Let's be real. Nobody wants to completely get rid of masturbation forever but how do I jerk off maybe every once in a while without falling into an addiction. Any advice? I'm on day 3.
During the 90+ days you do abstain, make positive behavior changes. Set yourself up to be a good mate for females post-reboot.
Jesus Christ, you're on day 3 and you'll already thinking of jerking off "eventually"? Do at least 90 days of monk mode (I recommend +6) and then start thinking how to develop healthy sexual life. Until then focus on recovery 100 %.
There are a few advices here https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/rebooting-porn-use-faqs/what-about-masturbation-without-porn/ Shortly speaking, if you can manage to do this not excessively and without fantasizing about porn, there's nothing wrong. But a lot of guys decide to abstain from PMO all together because they feel it's more efficient. It worked for me to jack off a couple of times during a reboot, without really imagining anything. Totally different experience than PMO and gives real relief. But sometimes I can't hold back from falling into sexual fantasies and it's a slippery road. I'm not entirely sure what is better yet.
Id like to get rid of masturbation. Gives me more energy to focus on more important goals. Id realized after my last relapse a lot of my fire is gone after PMO. On my last streak i had more gusto in every aspect of my life. I felt kore energy at the gym, depression was fading, outlook on life improved, began focusing/planning and then executing on long term goals. Having the release kind of killed that for me. But hey everyones different
You don't need to masturbate like you need to eat food, drink water, or sleep. If you stop thinking about it, you'll forget about eventually. Masturbation is a bad habit; abstain until you don't want to do it anymore.