The Melodrama

“I’m done messing around. Time to quit this horrible addiction once and for all.”
-You, probably a long time ago, before going on to use porn the day after

THIS IS YOU

”Wow I have spent over a decade really detesting my porn usage. I know it brings me a lot of suffering. It is poisoning my soul. Oh how I wish I could quit. Too bad, because I’m ‘addicted’.”
-You, again

ONE PMO SESSION LATER

i hate this so much. i wish i could quit

i guess i will just languish in suffering for another few years and not really think about quitting

A NEW START

”I’m serious this time. I am going to defeat my porn addiction. I’m going to install a porn blocker, I’m going to watch a series of youtube videos, it’s a new me.”
-You, again

ONE PMO SESSION LATER

ughhh

i feel so useless at this

FIVE MONTHS OF UNRESTRAINED PMO LATER

”I’m feeling so crappy, I’m going to try this again. I can’t concentrate on anything”
-You

TWO WEEKS LATER

”Wow… I’m starting to feel really good. My brain feels like it’s healing. I need to stay on the path, this is important to me.”
-A new you

ONE SLIP UP LATER

”No problem, just a slip up. My brain is still healing. I’m on track.”
-You

A WEEK LONG PORN BINGE LATER

…i’m truly the scum of the earth

why is this so hard? i literally want to be porn free so badly. it is the one thing i have wanted throughout my whole life. why is this still happening to me?

i don’t even know who i am anymore.

TWO MONTHS LATER

THAT’S IT I’M QUITTING THIS

”I’m so tired of it all. I’m going to quit this time. I know I must. I’ve never wanted something so badly in all of my life.”
-You, who goes on to do a good 40 day streak and then returns to full addiction hard

FOUR YEARS LATER

fuck… fuck fuck fuck. why am i still fucking doing this fucking shit

TWO YEARS LATER

I NEED TO STOP

”I… don’t feel like I can stop. Part of my brain just completely believes that I am addicted for life. I’m going to try to stop anyway though. Probably in vain…”
-You, who unfortunately was right in this one case

I’M LOSING MY MIND

WHY CAN’T I STOP SOMETHING I LITERALLY DON’T WANT TO DO

Scary jumpscare girl holding a knife

CONSTANT COGNITIVE DISSONANCE FOR YEARS

NO INTERNAL CONSISTENCY

CONSTANT SELF-QUESTIONING, HYPERFIXATION

INABILITY TO MOVE ON

THE MELODRAMA