Recovery789
Member
Hello,
I posted this in the porn addiction forum but thought I’d post here since I am the partner of a porn addict. My husband is struggling with compulsive porn use and porn-induced ED and is trying to reboot. During his reboot, is it advised that he refrain from masturbating? I ask because he has been masturbating every so often to fantasies of porn (scenes he holds onto) and I’m concerned this fixation is still hitting his dopamine center and slowing down his healing process. I thought if he masturbated and fantasized about me that would be healthier, but I’m not even sure about that.
And finally, is it OK for us to be engaged sexually with one another during his reboot? Because of his addiction we rarely have sex, but we want to rekindle our intimacy and sex life and I’m wondering how that fits in with the reboot.
I want to ensure full recovery and support him through this and I don’t want vestiges of his addiction to stifle his progress.
Thanks for your advice!
I posted this in the porn addiction forum but thought I’d post here since I am the partner of a porn addict. My husband is struggling with compulsive porn use and porn-induced ED and is trying to reboot. During his reboot, is it advised that he refrain from masturbating? I ask because he has been masturbating every so often to fantasies of porn (scenes he holds onto) and I’m concerned this fixation is still hitting his dopamine center and slowing down his healing process. I thought if he masturbated and fantasized about me that would be healthier, but I’m not even sure about that.
And finally, is it OK for us to be engaged sexually with one another during his reboot? Because of his addiction we rarely have sex, but we want to rekindle our intimacy and sex life and I’m wondering how that fits in with the reboot.
I want to ensure full recovery and support him through this and I don’t want vestiges of his addiction to stifle his progress.
Thanks for your advice!