A New Beginning..

good luck young padwan!!

 

There are always withdrawals, your mind will try to play tricks on you, convince you it isn't worth it, etc. The list goes on, it sounds scary, I know.
However we're here to help, you're amongst friends here, who are going through the same thing, and together we will succeed.
The urge will go away after a while.
Also, install the porn blocker (they arent hardcore, they're just a reminder if you feel tempted, you'll be able to ask yourself, do I really want to give into this stupid temptation?)

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And good luck!

 

@Victory1010 hey buddy, welcome. Go all out man - do everything you need to in order to put distance between yourself and PMO. While the issue for us is primarily in redefining self control and undoing bad habits, it takes time to do this and you need as much help as you can through the early days. Yes, there typically are withdrawals, and they can vary in intensity - check out http://yourbrainonporn.com/ for heaps of articles on the withdrawal effects. Enlightening and scary reads - PMO has the same, if not worse, effect that drugs have on our bodies. Treating PMO as an actual addiction, with brain chemical changes and altered behaviour is key to understanding it and then moving forward to a new life. I'd suggest no masturbation - there is a strong correlation between M and P. If you are finding it hard to kick the habit, then perhaps resetting the brain before indulging in any kind of behaviour is needed to truly understand where the urge to M comes from (if it's purely physiological release or driven by inappropriate brain behaviour)?

I think it's safe to say the temptation to look at Porn never truly goes, it just becomes much more diminished. The reality is that the kick that comes from P is super strong, and sets our brains alights, and that won't change. However, retraining the brain to find this kick in appropriate places such as a relationship or other healthy pursuits will slowly push P out of the picture. That said - constant vigilance! It's everywhere. So yeah, install porn blockers, shut down time wasting accounts such as FB if you want, stop using computers at all for a time - give yourself a true break and chance to live. When your defences are much stronger, you can reintroduce platforms as you need (though you may find interests have moved on).

Peace brother