How To Quit Porn


) Escalation of the addiction


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Dr. David Smith - How To Quit Porn (2nd Edition)

2) Escalation of the addiction 
Escalation can take on many forms but will always drag an addict down a slippery slope. Escalation 
can be into more extreme genres and time spend watching porn, as the brain tries to get the same 
high it experienced before. Or it can be a questioning of sexuality. There is an abundance of 
situations where straight people think they might be gay, or gay people think they might be straight, 
contrary to their nature, because of what they have watched and the ways that they have been 
influenced. The only solution to get back your sexuality is to completely abstain from porn and give 
it time for your mind to recover to your default state, whatever that might be. 
Escalation is especially dangerous because it happens gradually without awareness. The brain knows 
no boundaries when it comes to an addiction like porn. This results in watching porn more and 
more times a day, losing track of time and self-control, having multiple tabs open, watching one 
video for a few seconds before seeking out different (usually more novel) content. Eventually the 
chasing of the high becomes far more arousing than the porn itself. By this point, porn that initially 
was repulsive would now be considered normal. Keep in mind that there really is no such thing as 
normal porn. 


As you become unable to find joy in other things throughout your life, and your brain becomes 
numbed and unable to think clearly, it is susceptible to seek out more extreme content. So many 
addicts are unaware of how they are escalating in the moment. 
After watching porn multiple times a day, you begin to notice that porn infiltrates into real life. The 
line between what is and what isn’t porn becomes blurred. Sexual thoughts begin to take over from 
normal mental functioning. This becomes all-consuming. The worst feeling is when it seems that 
your entire life and world around you is just porn. Everything else becomes less interesting, the body 
loses its vitality, and anything that was once joyful now becomes difficult to extract any pleasure 
from, or even becomes burdensome. Yet there is no end in sight to sexual urges. 
These consequences happen gradually. You might not be aware until it’s too late. After several years 
of just getting through life without addressing the addiction, you may find things getting much 
worse. 
On the topic of fetishes. Fetishes may be created or worsen from watching porn. These can be 
extremely unhealthy and difficult to recover from. These artificial fetishes may encourage an addict 
to keep watching. 
Realize that some are natural, and others are induced by porn. The natural ones are harmless enough 
– these are ones that you were born with, that have been with you before consuming porn and will 
be with you even after you quit porn. The ones that need to go are those that are caused by porn. 
These can be destructive and escalate to be much worse, even though they are only based on illusions 
and false beliefs. 
Though a natural fetish may have contributed to porn addiction in the first place, realize that the 
fetish in itself is not bad. It helps keep sex interesting, and if controlled properly, should not lead to 
an obsession. Many fetishes are extremely common but not discussed. If you have any fetishes you are 
definitely not alone, so don’t let this bother you. The goal is to get rid of porn-induced fetishes, 
which are more extreme than the natural ones that you are born with. Over time these will go away
though anything that you were born with will probably remain. 
Ultimately, by acting under the influence of porn, you can do things that make yourself truly 
unhappy. The questioning of sexuality is a destructive effect of porn. Studies have shown that sexual 
preferences are conditioned over time, as a response to what causes orgasm. Following puberty, you 
will know you feel. Don’t ever let porn make you question what you hold dear. Not acting on 
fetishes will weaken them dramatically to the point where they do not affect your life. 

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