I just realized something...

18 months ago, before I admitted I was addicted to porn, I stopped looking at porn cold turkey, and didn't masturbate either for 11 days, a record I have only broken once. And it was EASY at that time.

I had a new girlfriend. We had sex four or five, maybe six times, with condoms, then went to go get tested so we could ditch the condoms. And I decided to save it up. I think knowing that I had an end in sight made it WAY easier.

A lot of things have changed in my life since then, so I don't know a similar situation would make that work again. Maybe I can trick myself into just thinking in terms of saving it up for the next girl.

I've actually tried that line of thinking many times before, but it was too abstract. Now there is a girl who I think likes me, but our schedules haven't lined up yet to hang out, so I can find out if she's really interested.

I'm sure my therapist would disapprove, but I think just for the purposes of nofap, in going to pretend she's already my girlfriend. This might also help me avoid doing stupid things right now while I'm on vacation.