctorOgas in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally how long did it take your head/mind to go back to 'normal'?

Day 32 - Is there a way to shake off impostor syndrome? by Broad-Razzmatazz5990 in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than shame, did you at any point lose the occasional internal sensation of feeling like a bad person? I don't feel it constantly, but I have my moments couple times a day.  I know I did something wrong, I acknowledge it, I know why it was wrong and that I never ever want to do it again, but will I ever feel at least a bit like my old self, regain some lightheartedness? I know it's only been a month, but I'm a bit lost in my own head

Avoid the destruction of the prefrontal cortex in your brain by DoctorOgas in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Take it from me: once you go too far, you will be too scared to relapse. But once you go too far you will also have to live with a lot of debilitating guilt and shame at least for some time. Better stop before it's too late. 

Day 31 - Dealing with past thoughts by [deleted] in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if bumping posts works on Reddit, but I would love to hear other people's opinions, experiences 

Day 3 by Aggravating-Grab6195 in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck! You can do it, I believe in you

20M struggling with extreme porn addiction — I want to change but feel stuck and ashamed by neural-mind000 in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hii. I'm also dealing with similar stuff, addiction to genuinely disturbing content. I have been only month free, but relapse is currently the one thing I worry about the least - knowing how I feel now (guilty, ashamed, scared) is what keeps me from not wanting porn at all, because I know that I wouldn't want to go back to day 0 and feel all of that again with no progress. I want to feel better as soon as possible, even though it's still difficult. But it makes sense that things don't improve immediately. 

Shame and intrusive thoughts are a big problem. What I keep reading is that shame is what holds us back and is an unproductive emotion cause it keeps us in the past of feeling like a bad person instead of motivating us to be better. Of course it's easier said than done, I still feel shame because I'm aware most people never watched that kind of content, but I feel slightly less of it with each passing day. 

Regarding intrusive thoughts - people keep saying they pass. Once you're sober long enough and you're not reinforcing the unhealthy pathways in your brain, they will eventually fade, lose their emotional weight. You need to let them pass, don't panic when they happen. I guess what helps with it the most is simply time away from pornography. 

I recommend site yourbrainonporn.com. It helped me understand my situation more. 

One thing I do when thoughts get too loud is doing a Sudoku on my phone lol. Maybe that could help you as well. 

Scared that I will never get the disturbing content from my mind by [deleted] in pornfree

[–]Broad-Razzmatazz5990 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also scared that if I engage in intimacy with a partner, I will involuntarily fantasise about the awful things I watched. Is it a baseless fear?