u/Embarrassed_Start473

I’ve stopped watching porn. I can’t view porn. But masturbating first few days of quitting I had stopped but then the intensity grew and I just did the masturbation. Ever since that day I said it was just a little hiccup don’t overthink and just forget and focus on your long term goal. But then a few days ago I done it again and now yesterday I did it again and I’ve done it again today. I can’t even get rid of this. What the hell is wrong with me. That I can’t even stop masturbating. Please if anyone has any advice or suggestions to stop masturbating.

I’m going to delete Reddit soon because this is not good for my leaving porn journey. As even though I’ve got all the correct settings on my iOS to stop porn and not view it. Somehow Reddit even online not just the app somehow bypasses Apples settings and shows it and just knowing that. I don’t take any chances of going back to porn

I thank God a thousand times. I’m on the journey of becoming free from the grip of pornography.
But one thing that I’m struggling with is masturbating. I want to stop that. I don’t even know why I masturbate now. It’s like it’s an everyday thing now, like a norm. I don’t know how to get this away. As I can’t cut my fick man😂 but at the same time it’s the thing that’s destroying me. I need help with the masturbating part. I’ve put my phone on a lock like I’ve used iOS inbuilt settings to block every single adult website that I’ve been on or can think off. I’ve gone on to screen time settings and locked it to 8 hours a day and told my mate to put a password that he remembers. So if I do have to change any settings I can adjust them only when he puts in the passcode. Okay everything is on lock. But you know, when I get the urge to listen to songs. Most of the songs that have women on it, they wear revealing or they wear very very seductive clothes which trigger and so I don’t know how to block songs like fully like ones where girls are dressed like that. As when I watch them that’s when I masturbate and that’s not even porn. Do you see my point. Porn is not the problem now it’s watching women who do things seductive or wear things that push that agenda. And I’m not a guy who says xyz but it’s really hard when the societal norm of clothing is revealing cloths.

My real question or ask for help is this. How do I stop my masturbating problem when I’m surrounded by this in today’s society.
Sheffield is the 5th biggest city in Uk in land/area. And 7th in population. It’s a big city and the world’s bigger. But I’m trying so hard in this big city. But it’s too difficult.

Please do give some advice or some suggestions on how to cope with this. I know as a man I shouldn’t be putting out my problems and should deal with them myself but on here I just see it as real people helping me who don’t know me and won’t judge me.

Thanks alllllllllll

After two years of nofap, I would like to share my story to motivate others who think that this can't be done.

I am 31 years old right now, and I quit watching around two years ago. It has been a really hard journey, but also a really rewarding one.

I started watching adult content when I was 17 years old, and I kept watching without even realizing it was a serious problem. I knew it was wrong, but I never really tried to quit. I had very low self confidence and very low self esteem. I didn't think much about my future or where my life was going.

The only thing I was thinking about was when I would get the chance to watch, since I always had someone living in the same room with me. Whenever I had an opportunity, I would do it. By that time, I couldn't even speak normally to people or look them in the eyes during a conversation. I felt really awkward around others.

When I was 25, I found a job in another city and moved there alone. That's when things got even worse. I was watching almost every day, sometimes for 5 hours, and I had a level of depression I had never experienced before in my life.

That's where my journey started.

I wanted to quit, and for the next three years I tried over and over again. I relied heavily on willpower, but it wasn't enough. When I was 27, I finally decided to seek help. I realized that all the random things I was doing weren't getting me anywhere.

So I started learning. I read about what adult content does to the mind and what can be done to counter those effects. Slowly, things started to change and I tried more effective ways that I eventually reached the point where I said goodbye to it for good.

Now, two years later, I can honestly say it was worth every single thing I went through. Every urge I resisted. Every painful moment. Every time I denied myself that temporary pleasure.

Today, I feel much more comfortable talking to people. I'm social. I enjoy conversations. I enjoy spending time with friends and being around people, I am not even recognizable. I started going to the gym and I look way better physically and more mentally

I'm married now, which is amazing. I'm building a business. I think about the future. I think about goals, opportunities, and how to create a better life for myself. I have more confidence and better social skills than I ever had before.

Two years is not a very long time, but it was enough to completely change my life.

To everyone trying to quit: keep going. Keep pushing through the hard days.

I'm talking to you from the future.

It's worth it.

Hey guys im on my way to quitting porn and on day 10rn. The thing is i got so bored, started scrolling IG and saw some triggering vids and pics and i cant get these thoughts out anymore. So i wanted to ask, how do you deal with that and if anyone can help me id be more than thankful.

Okay so I’ve moved from Android to IOS.
When I was younger, I was always attracted to the layout the iPhone was layed out. The iPhone’s that had that small button at the bottom, those ones the layouts like how apps were layed out it always attracted me. But we couldn’t afford phones when we were younger. Dad had an old Nokia and mum didn’t have one at all.
So moving forward, I’ve got a job and everything and I’ve got a decent phone iPhone 15 pro. Like I said a decent phone. Not too old, not too new. It’s like in the middle.
So as u said I’m attracted to the old iPhone apps layout how it was layed out and I can still remember it being so simple but so catchy.
And long story short, I want that way on my iPhone 15 pro. I know it’s a long shot, but is it possible and could someone guide me?

People say it’s easy to break addiction once you have the right mindset or once you have the right plan but I don’t know I’m struggling as you can tell with my previous post. Is there any good apps out there. I’ve used 2. Ones called upshift and it wasn’t the best experience while it did block some things other things it didn’t. I’ve seen one where it blocks everything and also it sends quotes or whatnot to your Home Screen/lock screen to keep you motivated. I need that one. If someone could help a brother out

I need everyone’s help. I’ve been watching porn since the age of 10 or maybe 11. I can’t remember what age you be in year 7 but I started watching it then and now I’m 20. I’m going into my second year of uni. And I struggle with stopping. Like the max I’ve been able to control it is for a month. People say fast, but even when I fast I end up breaking my fast doing it. I can’t control myself. I get frustrated at times that how am I going to be able to satisfy my future wife and her needs if I can’t even stop and make myself better. I need someone’s help. Reddit was the place that helped me when even my family backed away from me when I was addicted to vaping and I hope you will be the ones who will help me in my porn addiction