I've been battling with this thing for months, and I've come to the conlcusion that for someone like me trying to beat porn without some kind of filter its impossible, simply impossible. I tried different programs or google extensions but they all sucks.. Can someone please tell me if there are some porn blockers that makes acces to porn impossible or at least very difficult? Google safe search with a password would be perfect, but I havent figure out a way to use a password for google safe search. The last resort for me would be to dump my computer out of the window just I did with my smartphone.
Porn filter with password
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zaraki888
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Hello vega177,
5 years ago I asked myself the same question as you did about using porn filters. I thought blocking is the only way to save myself....I was so wrong! I am a sever case by the way.
I would like to give you my personal experience and advice. Porn filters do not work at all in my experience, unless you never try to bypass the filter. But are you able to resist temptation?
Again, It won't help because it is just impossible to block all content on the internet. Trust me, I tried everything. There is always a way. Also using porn filters is like fighting symptoms, it is not helping to heal the root cause of the addiction. A person needs to find the root cause of addiction.
If I were you and I look back at myself, work on improving your life instead of fighting the negative things in your life. You could start creating a life vision if you want. Do something you love and make you happy. Eat well, sleep well, exercise, meditate and do not pursue women until the addiction has been healed is what I am doing right now.
I like the ''no arouse methode'' from bigbookofpenis. Haha funny name!
Do not get arouse during the day really works for m. Much easier to control myself if I not get aroused in the first place. How? Look away when I see a pretty women. Watch tv and see a pretty girl, I look away. Behind my computer I do not search content which is not porn but does get me aroused. Thought popping in your mind? Do not fantasize further. It will only create strong urges to want to relapse. Calmly direct the attention of the thought into something else.
However if you really want to use porn filters, you can read my post how do to this. If it doesn't help you after 2 months, I would strongly recommend to not use porn filters anymore and remove all programs.
Take care
5 years ago I asked myself the same question as you did about using porn filters. I thought blocking is the only way to save myself....I was so wrong! I am a sever case by the way.
I would like to give you my personal experience and advice. Porn filters do not work at all in my experience, unless you never try to bypass the filter. But are you able to resist temptation?
Again, It won't help because it is just impossible to block all content on the internet. Trust me, I tried everything. There is always a way. Also using porn filters is like fighting symptoms, it is not helping to heal the root cause of the addiction. A person needs to find the root cause of addiction.
If I were you and I look back at myself, work on improving your life instead of fighting the negative things in your life. You could start creating a life vision if you want. Do something you love and make you happy. Eat well, sleep well, exercise, meditate and do not pursue women until the addiction has been healed is what I am doing right now.
I like the ''no arouse methode'' from bigbookofpenis. Haha funny name!
Do not get arouse during the day really works for m. Much easier to control myself if I not get aroused in the first place. How? Look away when I see a pretty women. Watch tv and see a pretty girl, I look away. Behind my computer I do not search content which is not porn but does get me aroused. Thought popping in your mind? Do not fantasize further. It will only create strong urges to want to relapse. Calmly direct the attention of the thought into something else.
However if you really want to use porn filters, you can read my post how do to this. If it doesn't help you after 2 months, I would strongly recommend to not use porn filters anymore and remove all programs.
Take care
Hi, Vega.
I second that porn-filters are a waste of time. But it's not for the same reason, that we can't be trusted. Porn-filters don't work because they take away power from yourself, and place it in some kind of software or built in blocking system. Porn-filters are another way of disempowering yourself, and trusting in an outside force or program to stop the addiction.
This is what the addiction already did to you, take away power from you. Recovery or freedom is all about taking back that power. While porn-filters may help temporarily, you'll find a way around them, because you've already told yourself that you can't be trusted, and that you are powerless against porn without filters. These are 12-Step approaches that keep you thinking like a helpless slave.
I know right now it feels like you need to lock yourself away, and throw away the key in order to stop yourself. But soon you will rediscover that you have the strength, you have the power to say, 'NO' to PMO.
Again, this addiction is not some disease leaving you powerless. While I don't deny that our past may have set us up for failure, what we created was actually a habit, a behavioral addiction, that can be resolved without first having to untangle all the psychological issues that may exist. It's simply a matter of habit change.
It won't be easy, but once you learn how to deal with urges to act out, once you learn how to recognize your cues, and ignore the urges, you'll soon relearn that you're the master of your own fate.
I'm no less worse than others here in terms of having had a behavioral addiction, but all of my streaks have all been without using porn-filters, without accountability partners, or even support groups- though I've tried all the above.
Come by my journal if you wish to learn more.
Be well.
I second that porn-filters are a waste of time. But it's not for the same reason, that we can't be trusted. Porn-filters don't work because they take away power from yourself, and place it in some kind of software or built in blocking system. Porn-filters are another way of disempowering yourself, and trusting in an outside force or program to stop the addiction.
This is what the addiction already did to you, take away power from you. Recovery or freedom is all about taking back that power. While porn-filters may help temporarily, you'll find a way around them, because you've already told yourself that you can't be trusted, and that you are powerless against porn without filters. These are 12-Step approaches that keep you thinking like a helpless slave.
I know right now it feels like you need to lock yourself away, and throw away the key in order to stop yourself. But soon you will rediscover that you have the strength, you have the power to say, 'NO' to PMO.
Again, this addiction is not some disease leaving you powerless. While I don't deny that our past may have set us up for failure, what we created was actually a habit, a behavioral addiction, that can be resolved without first having to untangle all the psychological issues that may exist. It's simply a matter of habit change.
It won't be easy, but once you learn how to deal with urges to act out, once you learn how to recognize your cues, and ignore the urges, you'll soon relearn that you're the master of your own fate.
I'm no less worse than others here in terms of having had a behavioral addiction, but all of my streaks have all been without using porn-filters, without accountability partners, or even support groups- though I've tried all the above.
Come by my journal if you wish to learn more.
Be well.