24: Decrease Porn Cravings Using Pleasure Conditioning

FREE LESSON: Pleasure Conditioning - Decrease Porn
Cravings


To overcome porn addiction, we need to understand how our other
daily choices and activities affect our susceptibility to
addiction. 


My first few years recovering from porn were a real struggle. If
I would have known the concepts of pleasure conditioning way back
then, I would have had an easier time quitting porn. 


Here’s the basic idea: 


The more I engage in one type of pleasure or another, the more
"conditioned" I become to that type of pleasure. So, the more
frequently I engage in base pleasures, the more I’ll desire them;
even negative pleasures, which the brain can find enticing.
Similarly, the more I engage in meaningful and peaceful
pleasures, the more I will desire those instead. 


What are these types of pleasures? 


Base pleasures

Meaningful pleasures

Peaceful pleasures



Porn addiction recovery is not about battling cravings and
temptations - it’s about setting up a physical, mental, and
spiritual environment in which we don’t face as many of those
cravings. 


Base pleasure activities make us more susceptible to pornography
addiction). We talk about what these specific activities are in
the episode. 


Meaningful and peaceful pleasures make us less prone to cravings
for porn. 


We find meaning in what we do when it fosters growth and/or
blesses others. The more meaning we experience in life, the less
we desire base pleasures, including addictive behaviors. We
overcome the need for these not by simply stopping them, but by
replacing them. 

A life of high stimulation, instant gratification & constant
distraction fosters mental chaos, depression, anxiety, and
darkness. 


If we want to stop watching porn, we need to give our mind time
to rest and be still.


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