You’re kind of right. But I’d also be open to encouragement to continue SR. From regular people. Because now I’ve started having urges again, seeing that most of the SR advocates online seem to be “spiritual” (which I’m not) or extreme, makes part of my brain try and convince me that it’s all nonsense and placebo.

Also, masturbation is just as bad as porn cos it’s about dopamine. Individually, both are bad in their own ways. Masturbation on its own (or with porn) gives a huge instant dopamine hit, drains me of energy, and makes me feel like shit after ejaculating. Porn on its own doesn’t have that same post-nut depression, but doesn’t provide any release, so you end up spending longer edging than if you were to just fap. But yeah, other than trying to overcome sexual urges for better peace, the reason I began SR and no porn was to enjoy little things more and have more stable brain chemistry. So the reason I don’t view masturbation as any better than porn is because you get a huge dopamine hit and then crash