I am deeply addicted to Instagram. And my struggle in recent months has been to spend as little time as possible on Instagram, to make as little use as possible, because the reality is… Instagram, it’s a weapon. And it is a weapon with which I hurt myself.
I spend many hours comparing myself to what I see, showing myself in a way that I really don’t want to show myself. If I stop to think about the way I show myself in the photos, this kind of overexposure of the body, this hypersexualization… it is not consistent with my values or with how I want my life and my world to be…
I am working hard to make my relationship with sex healthier. And generationally, whether you’re gay or not, I think Instagram also plays a role. Instagram is basically Grindr or Tinder.
Summer may be over but ‘Elite’ hunk Omar Ayuso is doing his part to keep the temperature hot AF.
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Thank you for the Omar Ayuso post. It reminded me that today is the Netflix release date for Elite season 7. I nearly forgot.
Ayuso sounds like he’s got some addiction issues going on, at least with regard to Instagram and sex, and I applaud him for discussing them openly. I hope he finds his center soon.
I don’t understand why some guy’s feel the need to tell the world about their sexual addiction issues. I mean, if you are not happy with your addictions, get a therapist and work on them. How does posting half naked photos of yourself and “confessing” your addictions through social media help? I don’t know who Omar Ayuso is, I don’t want to know who he is, and I certainly don’t want to know about his sexual addictions. Jeez.
I applaud him for trying to be healthy, but “trying to be on Instagram as little as possible” = zero time. It’s really that simple. Same for all social media. You’ll live.
Instagram’s algorithms, like those of TikTok, Xwitter, Facebook, etc. are addictive. They want to keep you on there for as long as they possibly can. So I do get his struggle, which he seems not to grasp might not be fully in his control. It’s great that he realizes he has an issue and I hope he can get therapy to help him work through it. Sex is wonderful but when it’s caught up in addictive behaviors it can become a problem, which he also is acknowledging. I wish him well.
With the exception of the underwear-on-the-head shot, I’m not sure I see any difference between Omar’s images and the photos of countless other shirtless-in-bed IG models.
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Fahd
Thank you for the Omar Ayuso post. It reminded me that today is the Netflix release date for Elite season 7. I nearly forgot.
Ayuso sounds like he’s got some addiction issues going on, at least with regard to Instagram and sex, and I applaud him for discussing them openly. I hope he finds his center soon.
Rikki Roze
I don’t understand why some guy’s feel the need to tell the world about their sexual addiction issues. I mean, if you are not happy with your addictions, get a therapist and work on them. How does posting half naked photos of yourself and “confessing” your addictions through social media help? I don’t know who Omar Ayuso is, I don’t want to know who he is, and I certainly don’t want to know about his sexual addictions. Jeez.
stevieboy3362
Really? Then why are you here?
JClark
I applaud him for trying to be healthy, but “trying to be on Instagram as little as possible” = zero time. It’s really that simple. Same for all social media. You’ll live.
Kangol2
Instagram’s algorithms, like those of TikTok, Xwitter, Facebook, etc. are addictive. They want to keep you on there for as long as they possibly can. So I do get his struggle, which he seems not to grasp might not be fully in his control. It’s great that he realizes he has an issue and I hope he can get therapy to help him work through it. Sex is wonderful but when it’s caught up in addictive behaviors it can become a problem, which he also is acknowledging. I wish him well.
SFMike
He looks like a poster boy for “unhealthy sex”. Time for a makeover or to embrace your kinkiness.
bachy
With the exception of the underwear-on-the-head shot, I’m not sure I see any difference between Omar’s images and the photos of countless other shirtless-in-bed IG models.
Stefano
They’re all clones, and they all think they’re very different. They make me laugh, these little girls.