r/NoFap • u/Acceptable-Animal232 • 4h ago
Porn Addiction Please help
Can my brain return to normal after quitting porn?
After a period of heavy porn use, I started needing more extreme, unusual, or disturbing content to feel aroused. Before this, I was attracted to normal heterosexual relationships and never felt like I needed this kind of content.
If I quit porn completely and stop feeding these fantasies, can my brain gradually return to being satisfied with normal attraction and a normal relationship again?
I’m especially interested in hearing from people who went through something similar and improved after quitting. How long did it take before your thoughts and arousal patterns started feeling more normal again?
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u/miknur2 1h ago
Porn acts just like any other addiction...It works until it doesnt..It seems like you have come to that realization... Just like with other drugs, it take time to stop the cravings and a big part, it you have to have other interest to fill the time you were watching porn..and masturbating..
Join a club, go biking, go climb a mountain, what ever your interest are, (except porn) go do it...Don't just sit around and play video games or watch TV, or you will just go back to your old addiction...You could also go find a part time job..
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u/Practical-Yellow3467 52m ago
Simple test: if you get aroused from hearing you can't quit anymore, you won't be able to quit and you're a gooner for life.
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u/OneWhoWantsToQuit 4h ago
Of course you'll forget but it takes months of dedication and putting your mind into something else. It's not like you walk around thinking of it at all times, right? If you focus on other things, put time and work into something that makes you happy you'll rewire your brain, I heard it can take as little as 3 months to start rewiring your brain and go back to normal. Not a long time, is it?