It's been a while! A new forum but the same struggle.

Hey all!
I'd really appreciate if some of you could read this and feel free to DM me any advice or if you've had a similar experience!

I thought I'd introduce myself here to everybody else, and explain a bit of context about my situation. I'm a 17 year old guy from Australia, and have been struggling with porn and masturbation throughout my teenage years. I recognised it as a problem relatively early and was involved in the Reddit NoFap group briefly over the years, but nothing has changed much. Being in my last year of school, this burden has been at it's hardest as of recently, and is slowly dragging me under. My main problem is that I'm a very strong willed kind of person, it's either all or nothing with me. This makes it extremely difficult to break a habit once it's formed, but can also help prevent a relapse. As much as I'm incredibly disgraced to admit, masturbation has become a part of my daily routine and it's hard to even last a week without it.

Even though I tried to avoid the fact for a long time, I realised my addiction when I found it incredibly difficult to study and maintain focus when at home working on school work. My life has begun to revolve and PMO and it's sadly one of the only consistent routines I currently do.
However, it was not only affecting my study, but I also noticed a clear physical impact as well. My semen retention and quality has become quite poor after excessive masturbation, although it dramatically improves with only a few days of rest. It scares me how this may negatively affect me in the long run and I hope to prevent any further possible damage.
I need to change in order to become the man I strive to be, not trapped by my own hormones. If I can't even stop myself from PMO, then how will I ever succeed in the ambitious goals I set in life? Most importantly, I need to prove to myself that my willpower is stronger than this.

It's terrifying how prevalent this epidemic is in our society, yet so little studies regarding the impacts are conducted. This truly is a drug like no other and I'm determined to stop the unforgiving cycle from destroying my life.

My goal: Reach a record of two weeks without PMO. It's far from 90 days, but it's definitely a start.