Tips on combating addiction?

itsxeno · 2015-12-12T01:12:21+00:00

Leave the house
Stay off the internet
You won't be able to quit cold turkey. Ween yourself off. Week 1 5x a week, week 2 3x a week, week 3 1x a week. Something to that variation - figure out what works for you and stick to it.

wehadtosaydickety · 2015-12-11T23:32:26+00:00

Once a day isnt tjat bad. Get laid more the problem solves itself.

BooksofMagic · 2015-12-11T23:47:09+00:00

Start small. Skip one day. Just one. Then see if you can do it again. and again. When you fail, dare yourself to do better next time and don't be mad at yourself for failing. You're human just like the rest of us and you are gonna make mistakes. Use your guilt/grief/fear to motivate you to keep trying, because as a human, you really can do just about anything with enough will and enough time. Some will take more time than others, even the smart ones, because anyone can get stuck in a rut.

Speaking of, find other ways to occupy your time. Most guys like to work with their hands, so build something and feel the joy of accomplishing something concrete and potentially permanent.

And for a last note, installing something like parental software on your PC is just a waste of time. You'll find other ways to get your fix - phone, friends/siblings phones or pc's, etc.

PROVERBIALLEMONADE · 2015-12-12T00:01:51+00:00

Replace your addiction with another one. Gym . Go to the gym

648262 · 2015-12-12T00:09:15+00:00

Exchange bad addictions with healthy addictions.

As for porn and masturbation? Disassemble your computer - lock it away somewhere if need be. Live without it for a few months. It's very effective and you get a lot more free time on your hands. Pun intended.

chootey · 2015-12-14T18:11:15+00:00

I think you do need to keep trying for cold turkey, despite what other people are saying. The reason being that, after a certain point (for me, about 40 or 50 days), you will lose all desire to masturbate. You cannot get to that point if you're still doing it intermittently. It becomes easier after that, and you have to make the effort to do it or not.

I think I tried 10 times to stop. On my 10th time, I stopped for almost one year.

Title	Tips on combating addiction?
Author	imathrowawayyynoice
Upvotes	2
Comments	19
Date	December 11, 2015 11:04 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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