Hi all, I'm 19 and I'm not going well on this journey. It was going okay until now, for some reason I can't get over 3 days when my best was 20. I want to seek help and stop fighting this by myself because my efforts are getting futile and it's crushing my confidence. I have no idea why suddenly my average streak has so dramatically decreased. Has anyone told their problem to a family member or someone similar? If so in what ways did it help, and how do you go about telling them? I was thinking asking one of my parents to help me limit times I'm by myself or something.. I don't know! I'm very worried about this but I feel I'm running out of options because I'm not getting better at fighting relapses. I really think I can do this but I want some extra help other than my own self.
I did and it helped a lot. They were quite supportive and that helped me go many days pmo free. If you feel your family members will understand, go for it. Good luck!
Definitely tell a family member I told my sister and eventually told my mum. Of course it was arkward but she was supportive and still is. I'm 21 now
I'm 23 and realized I had a problem with porn when I was your age. I have never told ANYONE. I alluded to it to one of my sisters once and she was cool, but I have never vocalized I have a porn addiction. Fast forward four years and while I've gotten over a lot of the symptoms of porn addiction I am definitely still addicted and trying a 90 day reboot now. I just found an accountability buddy online too that has helped a lot. I really do believe that had I had an open conversation with my mom when i was 19, I could have nipped this in the bud then. So yea, id strongly reccomend you tell someone you're close to.
