Most of the flashbacks of porn are gone. Sometimes they still come up. Sometimes I can vividly remember the images. At that point, it seems like I’m playing porn in my head. I sometimes even get erections when the flashbacks come. When they come up I name it out loud: Flashback porn, “the category”, “what I see in the video”, “any porn star name”. I find this very helpful.
This is so as not to entertain the flashback and get back to reality. When I entertain the flashbacks and it keeps too long in my head, I get urges and my heart-rate increases. Chemicals (dopamine) are coming free. So, to prevent relapses I have to name it out loud quickly as possible. Sometimes I was also ashamed of the flashbacks, of the porn videos I had seen: brutal, abusive, degrading, humiliation, choking, spitting etc. When I mention it out loud, I am aware of what is going on and I am no longer unconscious. Sometimes I share it with an AP, so the shame goes away.
This helps me to weaken the power of the porn images and to be in charge of my life instead of porn doing it.
To rewire my brain from the porn images, I will watch videos/movies on Netflix that show intimacy. I will watch love visualization. I need my brain filled with those healthy positive images, so my brain visualizes love and intimacy that I really want in my life.
Maybe you have another tips that work for you?
LINK – How I deal with porn flashbacks
By MyMind07
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