Do you feel that porn was once a casual enjoyment but has now become more and more of an obsession?

Have you decided that it is now time to finally put an end to your dependence on porn?

This post will help you end your addiction.

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There was a time when pornographic videos were rare, and porn addiction wasn't an issue.

25 years ago the only place that you could see pictures of naked women/men was in top shelf magazines that were not easy to get hold.

Moreover, a pornographic video was only an option if a mate stole one from his older brother's stash.

Fast forward to today and porn videos are available at the touch of a button, on your desktop or mobile.

While this is pretty amazing  – because you can have visual access to your fantasies 24-hours a day,  and free at that, – this can cause problems.

Porn addiction is considered a behavioral addiction that is characterized by an ever-growing compulsion to view pornographic content or material (1).

The Problem with Porn on Tap

Mother Nature wired us this way. It is nothing to be ashamed of.

We are attracted to members of the opposite sex, and in some cases the same sex. We enjoy having sex and watching other people have sex. No shame in this, it has been going on for thousands of years.

Where things differ is that historically sex has been treated as something quite sacred; not necessarily something to be done in private between two people, but something that is more than just a physical encounter. It was/is a connection of beings. It was something that could only be engaged in when time and situations permitted.

Now you can access multiple websites that can provide you with as much visual sexual encounter as you can consume. And clever marketers are constantly finding new ways to entice you in by pressing different buttons that trigger your sex hormones and make you desire more of the same.

The problem with beer on tap is that you're likely to drink more. It is the same with porn.

Online pornography use is on the rise, with a potential for addiction considering the “triple A” influence (accessibility, affordability, anonymity). This problematic use might have adverse effects in sexual development and sexual functioning, especially among the young population (2).

5 Ways Porn Addiction Can Take Ruin Your Life

Porn addiction starts as a harmless regular masturbation session and ends up becoming a monster than takes over your mind, and ultimately steals value from your real-world experience.

1. Disruption to Your Daily Life

You become addicted to the thrill. It is no different to the enjoyment of being drunk or the rush of taking particular drugs. You can't wait to get your next fix, and as such you find yourself spending more and more time watching porn.

This eats into your life and affects your work productivity, the amount of time you spend with your friends and loved ones, and the time you have for your hobbies and the things you used to enjoy.

Your productivity, social life and ultimately your potential for success and happiness tanks.

2. Relationship Problems

Relationships where one partner is addicted to porn can lead to a reduction in intimacy, emotional distance, reduced sexual satisfaction, and an overall poorer quality of relationship.

Porn addiction isn't just something that robs you of time in your relationships but also of the normality of intimacy. Continuously watching others having sex so easily and freely and often in an aggressive and unnatural format has a negative impact on your sexual encounters.

It distorts your understanding of what a normal sexual relationship should be like. And even if that isn't the case,  you may find yourself wanting to watch porn rather than have sex in the real world – because the fantasy becomes better than the reality.

Internet pornography's unique properties (limitless novelty, potential for easy escalation to more extreme material, video format, etc.) may be potent enough to condition sexual arousal to aspects of Internet pornography use that do not readily transition to real-life partners, such that sex with desired partners may not register as meeting expectations and arousal declines (3).

3. Cravings & The Desire for More

They say that with cocaine you are forever chasing your first line, but no line is ever as good as the first one. The same becomes true with porn addiction.

You find yourself requiring increasing amounts to satisfy your requirement; you are constantly chasing that thrill that you first had when you first discovered this escapism.

This means that you may find yourself exploring categories of porn that you would never have previously thought of doing.

4. Guilt and Fear

It is not unusual for someone addicted to porn to feel guilty about watching the videos. You feel guilty for not being able to stop, but also fearful of being found out by parents, friends or your intimate partner.

Living with this guilt and fear can really get on top of you and cause you to become depressed or withdrawn. This then becomes a vicious cycle because you use the porn for temporary fulfillment but ultimately it makes you feel worse.

5. Sleep Deprivation

Porn addiction usually goes hand in hand with sleep deprivation, or at the very least an unhealthy sleep cycle. This is particularly problematic for those who are addicted to watching porn and don't live alone.

