The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Democritus
"Intellectual passion drives out sensuality." Da Vinci ---- Let it sink, channelling your energy towards a worthy goal will kill your urges
There is no success without renunciation. Renounce your heavy reliance on pleasure and ascend to new heights.
I'm lucky, in that I never actually masturbated until I was 21 (that was a shocking day when I discovered it!). I also didn't find porn until I was 22. So, me now recovering at 29 years old is returning to a simplicity and purity I knew for most of my life, but have just missed out on for a few years.
I don't know how, but it's my prayer I might raise kids who have the same innocence as I did. It is indeed possible to never get addicted to porn as we've been... but it is all to rare in our day.
U don't. Every relapse is a chance to know yourself better...keep trying. It took.me 100s of attempts