Pretty much the title of the post. I started watching porn at a very young age (12 I think) and stuck with it for 13 years. Without retelling my entire life story, porn is the only sexual outlet I have.
I wanted to quit for a while now due to ethical (I don’t think I have to elaborate how fucked up the porn industry is to anyone here) and psychological reasons but so far it always ends in me quitting for a few days and then returning.
I want to stop, I can’t call myself a communist while engaging with something that is so vile and opposed to communist principles but I don’t know how to change my habits in a way that allows me to permanently quit and satisfy my urges in a different way.
Be careful not to get sucked into the right-wing “no fap” spaces and narratives
The “no fap/no nut november” thing never really made sense to me. Masturbation, male, female, or otherwise, isn’t actually the problem. There are no real health risks as long as you don’t do it way too much, and even evidence that it can be beneficial to sexual health if done in moderation. The psychological and ethical harms associated with the activity come from pornography and the greater capitalist industry that has cropped up around it, not the act itself. There are healthy ways to pleasure yourself that don’t involve the exploitative and mentally detrimental aspects that porn brings. I guess it’s not as simple as “just don’t watch porn when you do it” especially if you’re already addicted, but it’s definitely possible for everyone if you work on it, with possible therapy/psychiatric help for severe cases.
Yeah that’s why I asked for advice here and not on R*ddit. A thread like this would be swamped by no fap lunatics and Liberals screaming how porn and prostitution is actually empowering for women.