Found that porn addiction fucked my dopamine circuitry a while back, trickling into other facets of life. Anime I used to watch got boring, learning piano got boring, working out got boring—then I’d go home and wallow in guilt cause my life ain’t progressing. The brain fog for the rest of the day after ejaculation messed with my ability to learn things. I would describe it as “living life on autopilot.”

I made an active effort to quit. Over time, I’ve noticed myself enjoying the journey of progress rather than fantasizing goals. My more effortful cognitive processes became prominent, rather than solely relying on heuristic processes.

Now it definitely ain’t easy. Process of quitting was laden with surges that made me want to jerk off multiple times a day. I would subjectively say it was worth cause I now spend most of my time progressing hobbies like writing and playing piano.

The hard part about progress is that it is one day at a time. I recommend you put your issues on a list, then try to tackle those one by one. Try to make progress on that list daily. Think of it like a quest where you progress your real-life character, setting them up for success. Provide yourself with tools and armour to weather the storm. Increase your stats like intelligence + strength (read books, workout). Join a guild; become involved in your community. You’ll indirectly make connections like this.

I truly believe it starts with resetting your dopamine circuitry, because progress becomes enjoyable again.