Hi. I'm a 28 year old male. I've been struggling with pornography for 3 years now. I got off some antidepressants and anti anxiety meds several years ago and things went down hill after that. Nothing helps the depression consistently but I found that porn sometimes helps for a few hours to a day or two. Sometimes. So I've been trying to stop this bad habit and have read some books, tried opening up to a friend or two, and even did some of another porn program online. But nothing has helped yet. I lose my motivation after a while or let my guard down. My unstable mood also makes it harder at times. I just had a clean streak of 15 days, but then got feeling low and looked at some suggestive things and ended up relapsing again. I am starting now on hard mode, which has always been my goal.
Try not to look at "sugestive things". I say that because when I look at them it's far easier to relapse. One great advice I received was trying to imagine porn doesn't exist. It helps sometimes. May the force be with you!
Welcome to NoFap where you are amongst friends who are here to encourage you and sometimes challenge you but not judge you. The enemy is here to steal, kill and destroy. What are your current strategies for combating the enemy called PMO?
