I’ve tried for so long to quit this addiction but keep failing. And I keep bypassing the barriers I put up to keep me from relapsing. I tried to do this alone but I’m starting to realize that I really need help. What are some tips I can use to help me fight this addiction?
What has really helped me is being intentional with my actions, what has always led to relapse for me was distraction/boredom. I never started with the idea to look at porn, but one thing leads to another when you let yourself get distracted. It all boils down to what you want more in life, when you catch yourself facing unbearable temptation focus on why you want to quit, how much better sobriety feels. Idk if you’re religious, but prayer and scriptures has always delivered me from temptation. Consistency is what breaks bad habits.
I’m on day three in fact this is my first comment trust me you’ll fail again and again but never stop trying. Take it from me excessive masturbation gave me hypertonic tension. Just think about all the negatives it causes before you do it from getting anxiety to not being able to talk to girls to even back pain hip problems frequent peeing damaging the nerves in your urethra I’m already three days in and I’m doing better feel looser just keep your mind occupied.
That’s actually what I told myself everytime. there’s a reason you’re on this journey of quitting. There’s this one time not to long ago I said to myself I need serious help. but I told myself your going to start feeling Isolated again and also severe low self esteem again your going to feel bad again It’s just a damn Feeling that you get that you shouldn’t listen too or feel like you should tell yourself to beat it again . All you get is 15 seconds of “oohhh I feel good 😌 “ Next thing you know you can’t talk to females or engage in communications with them or any of that Keep reminding yourself the downfall of doing it. The actual benefits are amazing bro I already feel it 14 days straight no beating it Of course I did beat it and then said it’s not worth it that’s okay do better bro I’m sending prayers to you bro I know it’s hard I can’t go back to day 1 😔 I love counting my days up I don’t want to restart. Start praying more if you believe in god or any religion your in start going into events and noting what you feel like when your there if it’s bad than stop doing it and remind yourself your going to feel like that isolating yourself from people because your watching porn and beating it that’s my main goal to engage in more conversations bro please bro I’m telling you trust the journey 💙
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main problem, most of the time, is thinking about girls and only trying to stop the thoughts when it’s too late, and your too tempted. Don’t think about girls in any way shape or form, instead think about your goals, if you don’t have goals, choose and go after ones, and if you truly want pleasure in a healthy way, build up your own personal life until you have a girlfriend to do it with, not impulsively do it to a screen. Good luck.