Ep. 24 Decrease Porn Cravings Using Pleasure Conditioning

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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. We seek serenity amidst mundanity & pleasure in simplicity. Sobriety emerges in mental peace. That peace requires us to practice silence & presence.
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