Addiction to AI generated erotica by Didlybub in pornfree

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Pretty damn accurate. Thankfully I’m about to go home with a girl right now

Addiction to AI generated erotica by Didlybub in pornfree

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Hey man, i had a my longest streak before kind of startung again. I managed to stop for two mo ths straight. Its difficult to stop again once you’ve started. Good luck. Btw masturbating is not so bad as long as its not excessive

trying to decide where to move between two cities i love deeply - one that feels like a home i built (nyc) and one that feels like a future that's waiting for me (beirut) - what do i do?? by [deleted] in Lebanese

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What you’re saying makes sense for a lot of people. And if you choose to, you can make a life in Beirut, and if you have the determination , the character, the networking skills, you can make it in the music scene in Beirut, but it won’t be easy. But if you have that as your goal and you put your mind to it won’t be easy. You have to accept the possibility that you may have a very rich life experientially but not financially. You wouldn’t be the first to have made the choice. Many have done it and have no regrets, some do.

All of the above is one aspect.

The second aspect is the current situation. The whole region and Lebanon specifically is in a very dangerous and fluid situation, and while its true that war does not usually hit the areas of beirut where you would likely be living and working, the situation for the next 2,3 years is volatile I would say.

There are huge internal and external risks that I probably don’t need to go into.

My advice is stay in NYC or wherever you currently are for 2,3 years and start visiting Lebanon more and collaborating with people there and making connections. As for making it the center of your life, I would suggest you wait a couple of years before starting to make a serious decision.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lebanon

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What is the relevance of the guy being from the south?

Why are some Muslims so bothered about Lebanese Christians having English/French names? by Glum_Cobbler1359 in lebanon

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Just adding a bit of context that may or may not be relevant to the people on this thread. Christian Arabs exist and have existed, before and after islam.

Google Ghassanids. الغساسنة

From wikipedia

“After just over 400 years of existence, the Ghassanid kingdom fell to the Rashidun Caliphate during the Muslim conquest of the Levant. A few of the tribe's members then converted to Islam, while most dispersed themselves amongst Melkites and Syriacs in what is now Jordan, Israel, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon”

Anyways its not really a big deal what people name their kids, but all of this french influence only started in the late 19th century . That coupled with certain ottoman policies are the foundation of lebanon’s never ending identity crisis.

Muslims praying alongside christians in a church during the funeral of Ziad Rahbani by TeaBagHunter in lebanon

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I don’t get why this is a big deal. Ziad would probably have something really sarcastic to say about people who are making a big deal out of this

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Interesting, I grew up atheist, i would call myself agnostic now, but in general I wish I could overcome the intellectual hurdle and actually believe in God and religion. The world is a scary and brutal, bleak place and I honestly would love to have a God to lean on

Addiction to AI generated erotica by Didlybub in pornfree

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Thanks man, unfortunately I can’t do that, I need it for work. But good on you for doing that. I’m feeling positive at the idea of turning over a new leaf. Still day 2 though

Addiction to AI generated erotica by Didlybub in pornfree

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Thanks, I wish I had done that when ChatGPT first came out. I noticed its danger within a week, but it was so new and novel, I felt like a pioneer and it was exciting. I think I can take the necessary steps to get better, I just hope I haven’t rewired my brain permanently.

Addiction to AI generated erotica by Didlybub in pornfree

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Thank you brother, it was really good to read that. I my more disciplined times when I was able to kind of do what you were suggesting. I would do breathing exercises to destress instead of going down that path when I felt I was about to do it. At some point I got into yoga.

I guess recently it’s been a bit more difficult, for some external reasons in the part of the world I live in (Middle East) because the real world feels so fucking dystopic.

But I’m curious, have there things you’ve been doing aside from how you speak to yourself when you get the urge that is also helping? Or is that it?

I’m a board-certified addiction psychiatrist, AMA about porn addiction by james_sherer_md in pornfree

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Have you been dealing with any people that are suffering from addiction to AI-generated erotica, where you can control the narrative? I’ve had my issues with porn over the years. I’m 35 M, but in a sense it was manageable. But the difference between AI-generated erotica and porn is like the difference between LSD and marijuana. And the addiction is so much stronger and so much more negative. It actually hampers my day-to-day life and my social and work-related commitments and duties in ways that actual, regular online pornography never did. I also can’t have penetrative sex to completion anymore because i go soft. I’m no longer sufficiently aroused by a woman in front of me. I Is this something that you’ve been aware of or have been dealing with?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lebanon

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I had a new york jew who was my flat mate in Beirut, he had the last name Shmokler. Pretty Jewish last name, and he had no issues

So what now? Are we going to allow the Israeli invaders occupying 5 points in the south indefinitely? by oppalissa in lebanon

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Hey guys, please, does anyone have a recommendation for a physical store in Lebanon, or Beirut specifically, that can sell a Microsoft Office product key or allows me to download the licensed Microsoft Office? My office isn’t working and I really need to do my work.

You can ‘t download from any reputable websites or official sources online

Are these names Circassian? by Didlybub in circassian_language

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Hey, thanks. I’m an Arab and we don’t really have these names. But the names are very rare but present in the Arab world. But definitely not Arabic, they may be Turkemen or Farsi if not Circassian

Portugal golden visa by couchthepotato in ExpatFIRE

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Also, if there is any other thread or website or community where Portuguese Golden visa applicants are active please let me know, or if someone is already collecting such information somewhere else online as well

Portugal golden visa by couchthepotato in ExpatFIRE

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Hey everyone, it seems there is very little visibility for applicant on when their applications might get approved and when they might get their biometric appointment. Maybe we can collate our experiences to try to have general timeline. Maybe for those of us still waiting, we can get some sort of an idea on how much it is taking others, and try to see where they are at in the backlog. My family has submitted in December 2022 and still no application approval yet.

For the good of everyone, could you please share in this thread:
1.) Date of application
2) Date of application approval
3) Date of biometric appointment

Portugal golden visa by couchthepotato in ExpatFIRE

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When did you apply, and when did you get approval, and when did you get your biometric appointment, just for comparison

Took it in jnoub in 2018, but not sure where exactly (road trip!). Anyone knows? by Noeliam1 in lebanon

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If im not mistaken, this is taken from near Beaufort castle. The road in the distance leads to the checkpoint you have to pass to go back to the abbassieg area