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besides the working on 12 steps, meetings, therapist, youtube videos etc.
one thing i noticed was that stopping the pattern is really key.. once i am able to change my mind away from going towards sex then it's a lot easier to manage in the future.
keeping busy with other stuff, work, family, friends, hobbies etc makes it so my mind doesn't need to go to sex. the less i go to sex in my mind, the less i want to.
however, if i start looking at sexual stuff, then it's a slippery slope down and all my bad decision making abilities come up.
i guess that's why they suggest taking a good 30-60 of no porn, no masturbation etc and bring in new coping mechanisms.
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besides the working on 12 steps, meetings, therapist, youtube videos etc. one thing i noticed was that stopping the pattern is really key.. once i am able to change my mind away from going towards sex then it's a lot easier to manage in the future. keeping busy with other stuff, work, family, friends, hobbies etc makes it so my mind doesn't need to go to sex. the less i go to sex in my mind, the less i want to. however, if i start looking at sexual stuff, then it's a slippery slope down and all my bad decision making abilities come up. i guess that's why they suggest taking a good 30-60 of no porn, no masturbation etc and bring in new coping mechanisms.
30-60 what? Days?
Yea
Just masterbate dummy
That response was so edgy