6 years fighting this addiction

I’ve never said this to anyone before, but I feel like writing it here might help. I’m 21, and life has been very generous with me. I’m a successful entrepreneur, I travel a lot, and from the outside, everything looks perfect. But inside, I’ve been silently battling a monster, this addiction. I got hooked young. I watched porn for the first time when I was 9. I started fapping regularly around 13 or 14. Since then, I’ve been chasing freedom from it. It’s been 6 years of trying to quit. My longest streak? 16 days. I’ve lost a lot because of this. I lost my ex, who was very religious, because I kept talking about sex. I lost business opportunities because this addiction made me feel anti-social, ashamed, disconnected from people. And I know, deep down, that if I don’t break free, it’s going to ruin the potential I know I have. I’m sharing this so maybe it can be a lesson for someone younger, someone not as deep into this as I am. If you’re reading this and still early in your struggle: don’t wait. Don’t let this addiction sink its claws in deeper. It will affect every part of your life. Keep fighting. Don’t give up. I’m still here, still trying and I won’t let it win.