Mind trick

I used this delaying trick too.

When the urges came I told myself, that I would masturbate soon. Then I tried to keep myself busy and put my focus elsewhere. Sometimes I forgot the urge or didn't want to masturbate at all, but when the urges are so hard, they didn't leave me alone, so I ended up fulfilling that promise to my brain and dick. I can't really recommend this, because it gives hope to your inner addict and we don't want that.

I don't have too much experience of meditation yet, but that's probably one of the best tools to kill the urges.

 

This might cause the problem that, in the long run, your brain still wants the reward you promised. So the next urge might be stronger.

But maybe it can help to win the fight against very strong urges. I don't know, I'm not sure if I should try this and risk that my brain will demand the promised orgasm later...

 

I use the delay tactic when I have strong urges, but then if I'm still feeling that way I just tell myself "No!" which I shouldve from the start. But I think that all those are good ways to avoid urges and end then quicker, but you also have to build willpower by saying "no" so you gain more backbone from this.

 

This reminds me of a conversation I had with someone last year that I had completely forgotten about. He was a smoker and had given up smoking decades earlier. When he had an urge, he would say, "I will smoke tomorrow." And then the next day would tell himself the same thing. And so on. I thought it was brilliant. I think this is better than the suggestion above of doing it "later." Or in 15 minutes. I am going to try this strategy today because I have been having really strong urges and need to do something. It definitely lasted longer than 15 minutes.

 

Thanks! I'm going to try this out the next time a feel an urge.