+18 only please Is there anyone on here that has their OCD heavily focused on pornography? It's how my OCD came up in the first place. This article here basically sums up how I feel about it all: https://fightthenewdrug.org/true-story-shame-kept-me-from-quitting-porn/

I want to be the one to tell you that you deserve better. That you can put an end to it. Everybody deserves to have more than just moving pixels on a screen. This shit is hurting people, but you can stop it. It's never too late, man/ma'am. The last thing I want to bring to someone struggling with this is any ounce of shame. Don't rely on that to make yourself feel better.

@BigGip09 Thank you!

@Loomin You're very welcome. If it helps, I've been 5 months free from it. I can gladly give you some advice that can help!

@BigGip09 Advice would be welcome!!

@Loomin At the beginning of the year, I remember when I struggled to put down that kind of content. I thought it would help me in my confirmation of attraction to women and that it would not be a problem for my OCD. Turns out that just made everything worse and I was pent up with anxiety and worry more than ever. A good OCD friend of mine helped me stop little by little. This isn't something that I have done alone nor do I recommend doing alone. Any support by your side would be strongly valuable. Your first step should be to cut off any and all kinds of pathways to the content. Absolutely no access points should be available as you begin. That means deleting any content that is saved, blocking all websites that you can think of, blocking key words, etc. There are apps for this on your phone or whatever device you find yourself watching it most on. I will also say that it is very difficult to break free at the beginning. By this point, you've trained your mine to associate pleasure with only this content, and that will not help in the long run. Your dopamine receptors are fried, but they can be reversed. They will take a lot of time, but it is possible. I also recommend an app called I Am Sober. There, you can track your progress on how you're doing day by day, create reasons why you want this addiction to stop, and by making an account there, you can connect with fellow strugglers for supportive use. Relapses WILL HAPPEN, and that is not a bad thing. Do not beat yourself up for giving into your addiction after a few days or at a time you wish you hadn't. When relapses do happen, take note of why, how, and when they happened. Note your triggers, and find ways to either avoid them or negate them when they arrive. Exercise, company, and keeping yourself busy with hobbies and people are great for distractions. If the problem is porn and masturbating, you can disconnect the two by leaving porn completely out of the equation and only keep masturbation. If the problem is only porn, then you will only work to stop watching it. I've been 5 months free, and I can say that I'm a step closer to where I want to be compared to before. Now, I don't have any feeling to watch it. The only time it ever comes up in my life is through intrusive thoughts because of how much I'm bothered by the mere existence of it. I hope all of this helps you. Take your time with it, be kind to yourself, and keep trying as you take this time to revert the very thing that has been affecting your life for so long. Good luck. :)

@BigGip09 Thanks mate!

I suppose 13 is the unfortunate average that were exposed to this stuff. It was the same for me. Some of my OCD friends have the same problem as we do when it comes to theme. The guilt is just so nerve wracking isn't it? You aren't alone. I've seen that kind of stuff a lot when I was that young. Most of them were all fiction, but I think some were more fucked up than others..

@BigGip09 Hey thank you! I felt so guilty about it because I watched some fucked up Mangas and some of the characters looked really young. I feel a lot better about myself don't worry, I'm not the same person as I am right now and I was a kid

@bluesapphire Yeah don't worry I've had the same experiences as you. I was young and I've seen young characters inside those kind of things. It was all really fucked up. And it was even more messed up things of shows that I grew up watching. I don't know how this stuff was so easily accessible but it was. And I thought it was all okay at the time. The guilt and shame is crazy. But I agree. We aren't the same people we were as teenagers. We grow and we get better. I'm 5 months free from watching that stuff and I have no incentive to go back. Hey, thank you very much for commenting. With simply writing what you said, it's a helpful reminder that I'm not alone.

@BigGip09 I'm really proud of you!!! Keep going my friend you're doing great And I'm glad sharing my experience helped you, you actually helped me too by sharing back so thank you so much. We're never alone, we need to remember that.. Thank you :^) ❤