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Does anybody here watch adult videos? (P0rn) Do you think it cause your brain to have intrusive thoughts about literally everything?
Does anybody here watch adult videos? (P0rn) Do you think it cause your brain to have intrusive thoughts about literally everything?
Porn influences OCD and doesn't have a good effect on it. It makes intrusive thoughts worse and can create obsessions. I know from personal experiences and the experiences of others. It's also common for intrusive thoughts to get worse during 'self intimacy' if you catch my drift, lol. I gave up porn for these reasons.
Thanks, I'm trying to quit too. 1 week strong
@Walkingtalkingbreathing So proud of you !!! š¤
YES this was one of the triggers for my recent flare up, had to get off of porn COMPLETELY (i have slip ups ofc but mostly w written smut) i used to look at nsfw twitter (stupidly bc i didnāt want pornhub in my search history incase my dad saw it although i used it occasionally) and i had come across a questionable video in someoneās likes (did not search for anything like it) that has sent me into multiple panic attacks and tbh i feel like iām experiencing low grade ptsd from things i have seen while browsing for porn porn and the ocd brain do not mix well. i feel itās also easier to get addicted. i for one would compulsively look at porn and not even get off to it
Heavy on the compulses šš
Dude I feel you so hard š OCD around porn is a nightmare
@Northern_Downpour im literally so happy someone can relate, tbh iāve been spending the majority of my days now on reddit researching this and itās a common problem on twitter itās worse w false memories too bc what i had seen was like borderline like they could have honestly been 20 i just canāt tell bc the image in my mind is blurry and it didnāt say their ages (although unfortunately burned into my brain)
My therapist had me watch porn as part of erp! Worst mistake ever! I completely lost sense of reality!!!! Porn is so bad for your brain! But Iām glad you donāt want to keep watching
I immediately switched my therapist after that session.
Yup. And it destroys my brain even more. I feel disgusting like a fucking monster šš
Same
Pornography and OCD are a very bad combination and I would recommend anyone who is going through OCD not watch porn at all. There are a variety of themes that can show up within these two things such as real event, hocd, and pocd. Checking compulsions are also very bad for OCD and porn. None of it is worth it and it's very debilitating. I'm someone that has struggled with porn for a long time and not watching it is a lot better than watching it for me personally. I saw that you are trying to quit in a reply above, and I'm proud of you for that!! :)
Thank you!!
@BigGip09 Yes but what do I do do I just use my imagination? Itās hard for me to do that because my intrusive thoughts , nothing is distracting me . I donāt know what to do
@Idktbh As hard as this sounds, I think a break from porn and masturbation is something that could help along with finding a hobby that can really keep you engaged. I know that's not easy and it seems easier to just escape with PMO. I have the same problem and it's very difficult to keep away from.
Sorry if this is a bit of an odd post, but Iām wondering if there are any girls out there that have specifically struggled with shame around watching porn? A lot of my real-event ocd stems from watching that kind of content in the past, and for some reason it feels particularly taboo as a woman. As a young teen, I saw some genuinely disturbing things, and I think a lot of that was to do with having unrestricted access to the internet. However, despite lots of people telling me āthatās normal teen curiosityā it just never feels like it applies to me, and that Iām genuinely just a sexual deviant. I think because that kind of content is so graphic and overstimulating itās really stuck in my brain, and I just wish I could turn back the clock and switch off the computer. Iāve recently been struggling with doing typical āgirlyā stuff because I feel tainted and gross, and I just want to get back to feeling myself again.
How long should I do ERP, so that my brain gets used to it, not to say tired?! I've been working for about three months, but everything still seems vivid in my head, there are even vulgar words in detail... since the sexual topic is both a groinal and a feeling that I want to touch myself. It's mostly related to faces and genitals, so how exactly can that go, if it's emphasized that sex pictures in themselves give that feeling, whoever is in them?
Iām a csa survivor which made me develop hypersexuality while actually being a asexual individual. (Where I did CP and talked to groomers and sexted, ect ect) A few months ago Iāve started to heal, but the fact that Iāve seen so many private parts since I was idk, young? I imagine them everywhere, itās really frustrating and sometimes I also get intrusive thoughts about other kids or my siblings. Itās deeply distributing but I also kind of think of it from a curious kind of aspect which I despise too. Honestly I have a hard time with any kid in underwear, my intrusive thoughts have been ALOT the last months and theyāre really really overwhelming. I also easily go into overanalysing them or even trying to figure out more clearer the thoughts to ātest myselfā. I think, I hope. Idk itās scary
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