How seriously committed are you?

Something has to change internally. These devices make it more accessible but when you are ready to let it go for good you won't need those restrictions. A person who still wants the experience of PMO will cross the seven seas for their lust.

 

Kirk Cameron as in the guy who made Gordon Freeman enjoy christmas?

 

That's true! Thinking back to 1996 driving 2 hours to the next major city at 4:00 am to buy a $25 porn VHS tape to replace the ones I threw away the last time I "quit porn forever!" WoW. How long have I been addicted to this stuff.

 

I once rode my bike 25 miles thru the extreme hot sun to get to an adult club. So yeah, I can relate

 

I agree. I once gave up internet and my tv for 3 months. It worked well.

It the question, how bad do you want it? Most dont or dont yet until they hit rock bottom.

When I first started going to therapy for this years ago, my therapist insisted I check myself into a month long rehab. I was not nearly as bad as some I read here but he advocated a very aggressive plan because he didnt believe in half measures..

 

In my mind I want it but I know that it's bad for me and I am using sheer willpower to not PMO. And believe me I am addicted and it's hard.
If you get rid of the internet you can't watch P, simple as that. Then all you have to do is stop yourself going to enormous lengths to get access to so, which is much easier to prevent

 

^This.

If you can only abstain from porn because you can't access it doesn't mean that you got over it. Take responsibility for your actions and stop blaming your lust as the perpetrator. Your lust is only the motivator, you have to choose to watch porn, every time.
I see the same pattern over and over on this forum. People blame their circumstances, their computer, their depression, the internet, their lust, karma, etc etc. for their relapses. But they shy away from pointing the finger at themselves. But that's what having free will means. It means you are responsible.

I've tried so many different ways over two years to quit. I realized that things would never change, no matter how many websites I block, how many forum posts I read, unless I accept that it always comes down to making a choice. Choose to quit and stick with it. No addiction can force your hand. Let go of it. And the battles inside your mind will stop. All you gotta do then is wait for your biology to follow.

 

So you want to live your life in the 21st century without the internet? That's even more life crippling than having a porn addiction. xD
And if your plan is to have the internet back "as soon as your not addicted anymore" I think chances are high that you will relapse. Because you've never dealt with the why. The key to stopping an addiction isn't to spend as much time away from it as possible. It's to stop wanting it in the first place.

 

Lol I think not being able to live without the internet is a bad addiction in itself.

The idea of this is so your brain reboots. Whether you have the choice or not, 30 days without PMO is 30 days without PMO. Say what you like, but I reckon it will work.

 

I didn't say you have to depend on the internet. I said staying away from the whole internet for the sake of batteling an addiction is pretty heavy price to pay. Sure, it's more reasonable if you restrict it to 30 days. And maybe your brain is magically different after 30 days and you won't feel the urge to PMO anymore even when you regain full internet access. I doubt it tho, but that doesn't matter. Go for it and more power to you.

 

30 days no internet isn't that bad. For recreational use the internet is pretty much just a time filler. What I am trying to say is if nothing else has worked, this might be the solution. Also, after 30 days your urges will be LESS than day 1-30 So it may be easier to combat.

 

I agree that some have mentioned that really the porn addicted person will go to any lengths to get what they need in the midst of it. I am an alcoholic who has been sober for over a year. I had the same complex with alcohol, I would steal if I had to to get it. Certainly I would never keep any close by!

Porn is more complicated. If I could get rid of my internet/computer, I would; but this simply isn't possible as I need it for college and work. One thing I have tried is putting all sorts of different blockers on my computer to keep porn out. These always fail. Why? Because of what I mentioned. No matter how hard I make it, I always find some crazy way to crack the code XD (or uninstall it, or disable it or whatever). Next thing you know I'm watching some transsexual midget porn wondering what the fuck happened.

 

Sure man, there's no wrong way of quitting an addiction. Try it all, find what works for you. Only way is up.

I personally don't believe in fighting an addiction. To me it's about making a choice and sticking with it. My decision to quit isn't dependent on whether I have blockers installed, or internet access, or any other triggers around me. Avoiding triggers to me is like saying "I'm not completely sure I want to quit yet. I better take some precautions because I don't trust myself".