Best tactics that helped you to abstain from pornography?

Hi! I'm sharing some tactics that I found be to be very helpful.

• Installing porn blockers
• learning about addiction www.yourbrainonporn.com was super helpful
• Limiting smartphone use
• Keeping in touch with family and friends
• Workout, cold shower, meditation
• planning out your day and working out the plan
• Journal- helps in identifying triggers so you can address it deliberately
• Persist. There will be times when things are going good and things are going crap mode. Endure the winter.

Wish you victory! Cheers!

 

Abstaining from social media while rebooting.

 

For me, one of the best tactics was to create a journal. In the journal i just write my thoughts and feelings about anything and everything. It also includes columns on things I need to do daily to live my best life and the goal is to check "Yes" everyday in those columns. One of the columns is titled, "Did you stay away from porn?" The goal is to put a "Yes" in that column each day and avoid the disappointment in myself if I have to put a "No" in that column. Really it's just about an accountability tracker to myself and seeing those columns just line up with "Yes" everyday.

 

Being honest is the best advice i can give you.

 

Porn blockers - Even though you can disable them, they initially give you a second to think about what you're doing before you relapse and that makes all the difference.

Also stay way from meaningless websites and social media without good reason.

 

I know some of you might feel this doesn't belong here, but I think it's worth saying anyhow: I deliberately avoided porn for the same reason that I have never drunk alcohol or smoked a cigarette--I knew it could be addictive and did not want to risk starting down that path. As we say in English, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

While I've never been a porn addict as others postings here, this might still be good advice for some here who are considering going deeper down that path. Draw a line and say to yourself "I will not pass this point." Period.