Cravings and Urges

Lately I’ve found a new way to deal with urges and it’s making a huge difference for me. Before this I’d either fight the urge or run from it. Fighting doesn’t help because the more you resist a craving, it only grows. The scriptures say to flee fornication (and anything like unto it). When I run it works for a little bit, but it always comes back. I’d go outside, or lift weights, even read scriptures, but it always comes back. The reason it comes back is because when you run to something else, you’re only distracting yourself from it. At the end of the night though, I always end up alone and in bed. When I try to sleep, the cravings are the worst. So what do I do? I discovered a trick someone else shared on a YouTube video. Instead of running or fighting it, he acknowledges it. He sits completely still, and recognizes it for what it is. He recognizes that sex is good, and it’s natural to crave that. He acknowledges that porn is bad because it is a perversion of something God intended to be sacred. I started doing this too. Sit completely still, breathe, and think about all these things. I’ll also pray for help. I don’t know the actual psychology behind it, but when I do these things I can understand the urge, which then allows the brain to let it go. Cravings used to last for days, and now I can get rid of them in a couple minutes. I’m so grateful for my savior Jesus Christ. He suffered and died so that I can live. God gave me this body, and I don’t want to disrespect him and the atonement by feeding this addiction. We’re all going to make it homies. I believe in Christ, myself, and all of you. God loves you guys and so do I. Thanks for being here with me