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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You don't have to quit porn 100%. It's normal and it only becomes a problem when it's consuming your life. Trying to stop jerking off is retarded because the urge will become all-consuming and you'll want to kill yourself every time you cave. It's natural to jerk off. This kind of addiction is similar to food addiction in that you can't just quit cold-turkey.

Just cut down on the time you spend doing it. A good goal is once a day or every other day for a few minutes instead of hours. It might also help to look at still images of just hot naked chicks so you exercise your imagination a little more, especially if you're becoming really rigid in your preferences.

As far as loneliness and internet use, I need more information to tailor my advice. I skimmed your profile and I have no idea how old you are or what you do for work, if anything. I can give you a few generic tips.

You need to go outside. Go on a 15 minute walk every day and enjoy the mental silence of not reading words. Take in a deep breath of fresh air and sigh, and congratulate yourself for putting in the effort and successfully completing one task: to go outside for a walk. A lot of people want to do it, but don't make it. Even if it seems like a small accomplishment, there are always people accomplishing less.

If there is a park nearby, you can practice the easiest form of small talk known to humankind: chatting to someone with a dog about their dog. "Hi, is your dog friendly? Can I pet him? What breed is he?" and if you're feeling nervous and it looks like the person wants to get going, you can keep the interaction short and tell them to have a great day and keep moving. As you get more comfortable talking to other people, you can start making the conversations longer by asking people about themselves after the chat about the dog.

You know Dennster, depending on your level of functioning and your living situation, you might benefit from getting yourself a little companion dog. You'd have to get up and take it for walks and see the sun every once in a while, and when you're home, you could have someone to hang out with. Fenced, off-leash dog parks are the easiest place on earth to socialize and they're separated by weight, so you could safely let your small dog loose and chill on a bench. Other people will be there doing the same. You always have a topic to go back to (dogs), and you can get to know people who are also there to chill on a bench and socialize with other people while their dog socializes with other dogs.

If you're in school, join one or more clubs. If not, look for some local hobby groups to join. Meetup.com has a lot of good events. If your town is too small for that, talk to the City Hall about upcoming events and groups.

Do you have a regular barber? Practice talking with him and tell him you're trying to branch out socially and ask him for recommendations. He knows a lot of people. And if it's a small town, he knows everyone. If you don't have a regular barber... you would probably look a lot better with a nice haircut my mans.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

daaamn nice. be my dad?

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Sure thing, son. I just need to run to the store for some milk... I'll brb