25, male, time to stop

I’ve been looking at porn for 13 years now, which is about half of my life, and for the last 3 years I have PMO almost every day. I believe this problem has led to several failed relationship attempts and is making social interactions awkward.

Recently I have been trying really hard to stop and have been able to cut back to 1 -2 times a week. Usually I’m triggered to watch in the evening before bed and first thing in the morning when I wake up. I no longer keep my laptop and tablet in my room two hours before bed and I’ve gotten rid of all social media. I still keep my phone in my room and it does have a porn filter on it but I can still look at images. If it was not for work and having a sick family member I could keep it out of the room too. Starting today I will put it on the other side of the room maybe that will help.

Writing this down has helped give me a better understanding of where I’m getting tripped up and hopefully participating in the forums will help as well. Posting this does give me a sense of vulnerability but I know that talking about my struggle gives me more power over it.

For now my goal is 90 days but I think stopping long-term is the best solution for me.