Swinging Teen Local Swingers Breaking addiction to porn will not be easy, this is one fact that you have to accept when you are planning to start anytime soon. Your patience will be tested, your determination will be tried, and your mind will be playing tricks on you, begging to get back to what you've gotten so used to. Understanding, knowledge and acceptance will be your weapon and the support of your friends and family will be your shield. So, ready to get started? The tips below can help.
Understanding
As mentioned, you will need understanding if you're really serious about ditching the bad habit that you've picked up. But what do you need to understand exactly? Well, there are a few things actually. Take how porn addiction can damage relationships for example, or how it can warp your view of your partner or the opposite sex.
If you really want to recover you'll also need to know and understand more about the recovery roadblocks that you'll encounter along the way. The more you know about the problem the more you'll be able to find effective solutions for it. So learn as much as you can first.
Control your surroundings
You've probably heard of the saying "out of sight, out of mind" right? You've probably even used it a couple of times to handle various situations in your life. Now, you'll need it more than ever. Of course it will not ultimately kill your cravings for porn but it will still be effective in controlling your exposure to it. Some of the things you can do would include:
Replace bad habits with good ones
This can't be emphasized strongly enough as it seems many are still at a loss on what to do when they give up porn. There are actually thousands you can explore that will be able to replace your addiction. Exercise, spending more time with your family, camping, starting a collection, reading, etc. - there's a lot to choose from, all you have to do is take your pick and work on it ASAP.
Understanding
As mentioned, you will need understanding if you're really serious about ditching the bad habit that you've picked up. But what do you need to understand exactly? Well, there are a few things actually. Take how porn addiction can damage relationships for example, or how it can warp your view of your partner or the opposite sex.
If you really want to recover you'll also need to know and understand more about the recovery roadblocks that you'll encounter along the way. The more you know about the problem the more you'll be able to find effective solutions for it. So learn as much as you can first.
Control your surroundings
You've probably heard of the saying "out of sight, out of mind" right? You've probably even used it a couple of times to handle various situations in your life. Now, you'll need it more than ever. Of course it will not ultimately kill your cravings for porn but it will still be effective in controlling your exposure to it. Some of the things you can do would include:
- Throwing out any physical pornographic items that you have like DVD's, CD's and magazines.
- Cleaning your computer of any videos and pictures that you have as well as the caches and bookmarks on your browser.
- Installing a porn blocker.
- Moving your PC to a highly visible area.
Replace bad habits with good ones
This can't be emphasized strongly enough as it seems many are still at a loss on what to do when they give up porn. There are actually thousands you can explore that will be able to replace your addiction. Exercise, spending more time with your family, camping, starting a collection, reading, etc. - there's a lot to choose from, all you have to do is take your pick and work on it ASAP.
