How to break the addiction cycle

Porn addiction can be a challenging problem to overcome. One of the key factors in overcoming porn addiction is learning how to beat the triggers that lead to porn use. In this article, I will discuss some strategies to help you beat the triggers of porn addiction.

I think it is crucial to understand how the addiction cycle works. Before we dive into the steps of overcoming porn addiction, here is an infographic to help you understand the four stages of the porn addiction cycle.

Essentially, these are the 4 components of the addiction cycle. You have the cue, craving, binge, and finally relapse. If you start to binge, you will inevitably relapse. You have to do everything in your power to prevent the cycle from ever making it to this point. You need to pick the part of the cycle that is easiest to break, and that is the cue stage. The cue stage is where the cycle starts. It is also where the cycle can end as well.

The key to beating addictions in general

Research has shown that smokers who went to prison are more likely to quit smoking than those who did not. This is due to the fact that smoking is often prohibited in prisons, and inmates are not allowed to smoke. Smokers in prison are forced to break the addiction cycle because they never get the cue to smoke. In fact, the addiction cycle never even starts.They are forced to quite. As it turns out, you can also force yourself to quite by eliminating the cue stage, which is outlined in this article.

1. Identify your triggers

The first step in beating the triggers of porn addiction is to identify your triggers. Everyone’s triggers are different, and it is essential to recognize what triggers you specifically. Some common triggers for porn addiction include boredom, stress, anxiety, loneliness, and even certain environments or people. Once you have identified your triggers, you can start to develop strategies to avoid or manage them. For instance, if you always get urges at 11 pm at night you should leave the phone outside of your room.

2. Completely remove triggers from your environment

This is the most consequential step for beating your addiction. If you haven’t already (I’m going to assume you have), delete all porn from your computer and phone. Next, you need to prevent yourself from ever accessing porn. This is truly the key. Just like the smokers, you can prevent yourself from getting cues.

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How to block porn on your router

Installing a porn blocker is the first step. Here is a list of porn blockers for you to potentially use. I personally use OpenDns for blocking porn on my router. It is free and you can custom block any content on a router wide basis. It will take around 10 minutes to set up.

How to block porn on your computer browser

For those of you who didn’t know, Google has a safe search option that can be turned on to filter adult content. The problem with it is Google doesn’t allow the “lock safe search on” option anymore. It can be turned off at any time.

Fortunately, it is actually possible to completely lock safe search on. I’ll show you how.

Locking SafeSearch using Command Prompt is a straightforward process. Here’s how to do it:

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type “cmd” in the text field and press Enter to open Command Prompt.
3. Type the following command and press Enter: “ipconfig /flushdns”. This will clear your computer’s DNS cache.
4. Next, type the following command and press Enter: “ping forcesafesearch.google.com”. This will send a ping request to Google’s SafeSearch server.
5. If the ping is successful, type the following command and press Enter: “echo off | clip”. This will copy a blank space to your clipboard.
6. Go to your preferred web browser and open the Google search page.
7. In the search bar, right-click and select “Paste” to paste the blank space.
8. Hit Enter to perform the search, and you should see a message that SafeSearch is locked.

Once you do this, you should be able to completely porn proof your browser.

How to block porn on your iphone

Blocking pornographic content on your iPhone using Screen Time is a straightforward process. First, go to the Settings app on your iPhone, and select Screen Time. If you have not set up Screen Time before, you will need to do so by selecting the “Turn On Screen Time” option. Once you have enabled Screen Time, select the “Content & Privacy Restrictions” option and enable it. You can then select the “Content Restrictions” option and choose “Web Content.” Here, you can choose to block adult websites, or you can add specific websites to the “Never Allow” list. Once you have made your selections, your iPhone will block access to pornographic content on Safari and other web browsers. You may have to set a screen time password as well.

3. Join a community online

There are some phenomenal communities online relating to porn addiction. NoFap is the biggest one, with over a million members of the NoFap community on reddit. There is also nofap.com, which is the official website. There are several other communities online that are great for reaching out, forming support groups, accountability partners,. etc. This is definitely helpful when it comes to finding the motivation to conquer your addiction.

I think these are the 3 necessary steps for beating your porn addiction. Porn addiction is very difficult to break, but with understanding and a little bit of willpower you will have a shot at freeing yourself. I hope I was able to help you out, good luck!