'sup to you. For some people an open-and-immediately-close doesn't count, but a watch for a while and then close does count. Either way of course is counter-productive (and dangerous), but your counter is at your discretion, your conscience, your requirements etc. It's your goals you're trying to meet, and you being honest with yourself.
DAY 1 I AM QUITTING MASTURBATION AND TV SERIES/MOVIES ADDICTION.....BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE DESTROYING MY LIFE.
My addiction is not porn or masturbation it's TV shows and movies.... And they are much more harmful to body mind and soul then anything else.
Good luck kindred ... just my humble 2 cents ... it s also survival of the self nurtured. It is now rediscovered that Charles Darwin has an equally substantial paper on survival of the compassionate.
1/30 relapsed.. sigh. i stand up where i fall.. just did home core exercise... day 17 is my first threshold usually. Will do better. Thamk you great kindred.
Good luck .. Semen retention makes the body alkalinic, assuming the body and mind is fed with the right food. Bacteria, virus, bad cells, bad feelings, anxiety, dont last long with correct body ph.