Time to make a change - New to NoFap

Hi,

I am a 22 y/o university student. As a lot of people, I have been addicted to porn / masturbation since my tennage years. I've try to stop numerous times by myself, but failed and relapsed everytime. It is hard to open up on this addiction to people around me, so hopefully this community will help me and motivate me to get the willpower I lacked these past years.

This is crucial to me because in January, I am going to start studying for the bar, which is the last stepping stone to become a lawyer. It is common knowledge that in order to succeed the bar's final exams, a student must have some serious dedication in order to study hard everyday. I fear that if I don't even have the willpower to stop this addiction of mine to begin with, I won't have the willpower to give my 100% when it comes to studying 4 hours a day (which is the average for a bar's student). Furthermore, this addiction being time consuming, I won't have time to have a balanced life since time management will be crucial in January and forward.

I also want to stop for my sex life. I've never had problem getting hard with my girlfriend, but I noticed that when I masturbate a lot, my erections are softer. I also noticed that some time away from PMO made sex a lot more satisfying and fun overall.

My goal is to stop porn or any kinds of sexual website for that matter, and stop masturbation. I don't think that occasionnal masturbation itself (without porn) is bad, but in my case, it leads to porn and excessive masturbation sessions, so that's why I want to quit it. Sometimes (mostly when I'm bored), I masturbate several times a day, even at work in the bathroom when I can't resist the urge. So, I really need to quit this addiction, starting today.

Thanks for reading