Separating Laying in Bed from PMO?

I have this too or should I say had it, today I came across a very peculiar situation, I was in bed scrolling through youtube and being bored yet I didn't get the urges I usually get when I'm bored, porn sites were my go to.

Previously I established rules like "no phone in bed", now I can be in bed, have the phone, scroll through stuff, be alone, bored and restless yet not jerk off to porn because I'm now in control of myself.

Saying this I hope I don't jinx it, I just want to inspire you and show what's possible when you learn to control yourself.

I believe the key is in creating discipline in your life, discipline is training to follow rules others set for you, self-discipline is training to follow rules you set for yourself.

For example, in my case the rule as I previously mentioned was to avoid the phone in bed, I simply switched out that rule for the new rule of not touching myself in bed and the rule that if I go on a porn site, I will put down the phone for 30 minutes.

These rules have given me the freedom to lay around in bed with the certainty that aslong as I stay within those boundaries I can relax and drop my guard.

This is why discipline equals freedom.