u/Unusual-Mechanic-875

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I relapsed twice in the last couple of months when trying to quit porn. Once after 7 days and once on third day.

Both the times I did not go to porn due to urges, it was for stimulation. For me porn is the ultimate "no effort reward" that gives me the maximum stimulation. As long as I am over stimulated I will look for something that stimulates me more to get that dopamine hit and end up at porn.

Activities like doom scrolling sit at a place where they keep you over stimulated but less stimulating than porn. I can't quit porn without quitting other no/low effort reward systems of my brain.

What's your opinion on this?

Completed 1 day without porn. No urges today, other than the guilt that I relapsed yesterday.

Supposed to be day 3, but I gave in just an hour before I go to sleep. Now it's already 1 hour past my bedtime and I can't sleep.

But 1 relapse is not going to stop me from trying. This time with better precautions,I think I can do it.

Steps I am taking to prevent a relapse this time:

Using a seperate phone for my study/work purposes with no chance of exposure to any stimulation (no youtube, no browser and monochrome display) .just a few apps that help me study along with a meditation app and reddit (for this subreddit with images and videos blurred).

My main device stays away from me in another room.

Created a seperate gmail so I don't have any other notifications to bother me .

Turned on blockers on my laptop which I use to study, watch movies occassionally,etc.

Any other suggestions from your experience?