I'm new here

I wasn't planning on introducing myself, but I decided to just go all the way instead of hiding. I really need to get over my porn addiction to turn my life around. I'm not exactly sure what the dynamic is here about community support, but if nothing else I need to tell somebody about this so I can stay accountable.

Thanks

 

I know I might just be making excuses, but it seems like starting to recover slowly would be less of a shock to your body. So since I masturbated to porn every day for years and now I've completely stopped, should I start by going a week at a time, then 2 weeks, then a month, etc? I've gone 2 days pretty well but I'm starting to feel more drawn back to it. Is masturbation without porn still upholding my promise of recovery? I'm not sure, but maybe someone else had some thoughts on this that they will share.

 

I've tried those "no hands" videos, which always seemed to work only a little bit, just not all the way. Is that acceptable? I know I should make the rules of my recovery tailored to me, but obviously I haven't been able to stop in the past, so thats why I'm here and I don't want to fail again by making excuses for myself.