Ask HN: Is pornography harmful and what effects you noticed from abstaining?
I'm seeing an increasing voice that pornography is harmful. Like many men, I admit that I am no stranger to it having watched it since I was in my early teens. Now that I am in my 30s I realize how much it made me view humans as objects and the human cost behind it. If it was produced by AI I might have less qualms about it but I realize so many broken people are in the industry.
What have you done to abstain from it, how do you fight the urge to fall back on it, and for those successfully in cessation, what effects have you noticed?
I'm about 1 month in and I feel boredom and can't say if it has any impact at all, other than feeling frustrated.
In my memory quitting tobacco had similar withdrawl and I'm actually quite surprised of similar symptoms.
I am convinced however that this is the right path and I want to invite HN to share their thoughts on this matter.
What have you done to abstain from it, how do you fight the urge to fall back on it, and for those successfully in cessation, what effects have you noticed?
I'm about 1 month in and I feel boredom and can't say if it has any impact at all, other than feeling frustrated.
In my memory quitting tobacco had similar withdrawl and I'm actually quite surprised of similar symptoms.
I am convinced however that this is the right path and I want to invite HN to share their thoughts on this matter.