I found this article very useful to fight my urges. What do you think of it? https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2012/09/17/the-six-secrets-of-self-control/
What the says in his article, is known to be effective in battleing urges. However, I think it always sounds so fishy to say "Do this, do that" in order to kill urges. Most people know all of this anyways. They don't lack knowledge. Their problem is, that they can't force themselves to execute these things. They're not able to control their actions in the first place. To tell them to exercise in order to gain self control - to me - sounds like telling an alcoholic to stop drinking in order to become sober. So, yes: Helpful techniques. But the real struggle isn't really talked about.
IR254 makes a good point... Doing something compulsively even though you know it goes against your own self interest. It is the crux of all addiction. I tried to beat this porn problem on my own without the forum or any support. Would be doing great, would feel great, then I would get a thought to PMO... All the good habits and progress would go out the window and I would fap to porn even though I knew it was harmful . Fucking gnarley addiction and compulsive thinking Thanks for the link
