However, if you find yourself watching it excessively, this might signify that you have a porn addiction.
Read on to learn more about these strategies and others below.
Recognizing a porn addiction is tricky as theres no official diagnosis for it.
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However, there is enough research to point to people having real struggles with porn.
Like with any addiction, if porn addiction is ignored, it can havenegative consequences.
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You could be doing so for religious or ethical reasons.
you should probably make a clean sweep of all of that kind of content.
Once the content is readily available around you, its easy to slip back to old habits.
Have someone you trust create the passwords that keep pornographic content on your devices blocked.
This is a major step to breaking the hold that pornography has over you.
Taking things one day at a time isn’t just for people with drug and alcohol addictions.
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Asupport grouphelps you remember that you are not alone.
On that journey, you might find yourself slipping back into old habits.
Whenever that happens, dont waste any time beating yourself up.
So the first thing to do when considering treatment for porn addiction is tospeak to a therapist.
CBT aims to help you recognize and change negative thoughts and behaviors.
Acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT) is another popular form of psychotherapy used in addiction treatment.
As with all things, finding the right balance is key.
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