Good morning all. I'm sure it'll shock you to know my username is actually an alias. It was the first thing that came to mind, and now I'm Dr. Mario. Whoops. 2X year old male, go figure right? Been using porn pretty much since our family got DSL internet back in the day. (How's that for some ancient history?) Been trying to not use it pretty much since then, being Christian and all. But mostly failing, not trying very hard. Only in the last year or so have I genuinely been trying again. I'm going for Monk Mode. I would at least be going for Hard Mode, since that's pretty much demanded of a single Christian. But I'm also trying to build self-control in the rest of my life. I'm specifically trying to get over video game and internet addiction. My current concept is to avoid electronics as much as possible 0600-1600 Tuesdays through Fridays, and see how that goes. So yeah this post is a few minutes late. Specific costs of porn usage include lowered school grades, dropping out of seminary, rarely dating, and estrangement from God. Note, these are also consequences of my other addictions, which I would certainly consider violations of the first commandment: I've put video games and internet before God most of my adult life. Currently, I'm only one day into my streak. I was going three weeks strong from porn--not masturbation--until I caved. I've been using Covenant Eyes filtering software, but then I learned how ridiculously easy it is to backdoor a computer with a USB drive and Ubuntu. Still, being limited in my device access has definitely helped. I'm also gonna give my 8GB stick to someone for safekeeping until I hit the "gold standard" 90-day mark. Sure I can buy another one cheap, but that takes a lot more commitment than just hopping on my computer when temptation strikes. Another thing I'm gonna try to use to help myself is Scripture memory. Specifically, I'm gonna try memorizing Proverbs chapter seven. Wish me luck! Or success? I dunno.
Hey man, welcome. It's great to see you here. God grant you the grace and courage needed for casting off your old man and putting on your new man.
