This is kinda off the topic of hocd but whenever I get into some of my bad phases with hocd I’ve always turned to porn. And even before hocd, porn was a regular thing for me. But even as of know I watch porn 2-3 times a day (which includes master-bating). So I thought to my self am I becoming addicted? Now I’m looking up stuff on porn addiction and all this other crap and I got the same anxiety when I first got my hocd. But my point is if I was to quit porn, can I ever watch porn again? how am I supposed to cope with my hocd? Is it gay now that I stopped looking at heterosexual porn? Just a little advice would help.

I am also addicted to porn. Some percent of people have a strong desire for frequent having a sex whenever possible. They will be so horny forever and they are expected to find a way for a temporary pleasure atleast. It's never ever a bad thing to watch porn in our daily life. Also, if it's giving a feel of addiction, the time lapse will give you a boring feel which can deviate your seduction. Watching the lesbian or gay or transsexualistic contents will not harm on any thing.

Are you assuming that you are gay for not watching heterosexual porn anymore? Following, do you believe whatever form of porn you watch determines your own sexuality?

I think you need to test that prediction then. Also porn addicts really mimic a lot of hocd and POCD and also rocd and tocd themes in this disorder. Go on nofap forums. I use it way less now and really want to stop altogether as I have overused in the past so it really is like acholoism. Don’t forget you now have a very active dopamine circuit that wants the fix as soon as possible. It will do and send anything to you to get it.

It can be a night mare. I take breaks and even when I engage in sex and self stim with none of that, I’m getting proper urges and aches to basically cum. Then we get the lovely images and thoughts. Which is so nice!! I need to reboot on so many levels guys. Way beyond my sexual ocd which I think is only a symptom.

I'm right there with you mate.

@nicky371 yes. I I watched a video saying that one of the ways to get rid of porn addiction is to get rid of anything that has to deal with porn. So follow a lot of models and porn stars on instagram so I thought If I was to unfollow them I wouldn’t have anything to look at and that could be gay

@Soniclen said it well. You can get seriously addicted to porn and masturbation to the point that it ruins your real life sex drive.

All of u that are saying porn is bad are the same people who r in a relationship. As for me I’m a nerd in high school that has never had a girlfriend. So what am I supposed to do to make my self sexually happy again without porn. What is too much porn. Is once a day fine? Or once a week?

@Jalen I have recently gone through something similar to your situation. I did not beat myself up about because I knew like everything else there was a way to help this urge and soon relieve it. I continued with it and eventually I naturally got bored and also I kind of got disgusted by it. Idk maybe this may not be the way you end it but this is how I did. Maybe I’m just hardheaded and chose to continue knowing internally that it would stop.