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Copypasting a comment I left yesterday about this:
Porn has always been my vice. I don't drink or smoke or do drugs.
Maybe a year or two ago I managed to go without porn for maybe three months, which was my longest streak since I started watching porn. But alas, I relapsed and continue to do so.
My problems with quitting it are:
>Ease of accessibility.
If you want booze or fags or drugs you have to go out and actually buy it. If you're lying in bed and want one of these things, it's a pain in the ass to have to get up, get dressed, put your shoes on and go out and get it, plus it costs money. Whereas with porn, you can be consuming it within 20 seconds of even thinking about it. It is the most easily accessible vice out there.
>Escapism
My life is very dull and lifeless. Few things bring me enjoyment these days. Gaming can be a nice distraction but I find it hard to concentrate because I am worrying about other things. Porn is the only thing that gets me so in-the-zone that I can pretty much block everything else out and only focus on that for a while. It's pure escapism for me.
>Dopamine hit
There is nothing like porn for a pure dopamine hit. I know they say you should quit porn to reset your receptors so you aren't saturated in dopamine, but the problem is I don't get any dopamine from anywhere else. Maybe a tiny bit from gaming, but nothing like porn. I have nothing else positive going on in my life. I hate where I live and want to move out, which might be some time off yet. I have no real hobbies, and I have no interest in starting any hobbies, because I have no motivation. The only thing that motivates me is the idea of moving out and having freedom and independence. I am saving money for that, but as I said it takes time, and housing prices are through the roof at the moment. Even dingy little flats are too expensive for me right now. So the only joy I actually get is from watching porn.