You tend to go to bed much later because you are accessing the videos late at night when others are asleep and you have more privacy.

The addiction is such that you might stay up until 2, 3 or 4 in the morning and then feel crappy the next day. This isn't good for your health or career.

How Do You Know If You Are Addicted to Porn?

So how do you know if you're addicted to porn.  Which of the following describes you:

• I feel powerless to resist the urge to view porn.
• I frequently spend more time or money on porn than I initially intended.
• I have made many unsuccessful attempts to limit or stop viewing porn.
• I spend a significant portion of time viewing porn, thinking about porn, or engaging in activities that will enable access to porn.
• I neglect family, social, or work obligations to view porn.
• I continue to use porn despite experiencing negative consequences.
• I pass up opportunities, or consider passing up opportunities, to have more time to use or view porn.
• I feel anxious, stressed, or irritable if I’m unable to access porn.

How to Quit Porn for Good!

You might be wondering why a website about brainwave and mind entrainment is writing about porn addiction. Well, for the very reason that this is all about losing control of your mind and finding a way to regain that control

The good news is that you can stop the addiction but probably not in the way that you have read on other websites or through the advice given out by charitable organizations.

Counseling and reading is generally not that helpful.

Why? Because habits (which are very closely related to addictions) like this can only be broken by altering mindset.

The mind is incredibly powerful: The only way to change a behavior is to get to the root cause of the problem and remap the thoughts and feelings steering the ship.

You need to remap the way you think: Thought is the primary cause of everything in your life. If you change the way you think, you change the way you live your life.

Think of the mind like a central processing unit: You need to reprogram this unit so that what you think and believe becomes the mental equivalent of exactly what you want to experience.

So, if you want to experience normal, intimate relationships again; if you want to be able to occasionally watch a pornographic video and not feel compelled to keep watching them all the time; and if you want to be able to work normally and sleep normally without thinking about watching porn, then you need to remap this central processing unit.

You will know through your experience of porn addiction that the thoughts you think trigger images and feelings, and then you carry out an action (watching porn) consistent with those thoughts and feelings.

It is those thoughts and those feelings that push you towards watching porn, even though you are trying to resist doing it.

Two of the best ways to remap your mind for different and more positive behavioral outcomes is through hypnosis and subliminal messaging.

And the good news is that you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on a therapist to access this treatment. You can do so on your own and in private and cure this problem by yourself without anyone else knowing.

1. Hypnosis

Hypnosis enables you to break the negative trance of addiction and be free to enjoy a healthier relationship with sex and intimacy.

You can break free of intrusive images in your mind and therefore focus your thoughts and energy of other areas of life such as work, relationships, friends, and hobbies.

You'll begin to take back control of your mind, so that you can:

• relax deeply instead of chasing the elusive buzz of viewing porn
• recognize porn as a fraud, one that blunts the senses and steals your time
• meet your emotional needs in more positive ways instead of through the unrealistic lens of the screen
• rebuild relationships with women without thinking that sex is all it's about.

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2. Subliminal Messaging

Your everyday conscious way of learning is through repeated experience and practice. Through this process, new information will be stored deep within your mind on an unconscious level.

This is how we learn to ride a bicycle, learn math, or even develop our confidence and establish self-beliefs for example.

Subliminal learning bypasses this conscious experience and practice stage and sends information directly to your unconscious mind.

If the same subliminal messages are sent frequently enough, this will lead to the same outcome, i.e. a shift in your self-beliefs. The only difference is that the shift comes naturally, from within.

Subliminal audio can be used to improve any area of your life. For example, you can increase your motivation, boost your self-esteem, and treat addictions and phobias. Any behavior can be treated because all behaviors arise from subconscious programming.

You can use subliminal messaging to reduce the frequency and intensity of your impulses to view porn, and subliminally reprogram yourself not to be compelled to view porn, and increase your willpower to resist temptation.

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I hope this article has helped you understand your porn addiction better and equipped you with the tools to get to the root of the problem.

Remember that self-control all begins with you taking control of your thinking. And the first way to take control of any situation is to take action, to move forward and do something to change it.

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