A 9 year porn addict and I?m still struggling

The problem is with me is that porn was a go too outlet for fun when i began puberty in 6-7th grade now I?m noticing through the years that I?m an addict . I went from straight to - les and gay pmo and that?s all I watch now to get me to climax . Is there any new approaches on staying sober / cold turkey ?!??
 
theres no easy way of doing this man
otherwise everyone would be doing it
you better have your mind straight and be ready for war if you wanna be done with this for good

trust me when I say this
the only way is to remove porn alltogether of your life
if you think you can even watch soft stuff again youll go back to the hardcore stuff in no time
trust me ive been there

also only jerking off with no porn lead me back to my old habbits
ive been watching porn since grade 1 or 2 and the connections in my brain are way too strong man

if youre serious about this i suggest you start a journal, youll need all the help you can get
good luck on your recovery
 
I'd say: take it very serious. VERY serious.

Remove your options. Get rid of internet at home (do you REALLY need it?)
Replace your phone with one that can only text and call
Find support with family/friends, let them put passwords on all their electronic devices (this is what I did and it worked)

This way you greatly limit your options

You should ALWAYS aim for cold turkey

Avoid all kinds of sexual stimulation

Learn to get comfortable by yourself, go for a walk, etc
Find fullfilling things to do with your time, porn gives LOTS of dopamine so you will create a void if you stop watching, fill that void with fun stuff (could be writing, making music, excercising, join a sports club, chilling with friends, reading, running, anything). This also reduces cravings

Good luck it's not too late to change
 
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