The main goal is to quit porn..not to destroy our sexual drive

You're right on & I've mentioned this too. Men are visual sexual beings by nature and there is nothing we can do about it, but like everything else, we can use it for good or harm. It is in a mans DNA to want to have sex with an attractive woman, so just because you get aroused, is no reason to feel shame. Now if you rush home, start jerking, then there's a problem.

 

You should also give up masturbation forever or else you will end back up in porn addiction, OK @startover90, I know from experience.

 

People want to quit masturbation and that is fine. But what happens is you get a buildup of sexual energy and most people do not know how to channel it. They fight it, they want to be celibate but they don't clutch to the celibate mindset. They hold onto it while trying to abstain. Like holding onto a moving car and not letting go because you need to get to the destination while your body is flapping on the concrete.

Life is too short to worry about bodily secretions. Life is too short though to look at porn. Because we all know what porn is and what it does PHYSICALLY to our brains and our bodies and thoughts follow auit . Like a snow ball pushed of the hill it just gets bigger.

In the end use your energy wisely . Don't masturbate everyday give space and time away to really connect back to who you are. This will provide you with discipline which will carry over in all aspects in your life. Once again the snowball effect

 

I completely agree, however during your reboot (however long you chose it to be) it's best to cut out all sexual thoughts, actions, etc.
Yes porn is the main thing to avoid and yes it should definitely be avoided permanently forever.

 

The ruts of pornographic images run as deeply as the Mariana Trench through my brain. For me, giving into M for physiological release is to dredge up all the obscene material I've exposed myself to. I might not be watching P on a screen, but it would certainly be playing in the cinema of my mind.

 

But perhaps you are not talking about yourself, but single people. But then single people should refrain from M so that they will be compelled to meet a partner.

The line should not be drawn between P and M, but between M [P is obviously out] and arousal. Arousal is good, we just need to control it.

 

Stopping masterbation and even sex just makes it easier to stay away from porn. Also masterbating too much puts hormones out of whack.

Therefore, the idea is to quit porn and masterbation for 90 days. After 90 days, you might start masterbating again, but do it carefully so that you are not tempted to view porn. And don't masterbate too much.

 

The correct response is to not masturbate at all or else you will end up becoming addicted again, once you leave the door open for porn and masturbation just a little, it will subtly creep back in and you will become addicted. Just quit porn and masturbation and get them out of your life so that p and m don't hold you back.

 

I'm glad to see so many reasonable responses here.