Advice to deal with a hentai addiction?

Honestly your therapist is the one whom you should be asking for advice about this kind of stuff. The only advice I can think of at the moment is maybe if you want to start reducing the influence of hentai in your life, jerk off to images instead of manga. Just like a naked anime girl or character doing something sexy so that there's no context and no relationships to associate with it. Then eventually maybe just move to only regular porn (or heck, maybe even cosplay porn) when you feel comfortable, idk.

That's all I got, I wish you luck.

You're not gonna get love in real life, at least the kind you're looking for. Just enjoy your waifus.

You said you're a virgin so you don't realize how shallow most women are these days. After you've had a few girlfriends, and you talk to a lot of guys who have had a few girlfriends, you'll see.

You can see the contrast between good advice and bad advice right there.

Well, in my case, as someone going through depression, a bit of social anxiety and going to a therapist myself, I can tell you that you can find real love. It's not easy, and it's not something you should... expect, maybe. But do think about establishing relationships, friendships and stuff like that. You might find that is fulfilling enough.

I myself don't have any trouble with hentai getting in the way of my personal relationships, but maybe you should ask your therapist for advice in this case.

What 623 suggests sounds interesting to me. Maybe try that and see how it goes.

And let me know if you want to talk, or need a friend.

Hope it gets better for you, buddy.

It probably sounds easier said than done, but like others have said, talking to a therapist should help. They're not there to judge you, or to think otherwise of you for your addiction. They're there to help address the issue and find a way to fix it. Sure, porn or hentai/doujins may be a good thing on occasion. But constantly using it as an outlet for stress or 'real love' (something along the lines of that) isn't a good habit.

I know I probably don't have much experience, but I've had lots and lots of relationships, it's mostly trial and error; finding someone with similar interests, someone who won't judge you for a weird hobby for example my boyfriend (girl here) doesn't like anime and doujins as much as me but he accepts it and doesn't see it as a weird thing. As for other people they may question why those are my hobbies, and I just say it's a part of me. As long as it doesnt hurt someone or put me in danger I'm good.

As for being a virgin, once again, it takes time and patience, I don't wanna sound like a broken record or mother goose, but don't just go out and fuck the first chick you see, I'd say make it meaningful, and memorable maybe. And also be safe obviously. Sadly, most things in doujins or hentai don't translate to real life situations, but you could always imagine, (I do the same thing) but keep in mind that most of them won't happen irl, whether it's just unobtainable, immoral, or just something not generally acceptable.

And if you do find a way to fix this, good luck to you. :>

If you wanna vent or something feel free to shoot a message, while I may not give many good pointers I'm willing to listen and try my best.

Hentai is likely not the reason you don't find real love. It's the depression and anxiety that is. As you said, hentai relieves your stress levels. That's a good thing, perhaps even the reason you feel drawn to hentai. I recommend you to accept your interest in hentai, because that's part of accepting your self and might reduce the stress you feel already.

I know, my advice is good advice.

There's more to life than getting a girlfriend. Don't put the pussy on the pedestal. Just do whatever makes you happy as long as it's not illegal and/or morally wrong.

I don't think that it is a problem because there are a lot of people that have strange fetishes. So it is better to be addicted of hentai than getting horny from a tree or smth else. Don't worry about this man, I am sure you will forget about this when you will find a cool girls, or also a girl that loves hentai, that would be really nice haha. Personally I am keened on [omitted] and I consider this one of the most beautiful things I ever had in my life. Women's feet makes me happy, so why I should avoid this, just have fun and do what you wanna do!

You can find love, OP. True, honest and genuine love with a hentai habit. A friend of mine is actually getting ready to marry his gf of 6 years and they've been collecting and consuming anime and hentai material together since they met at a bar outside an anime convention in their town.

You may have to lower your standards the older you are, but if you're confident and take care of yourself, you'll increase the chances of finding someone just like you.

Understand that your "addiction" is not likely to fit the criteria for pattern behavior addiction, such as gambling addiction or compulsive sexual behavior addiction. A lot of people feel like their habits are what set them back because of social taboos on the subject and they're afraid, in other words "tricking" people into believing they are. Anything can be an addiction, from gaming to internet usage, but pornography itself isn't an addiction. It's the excessive masturbation.