19 damn years of this

Cold turkey and do not use any triggers like PC until you've achieved 90 days. It'll be hard and your body will scream that it needs porn, just push through it. Good luck

 

Hello and welcome to the site, @Lotus754! I saw your first post in the "New to NoFap" section but thought I'd reply over here.

I think that it's a good first step that you have made an account and joined the site. I lurked for some time before getting the courage to formally join the community, and I'm glad I did.

Have you seen this post by D.J.? It is one that I think everyone should read when they begin here. There's a lot of information there and I wouldn't expect anyone to immediately do everything suggested all at once. But it gives you many potential places to begin. My two cents? Maybe start a journal and start reading others'. I'm biased, but I would definitely recommend the journals of the people who regularly visit my journal, as they are a good group of positive, non-judgmental people. By beginning your own journal, you can maybe start to explore why you're addicted and what drives the addiction.

I know this doesn't answer your immediate "cold turkey" question (my answer: your brain won't literally explode, but it will feel like it!) Either way, I'm glad you are here and I wish you luck on your journey!

 

Your head won't explode. If I can give you one piece of advice - just throw all of your efforts into stopping NOW. Don't leave it until you have been addicted for 30+ years, like me. Don't keep giving in and don't keep telling yourself you will quit next time. That next time never comes. You don't want to get to where I am. It's a total nightmare.

 

Welcome. I am glad you find this site.
Nothing bad will happen to you. Whatever change happens to you will always to reverse PMO addiction. Educate yourself about the whole PMO addiction. The recovery process, what to expect, how each passing day impacts body, brain and mind. The physical and psychological change.
Like any addiction, we are trying change our relationship with PMO. Fighting the urges, and triggers, neural pathways, reward machanism, whole the chemical change that lead to a stimulated arousal. Don't expect anything would happen within a specified period of time of some 60 daysor 90 days. It may take longer time since 19 year addiction(I'm 14 years old addict). That's what I learnt from reading journals of recovering addicts., But don't get discouraged by that. Its a process.
Be attentive with your thoughts, Mind will trick you.

Good luck..

 

Strictly avoid alone-free time. Go somewhere, go to your family to make yourself complety busy. Thats worked for me., 14th day today. I failed many times earlier because I was alone in home some time of the day. Alone time is one of the trigger. Avoid that first.


No trying.. trying implies you are going to fail.
You will manage to pass the first day successfully.. ok?

 

Definitely cold turkey. It's much easier to just pull the plug on your mind's cravings for porn than to just try to wean off of it. Weaning off will just have you debating with yourself if it's okay to use more.

 

As did every single one of us here when we first started. Hell, I might be he record-holder of "only made it two days" streaks. I learned long ago that, for me, the second day is the worst day ...

... but that's the key right there. Good for you! You started the process of freeing your brain of this addiction and haven't given up after one failure. That's the right attitude!

 

I was addicted to porn for 24 years. Try cold turkey even it is going to be fucking hard. I am trying cold turkey already from January 2018 so one year now..This streak you can see on my counter is my highest ever and I am very proud of it Heading to 30 days soon (hopefully) Good luck to you. If you go cold turkey please study all sort of "flatlines" you can get because that is a killer if you are unprepared.