Porn Recovery Knowledge PlatformReducing Social Media
What It Is
Cutting down or curating social media use to reduce exposure to content that precedes urges.
Reducing social media means cutting down or curating social media use to reduce exposure to content that precedes urges. Community members often describe passive scrolling — especially late at night — as a path that leads toward pornography use.
This is a community-reported strategy. Direct research is limited. Members note that the goal is not necessarily to remove social media entirely, since it can also be a source of support, but to reduce the specific exposure that reliably precedes urges.
How People Use It
- Deleting or limiting certain apps
- Unfollowing or muting accounts that surface triggering content
- Setting app timers or scheduled breaks
- Replacing scrolling with offline activities
Evidence
Reported widely in recovery communities; direct research on reducing social media for PPU is limited.
Limitations
Social media can also be a source of support; the goal is reducing triggering exposure, not necessarily removing it entirely.
Strategy Type
Community-reported strategy (widely reported in recovery communities; direct research limited).
Evidence strength: uncertain
Related Triggers
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