Reposting from the megathread since it's slow atm and wanted to share the good news!
I have some good news to report. I've made some headway in cutting porn out of my life. I haven't looked at it in days! I consider this some progress as I needed it to get off. So instead I'm using drawn smut as a substitute and I don't feel the same self-loathing for getting off to stuff I'd normally not be comfortable with. I've also cut down on getting off all together, down from every day to every 2-3 days, again progress!
Next up is to quit smoking/vaping and start incorporating some exercise into my life. I'm thinking about getting back into walking again as I used to do it a lot.
People can definitely become compulsive with porn and need to make a change, so if it was a negative influence for you, I’m glad you’ve stopped watching it. I’ve just seen a huge increase in this “exploitation” rhetoric that coincides with a huge increase in the deplatforming, shadowbanning, and debanking of sex workers.
I mean this in a comradely way, but the view that porn=exploitation is anti-sex work and it can be harmful for us. 😕 I know people don’t mean to cause harm but y’all are falling for very effective anti-sex propaganda.
Thanks for correcting me then! Yeah it was compulsive and harmful to my mental health. I'll edit my post.
Thank you for being open to feedback.
I’m glad you have been successful with stopping compulsive behavior. I’ve never struggled with porn but definitely have struggled with compulsive spending/shopping so I know it can be hard to make a change. I hope your mental health continues to improve