jkkk said:Still a bit amazed.
Honestly, guys - to all of you who reboot and put in effort, but feel that it is not working as great:
- as William wrote in his great (a must-read) thread (http://legacy.rebootnation.org/index.php?topic=1256.0) we are addicted to dopamine, NOT porn
- this is crucially important. Why? Because if you guys are addicted, like I am, your brain will work around porn to find you artificial dopamine kicks: searching Facebook, looking in the Internet, staring at girls on the streets -> you will NOT WATCH PORN BUT STILL YOU WILL BE ON THE DOPAMINE KICK
- so do not stop watching Fb or images in the Internet (gossip sites - the worst of all) out of pure will to not watch, but to reboot, to effectively reboot
- the mistake I made was that I always knew that Fb and images, and staring is bad but thought that is still not PMOing so better do that than PMO
- that is bullshit; it is merely the same - if you're looking for real, life changing effect, drop all dopamine cravings
- this is a lifestyle change, I must say
- please keep fingers crossed that I stay on the path that I now tread
- I want to stay on it very much
J.
What you are describing is a big change and I agree with you that this is probably the most effective way to go!
I noticed that my brain (?) wants those kicks still and just because I dropped P it don't mean I find it elsewhere. It changes of course, what the poison of the week is, but its always there in the addicted brain. Gonna take a good long think about this. Thanks for sharing!