My name is josh, what's up guys? I'm 26. And I've been a porn addict for many years. This is my first reach out for help. I have been in a relationship for 4 years with the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. I'm afraid that I can't stop this addiction and it'll ruin what I have with her. She's been pretty understanding with my problem but I think she's at her wits end with my issue. I've struggled with stopping because its just too easy to generate a private tab in chrome and type away the most used sites. I also fight with live paid webcam sites. I am ready to rid this habit and start to live stress free as far as porn goes.
Hi Josh, Have you tried a program that filters adult content? I use the free program OpenDNS to make myself unable to access porn sites. Basically, I set it up with a random password, then forget the password, and it's linked to an e-mail account where I also randomly set up a password to forget. That way, if I really want to view porn, I first have to reset the OpenDNS password, and then reset my e-mail password. Usually by that time, I've come to my senses. You could potentially set it up so the reset password e-mail goes to your significant other's account, if you and her feel comfortable with it. They say it can take months for your normal sexual functioning to be restored, but personally, I tend to notice some positive results after the first week. I also find it's important to reward yourself. If you get to a week, put aside a little money if possible(maybe that you would have spent on webcam sites) and put it toward something else you love. When I got to thirty days, I think I bought a few CDs and a video game. Good luck!
Thanks for your reply, I'll give that. A shot I guess I'll need to do that for all my devices. Its gonna be a long road to me being able to just not think of watching porn considering I work with a few very attractive women at my warehouse, they unfortunately, are one of my triggers.
Hi Josh, Hang in there, and know that you are not alone. I too am in a significant relationship and that's something motivating me to want to be rid of porn & masturbation for good. I don't want alternative sexual outlets messing up our relationship and I also want her to feel protected in this relationship, and that I have eyes for her alone. In the last two weeks I have peaked at porn twice, but I want to be done with it for good. There was one day I got close to orgasm, but stopped. The last couple weeks have been hard, and the last 24 hrs was really difficult, to be honest. But right now I feel ok, and am getting ready to go to sleep. Today I saw this article online that I found helpful, maybe you will too: how-i-did-70-days-of-nofap-on-hardmode-without-breaking-a-sweat-after-7-years-of-failure/ Hang in there, and post how you're feeling on here.
