I feel lonely

I get you! I feel exactly the same!

 

Find a hobby. Play some sports or join a club. Being passionate in a hobby will attract others with similar interest.

 

Isolated, but not alone. Congratulations on your streak, 19 days of continual resistance shows will power.

An addict's mind always seeks excuses to relapse, telling yourself "it doesn't matter, I'm going to be miserable anyway" is, I think, the addicted part of your brain trying to get what it wants and you need to see it as a trick. Not that your loneliness isn't a real problem, but maybe thinking about what I said will help you to not dwell on it obsessively. Improving yourself is the first step to improving your life, and no good will come from giving in to a degrading addiction.

I wish you well in your struggles.

 

I read something on here, can't recall where now, but it inspired my current streak. It was someone with over a year PM-free, and he said the key was to learn to embrace your discomfort, instead of trying to cure it. It's definitely not easy, but it's been helpful for me to remember, whenever I'm feeling sad or lonely or any of the other negative emotions that used to have me opening a private browsing session without even thinking about it. It's just discomfort. I've faced worse problems in my life, I can face being sad; I don't have to jack off every time to make it stop.