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Day 45
by Drew
119 upvotes

Starting in 2014, I was hopelessly addicted to porn. In my friend group, I was always known as the horniest one. I had no self control. I watched porn every day for a decade at least once a day with very few exceptions. I was very depressed because, as I wanted to break free, I would see how all my friends had moved on from porn. Sure they watched it in high school, but not anymore. Why could they break free but not me? Why was I so weak willed. There was a lot of nights wondering what is wrong with me and nearly despairing, thinking I would simply never overcome this. I felt that if I was going to overcome, it would’ve happened by now. I am now at day 45 of being sober. If you told me even a few months ago that I would be able to go 45 days without porn, I would’ve said you’re crazy. I was hopelessly addicted, and while the battle never ends, I feel confident that I won’t return. All this is to say if I can do this, I promise you can too. I’m the least of all of you. No one had a weaker will than me. There will be tough nights. It is going to take time, maybe even a long time. But it will come, I promise. Do not despair. You WILL do this. One final note. If you’re trying to do this without Christ, you’re wasting time. I did not get to this point, He brought me here. I can promise this strength is not my own.

Comments (4)
Joshua98d ago

PRAISE GOD HE GETS ALL OF THE GLORY! Proud of you bro keep pushing !!!!

DJ98d ago

Hallelujah! Thank you for sharing! I pray and know that Christ will continue to keep you in your journey of Life and that he will continue increasing your strength in him

kevin98d ago

While I’m not personally religious Drew, I do really appreciate the message of your post and you should be very proud of what you accomplished and imo give yourself more credit for creating the change in yourself that you wished to have. That’s not easy to do. I have such a massive amount of regret around porn addiction. I’ve allowed it to make me a background character in my own life for over 20 years. I’ve finally decided enough is enough.

Kathryn🤍98d ago

Man, thank you for sharing this, Drew. I think a lot of people here have been struggling for many years (like myself) and probably assume they’re a lost cause- but stories like this are a special type of testimony, and give me hope. I also especially appreciate the message to rely on Christ in this fight, because really all “our strength” comes from Him. So peace to you, brother. I’ll be praying for you.

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